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DALLAS -- A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse.

 

Now officials from The Covenant School say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory.

 

"It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened," Kyle Queal, the head of the school, said in a statement, adding the forfeit was requested because "a victory without honor is a great loss."

 

The private Christian school defeated Dallas Academy last week. Covenant was up 59-0 at halftime.

 

A parent who attended the game told The Associated Press that Covenant continued to make 3-pointers -- even in the fourth quarter. She praised the Covenant players but said spectators and an assistant coach were cheering wildly as their team edged closer to 100 points.

 

"I think the bad judgment was in the full-court press and the 3-point shots," said Renee Peloza, whose daughter plays for Dallas Academy. "At some point, they should have backed off."

 

Dallas Academy coach Jeremy Civello told The Dallas Morning News that the game turned into a "layup drill," with the opposing team's guards waiting to steal the ball and drive to the basket. Covenant scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and "finally eased up when they got to 100 with about four minutes left," he said.

 

Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia.

 

There is no mercy rule in girls basketball that shortens the game or permits the clock to continue running when scores become lopsided. There is, however, "a golden rule" that should have applied in this contest, said Edd Burleson, the director of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Both schools are members of this association, which oversees private school athletics in Texas.

 

"On a personal note, I told the coach of the losing team how much I admire their girls for continuing to compete against all odds," Burleson said. "They showed much more character than the coach that allowed that score to get out of hand. It's up to the coach to control the outcome."

 

In the statement on the Covenant Web site, Queal said the game "does not reflect a Christ-like and honorable approach to competition. We humbly apologize for our actions and seek the forgiveness of Dallas Academy, TAPPS and our community."

 

Covenant coach Micah Grimes did not immediately respond to a message left by The Associated Press on Thursday.

 

Queal said school officials met with Dallas Academy officials to apologize and praised "each member of the Dallas Academy Varsity Girls Basketball team for their strength, composure and fortitude in a game in which they clearly emerged the winner."

 

Civello said he appreciated the gesture and has accepted the apology "with no ill feelings."

 

At a shootaround Thursday, several Dallas Academy players said they were frustrated during the game but felt it was a learning opportunity. They also said they are excited about some of the attention they are receiving from the loss, including an invitation from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to see an NBA game from his suite.

 

"Even if you are losing, you might as well keep playing," said Shelby Hyatt, a freshman on the team. "Keep trying, and it's going to be OK."

 

Peloza said the coach and other parents praised the Dallas Academy girls afterward for limiting Covenant to 12 points in the fourth quarter. She added that neither her daughter nor her teammates seemed to dwell on the loss.

 

"Somewhere during that game they got caught up in the moment," Peloza said of the Covenant players, fans and coaches. "Our girls just moved on. That's the happy part of the story."

 

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Big freakin deal. They won fair and square!

yep, heard about this story, its funny and sad at the same time. They won fair and square, and the girls of the losing team are getting free court side tickets from Mark Cuban to see the Mavericks and meet the players. TBH I'd rather be a member of the losing team if i can get signitures from Jason Kidd, Dirk Novitski, and the other Mav players.

no respect, put in backups don't press don't shoot threes, run the clock. Lack of understanding in sportsmanship.

Coach was fired.

i can't start to comprehend how you cant get at least 1 point in a basketball game, i don't care who youre playing. You shouldnt be playing basketball if you can't score 1 single point in 32 minutes.

 

Although 100-0 wow, thats what we call ampolla! They shouldn't of let them run the score that way anyway.

Eh. Should have let up on defense, not offense. Should have let them score.

i can't start to comprehend how you cant get at least 1 point in a basketball game, i don't care who youre playing. You shouldnt be playing basketball if you can't score 1 single point in 32 minutes.

 

Although 100-0 wow, thats what we call ampolla! They shouldn't of let them run the score that way anyway.

 

 

The issue isn't all of that. The school that scored 100 was a quality basketball program... the team that got shellacked was like... an "at-risk" school or something like that with an enrollment of under 100 if I remember correctly. The game should never have been scheduled to begin with.

This is bulls***.

They should've scored more. If the other team had such a problem with it...here's an idea...SCORE!

 

If the coach of the winning team got fired...the coach of the losing team got...?

OMG! I cant believe this sh*t. So the coach of the team that WON and PERFORMED WELL, gets FIRED!? ARE YOU SERIOUS

This isn't a charity, this is sports, its competetive. Its not like he went over and physically hurt someone from the other team. What the hell is this pansy sh*t man!? Wow. Stupid ass "politically correct" bs.

So an athletic factory rolled up a team made up of those with "learning differences." This is just full of fail all around.

Wow if thats the case, the who's smart idea was it to schedule this game!?!?

Did anyone mention that the team that scored zero points was from a school for children with special needs??

Did anyone mention that the team that scored zero points was from a school for children with special needs??

 

I did twice... I think someone else did too :mischief

Did anyone mention that the team that scored zero points was from a school for children with special needs??

Ah...did not know that. That changes the whole thing in my opinion.

I guess its sorta similar but back when I was in primary school (no idea what grade it would be in America, but I was 11) and I was in the school football (soccer) team. We were beating a team roughly 15-0 and as the goalkeeper, I was getting pretty bored and so thought I would run up the pitch when we got a corner. Well I, the goalkeeper scored. My manager wasnt too amused as it was mocking the other team, and when we got another corner and I started heading towards the other box, I was getting ordered not to go up and to remain in my own box.

Total enrollment ranges between 140 and 145 students with the class size ranging from 8 to 13 students.

 

http://www.dallas-academy.com/page.asp?ifr...us_overview.asp

 

This game never even should have been scheduled...

but it was and thats when the coach has to know the enough is enough.

 

Also, this isn't like college if they are in the same district or division etc... then they have to play either because of location or because of division etc...

Total enrollment ranges between 140 and 145 students with the class size ranging from 8 to 13 students.

 

http://www.dallas-academy.com/page.asp?ifr...us_overview.asp

 

This game never even should have been scheduled...

but it was and thats when the coach has to know the enough is enough.

 

Also, this isn't like college if they are in the same district or division etc... then they have to play either because of location or because of division etc...

 

Considering that the administrations ultimately have to OK playing each other, it falls on them. The coach, assuming he didn't full court press the whole game or design 3s or any of that, just did what he was supposed to.

 

Where do you draw the line from coaching to coddling? I've been on the receiving end of blowouts where the score was probably 70-14 (at least) in football games. Our coach admitted he scheduled the game because we stood no chance, but by playing such a difficult opponent, it would make our divisional opponents that much easier (we were the only undefeated team in our division that year).

 

You don't schedule that game not expecting to get shellacked. Don't blame the coach, blame the administrations, they should be seeing some firings.

Did anyone mention that the team that scored zero points was from a school for children with special needs??

 

Was it special needs or just stuff like dyslexia? I didn't really read it too in depth... but I mean if it is then there is a difference, if not thats disgraceful.

Yeah it seems it was only learning disabilities, not mental or physical retardation. Not stuff that would prevent somebody from playing basketball.

Yeah it seems it was only learning disabilities, not mental or physical retardation. Not stuff that would prevent somebody from playing basketball.

Ah, well in that case, **** em.

 

 

Look, this was not an elementary school, this was high school. Be serious now.

Yeah it seems it was only learning disabilities, not mental or physical retardation. Not stuff that would prevent somebody from playing basketball.

Ah, well in that case, **** em.

 

 

Look, this was not an elementary school, this was high school. Be serious now.

 

Technically it's both... caters to grades 3-12, I know of private schools with middle school aged kids on their varsity teams, namely tennis in my experience

Yeah it seems it was only learning disabilities, not mental or physical retardation. Not stuff that would prevent somebody from playing basketball.

 

If thats the case, its much less of a big deal. But regardless, they should have eased up on them. A shutout in basketball is absolutely humiliating.

 

Fixing the score to maybe... 80-17. Then I would have been satisfied.

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