Quite a lot of transfers from San Antonio public faculties have raised questions in regards to the athletic program at Cornerstone Christian.
SAN ANTONIO – Lower than two weeks into the highschool soccer season – and the volleyball season already underway – a San Antonio non-public faculty 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 accordance with a press release launched by the varsity Tuesday.
TAPPS, the Texas Affiliation of Non-public and Parochial Colleges, oversees interscholastic competitors for many non-public faculties within the Lone Star State.
TAPPS Govt Director Bryan Bunselmeyer didn’t return a voice and textual content message from KENS5.com Tuesday evening.
Cornerstone Christian was within the highlight just lately when allegations surfaced that the varsity violated TAPPS guidelines by recruiting athletes to its faculty. At the least 9 soccer gamers from at the very least 4 North East ISD faculties, together with six from Reagan, have transferred to Cornerstone for the reason that finish of the 2017-18 faculty yr.
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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 crew was initially scheduled to start play 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 have 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 mentioned Tuesday evening. “I need to be clear. I used to be surprised and disenchanted by their announcement. I feel everybody in our district was. I believed they have been going to let the method go. That's what all of us wished.”
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 Govt Committee, which is made up of the athletic administrators of the 5 district faculties. The county board met twice to evaluation transfers inside the county and reportedly flagged some transfers to Cornerstone.
Per TAPPS tips, the district despatched all switch requests to the TAPPS workplace in Fort Price. The TAPPS State Govt Board will then evaluation the transfers and problem a call on transfers which have been crimson flagged. The varsity has 10 days to attraction the state government board's choice.
“I need to make it clear that the District Govt Committee can’t declare an athlete ineligible,” Harrison mentioned. “We are able to solely decide an athlete's eligibility. If we’ve a priority a couple of switch, we report it and ship it to the state TAPPS workplace. After that, it's as much as the state government board.”
An announcement issued by Cornerstone Christian reads partially:
It’s because of our distinctive amenities, educational excellence and instructing and training employees that our scholar physique has grown by over 30% since final yr. That is only the start and we anticipate extra is on the horizon.
Sadly, some within the higher San Antonio group don’t welcome our development. Relatively, 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 supposed for evil, God will use for good”, and we’re at present witnessing the reality of this assertion.
San Antonio Christian athletic director Brandon Parrott, who additionally serves as an assistant soccer coach, mentioned he would observe Tuesday when Cornerstone athletic director Raymond Philyaw knowledgeable him in a telephone name of the varsity's choice to withdraw its athletic groups from TAPPS.
“It was surprising to say the least,” Parrott mentioned.
Cornerstone has been sanctioned twice by TAPPS for the reason that 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.
