Alabama high school football team forfeits games, ending state’s longest win streak

An Alabama high school football team will forfeit two games after the Alabama High School Athletic Association determined it used an ineligible player.

Maplesville, the defending Class 1A state champion, saw its 18-game winning streak come to an end, which had been the longest active streak in Alabama before the ruling. The AHSAA announced Wednesday, Sept. 16, that the Red Devils were fined and placed on probation for violating its eligibility rules. The news was first reported by AL.com.

Maplesville had started the season 3-0, but the AHSAA ruling strips the Red Devils of their victories against Isabella and McKenzie. The forfeitures move Maplesville to 1-2 on the season.

The eligibility issue was discovered by Maplesville on Sept. 6, according to coach Brent Hubbert, who said the player had initially been listed as eligible in DragonFly, the AHSAA's data management system.

Hubbert said he noticed the player's status while making a separate roster change in the system. The school had not been notified that the player's eligibility status had changed, according to a Facebook post from Hubbert.

Once the issue was discovered, Maplesville reported it to the AHSAA. The association confirmed the violation was self-reported.

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Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/