son’s financial aid at Academic Institute if the student didn’t continue playing football at Bellevue. School-district leaders initially sought to have the booster club answer questions about its relationship with Academic Institute. But, after a brief email exchange, they let it drop. Uncle’s address Darien Freeman, a two-time First-Team All-State defensive lineman for Bellevue, played his junior and senior years while attending Academic Institute, which emphasizes helping special-needs students, grades six to 12. To be able to to join the Bellevue team as a freshman, Freeman needed to live in the district. Because he lived in Sammamish, he said, he used his uncle’s Bellevue address, a likely violation of state prep-sports rules. After he and his family moved to a Bellevue apartment his sophomore year, Freeman’s dad told him to thank head football coach Butch Goncharoff for helping pay rent. When he did so, Freeman recalled, the head coach replied, problem, man. Just keep it up, keep up the hard “No work.” Goncharoff declined to comment. The veteran head coach, who has led the Wolverines to 11 state titles since 2001, was by the KingCo Conference for two games, in part for providing money to a different player’s family. How private-school students can play football at a public school Students at a private school without a football team can play for a public-school team in the district where they reside. Student athletes need a 2.0 average with no more than one failing grade to be eligible to play.
son’s financial aid at Academic Institute if the student didn’t continue playing football at Bellevue. School-district leaders initially sought to have the booster club answer questions about its relationship with Academic Institute. But, after a brief email exchange, they let it drop. Uncle’s address Darien Freeman, a two-time First-Team All-State defensive lineman for Bellevue, played his junior and senior years while attending Academic Institute, which emphasizes helping special-needs students, grades six to 12. To be able to to join the Bellevue team as a freshman, Freeman needed to live in the district. Because he lived in Sammamish, he said, he used his uncle’s Bellevue address, a likely violation of state prep-sports rules. After he and his family moved to a Bellevue apartment his sophomore year, Freeman’s dad told him to thank head football coach Butch Goncharoff for helping pay rent. When he did so, Freeman recalled, the head coach replied, “No problem, man. Just keep it up, keep up the hard work.” Goncharoff declined to comment. The veteran head coach, who has led the Wolverines to 11 state titles since 2001, was by the KingCo Conference for two games, in part for providing money to a different player’s family. How private-school students can play football at a public school Students at a private school without a football team can play for a public-school team in the district where they reside. Student athletes need a 2.0 average with no more than one failing grade to be eligible to play.
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