SAN ANTONIO – Lower than two weeks into the highschool soccer season – and the volleyball season already underway – a San Antonio personal college has requested to withdraw from its athletic convention.
Cornerstone Christian Faculty requested that TAPPS permit the varsity to go away the convention for athletics, however nonetheless permit college students concerned in educational and artwork competitions to stay, in line with a press release launched by the varsity Tuesday.
TAPPS, the Texas Affiliation of Non-public and Parochial Colleges, oversees interscholastic competitors for many personal faculties within the Lone Star State.
TAPPS Government Director Bryan Bunselmeyer didn’t return a voice and textual content message from KENS5.com Tuesday night time.
Cornerstone Christian was within the highlight not too long ago when allegations surfaced that the varsity violated TAPPS guidelines by recruiting athletes to its college. Not less than 9 soccer gamers from at the least 4 North East ISD faculties, together with six from Reagan, have transferred to Cornerstone because the finish of the 2017-18 college 12 months.
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Cornerstone's request to go away TAPPS for athletic competitors comes on the heels of a number of schedule modifications. The soccer group was initially scheduled to start towards Saint Mary's Corridor on August 31 and play at Austin St. Michael's on September twenty first. Cornerstone Christian will now play Bishop Dunne and All Saints on these days, the varsity introduced.
As for the remainder of the 10-game schedule, it's unclear if different space faculties will compete with Cornerstone Christian on the soccer discipline. The Warriors had been slated to compete in TAPPS Division II District 4 towards Holy Cross, San Antonio Christian, Corpus Christi John Paul II and Brownsville St. Joseph.
“We didn't drop them (Cornerstone). They dropped us,” Holy Cross athletic director and head soccer coach Mike Harrison stated Tuesday night time. “I wish to be clear. I used to be shocked and disenchanted by their announcement. I believe everybody in our district was. I believed they had been going to let the method go. That's what all of us needed.”
The “course of” Harrison refers to is the rules TAPPS makes use of to approve or deny transfers to its member faculties. Harris serves as chairman of the Division II District 4 Government Committee, which is made up of the athletic administrators of the 5 district faculties. The county board met twice to evaluate transfers throughout the county and reportedly flagged some transfers to Cornerstone.
Per TAPPS tips, the district despatched all switch requests to the TAPPS workplace in Fort Value. The TAPPS State Government Board will then evaluate the transfers and concern a call on transfers which were crimson flagged. The varsity has 10 days to enchantment the state govt board's determination.
“I wish to make it clear that the District Government Committee can’t declare an athlete ineligible,” Harrison stated. “We will solely decide an athlete's eligibility. If we’ve got a priority a couple of switch, we file it and ship it to the state TAPPS workplace. After that, it's as much as the state govt board.”
A press release issued by Cornerstone Christian reads partly:
It’s because of our distinctive amenities, educational excellence and instructing and training workers that our pupil physique has grown by over 30% since final 12 months. That is just the start and we count on extra is on the horizon.
Sadly, some within the higher San Antonio group don’t welcome our progress. Reasonably, they selected to unfold rumors and make baseless allegations towards CCS. Sadly, regardless of our good standing with the Texas Affiliation of Non-public and Parochial Colleges (TAPPS), some have chosen to make use of these allegations as an excuse to not compete with us. Our college students are our first precedence and we can’t and won’t permit this flip of occasions to restrict their alternatives.
We consider that “what was meant for evil, God will use for good”, and we’re presently witnessing the reality of this assertion.
San Antonio Christian athletic director Brandon Parrott, who additionally serves as an assistant soccer coach, stated he would follow Tuesday when Cornerstone athletic director Raymond Philyaw knowledgeable him in a cellphone name of the varsity's determination to withdraw its athletic groups from TAPPS.
“It was surprising to say the least,” Parrott stated.
Cornerstone has been sanctioned twice by TAPPS because the Nineties for rule violations involving its basketball program.
Cornerstone upgraded its athletic amenities and employed a brand new athletic director, Raymond Philyaw, beginning final soccer season. The varsity fired soccer coach Bryan Marmion in April and employed Abram Booty. His son, Basic Booty, is a blue-chip quarterback.
Johnny Booty, Abram's father, is the brand new Director of Sports activities Ministry at Cornerstone. He coached at Evangel Christian Academy and Calvary Baptist Academy, each powerhouse prep faculties in Shreveport, Louisiana.
