MELROSE FOOTBALL FORFEITS SEVEN TSSAA GAMES, MUST RETURN STATE RUNNER-UP TROPHY OVER INELIGIBLE PLAYER
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✍️ Melrose High School football team has forfeited seven victories from the 2024 season and must return its runner-up trophy after using an ineligible player.
👉 The team has forfeited seven victories from the 2024 season 👉 The team must return its runner-up trophy from the TSSAA Class 4A state championship 👉 The player was ineligible due to not meeting TSSAA's transfer eligibility requirements 👉 The school has been fined $800 and must repay $11,440.93 from the playoff games 👉 The team plans to appeal the punishment
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