11 HS NCs and now they get an SMU type death penalty
Bellevue football banned from postseason for 4 years
• Found a “preponderance of evidence” that Bellevue illegally recruited athletes to the school and coordinated payments for athletes, and that Bellevue failed to self-report money provided to players’ families.
• Found a “preponderance of evidence” that Bellevue boosters paid the tuition of athletes at The Academic Institute.
• Agreed with Bellevue’s conclusions that athletes used false addresses to gain eligibility, and that payments were made to coaches without approval from the school district.
• Accepted a Bellevue resolution that it will not renew contracts for two years of coaches who violated the WIAA rule that stipends and gifts of more than $500 must be approved by the school board.
From a different article:
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), as reported in this story by the Seattle Times, found Bellevue administrators ignored rules violations as the football program racked up 11 state titles since 2001. (Notably, it also got an overtime win against Euless Trinity in 2012 when the Trojans traveled to Seattle to play Bellevue. Bellevue also ended Concord (Calif.) De La Salle's 151-game winning streak back in 2004.)