8. Order from the courtsEast St. Louis (Ill.), Kahuku (Hawaii) and South Charleston (W. Va.) were all ousted from its respective state playoffs by court order.
East St. Louis during week 7.
Photo by Jimmy Simmons
from the Class 7A playoffs after it was ruled a star college-bound defensive lineman was recruited. Likewise, the Oahu Interscholastic Association ruled Kahuku (10-0 on the field) used an
ineligible player and was banned from the playoffs.
In one of the
most convoluted decisions surrounding a state championship football game in memory,
Martinsburg (W. Va.) had wait an extra week just to find out who it was playing in a West Virginia title game. The Bulldogs thought it was South Charleston, but it had used four players who were supposed to be suspended, in a 29-28 semifinal win over
Brooke (Wellsburg).
South Charleston eventually had to forfeit the win, Brooke played in the championship but lost to Martinsburg 30-0.
