Seven games, seven victories\u2026 and now none of them count.<\/p>\n
The football team of Foothill High School was stripped of its undefeated status this week after the California Interscholastic Federation<\/a> (CIF) ruled that the Bakersfield-area<\/a> team had fielded two ineligible players.\u00a0The team had to forfeit all of its seven victories.<\/p>\n Mike Biezard, the school\u2019s athletic director, said that the CIF had originally cleared both players to compete but the school received a letter from the governing body that reversed the course and declared the players ineligible<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Foothill High School\u2019s football team forfeited all seven of its victories after being sanctioned by the California Interscholastic Federation for playing two ineligible players in its first seven games of the season. Google Maps<\/p>\n Foothill High School\u2019s football team had a perfect record of 7-0 before forfeiting all seven wins this week. Courtesy Kern High Network 2026<\/p>\n Biezard told ABC News<\/a> that schools don\u2019t verify a student\u2019s submitted address and that job falls to the CIF.<\/p>\n He said that the exact reason why the federation opened a probe into the two players remains a mystery. It is also currently unclear which eligibility rules were violated by the players and the team.<\/p>\n The punishment didn\u2019t sit well with the team\u2019s kicker, Rolando Correa, who said the CIF\u2019s actions aren\u2019t helping anyone.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like it\u2019s not right just to go to high schools and ruin their seasons. I feel like they should just let kids play ball,\u201d he told the news outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield also had to forfeit four of its five wins<\/a> for similar reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> Foothill High School\u2019s football team\u2019s kicker, Rolando Correa, said it\u2019s not right to ruin high school students\u2019 seasons. 23ABC News, KERO<\/p>\n The CIF had previously cleared brothers Carter and Bryce Hanson Garces, who transferred from rival Liberty High School in the offseason, but later reversed its decision. <\/p>\n The CIF initially cleared both brothers to compete on Aug. 17, granting them full eligibility based on what was classified as a \u201cvalid change of residency\u201d following their transfers from Liberty. <\/p>\n Later, the federation changed both players\u2019 eligibility status from \u201cvalid change of residency\u201d to \u201cdenied\u201d for the remainder of the football season.<\/p>\n Though the Rams won five straight on the field, the ruling dropped them to an official 1-5.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
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