Somerville football forced to forfeit opening-week win
The Somerville High School football team’s Week Zero win over Mastery Charter of Camden last Saturday has been forfeited because the Pioneers used an ineligible player, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association said.
Somerville scored a convincing victory over the Warriors last weekend, in what was the first varsity football game for Mastery. But, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, an ineligible player was used -- a transfer from a nearby town -- who had not sat out the required 30 days before playing a varsity game.
The administration and coaching staff at Somerville did not return a request for comment.
Somerville, playing under first-year head coach Ian Pace, beat Mastery 31-7 at Brooks Field on Saturday. The Pioneers return to action Friday night with a 7 p.m. game at Old Bridge to open their Big Central Conference schedule.
Simeon Pincus has covered NJ sports since 1997. He can be reached at SPincus@GannettNJ.com. Follow him on Twitter @SimeonPincus
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: Big Central NJ football: Somerville forced to forfeit week 0 win
