Northview, Southview reprimanded by OHSAA
8/5/2011The Ohio High School Athletic Association reprimanded both Sylvania High schools -- Southview and Northview -- for violations involving their football programs.
The OHSAA, Ohio's governing body for high school athletics, placed Southview's football program on two years probation after determining longtime Cougars football coach Jim Mayzes violated bylaw 4-9-1 -- recruiting a prospective athlete. The OHSAA declared "any further violation of the bylaw will cause the school to lose its opportunity to participate in the OHSAA tournament and other penalties may be prescribed."
Furthermore, the school was fined $500, and Southview officials were advised to make sure Mayzes and his coaching staff abide by bylaw 4-9-1.
The OHSAA also determined Northview athletic director Chris Irwin violated bylaw 4-9-2 when he gave the school's first-year football coach Marek Moldawsky, Jr., "a list of eighth grade students who have been accepted to attend another school for the purpose of contacting the students."
Irwin received a warning from the OHSAA.
None of the students on the list will be attending Northview this fall.
Mayzes, who is entering his 18th season as Southview's coach, led the Cougars to a perfect 15-0 record and the Division II state championship in 2008. Southview finished as state runners-up in 1999 and is coming off a 2010 campaign in which the Cougars posted a 10-0 regular season record before suffering a 24-21 overtime loss to Twinsburg in a Division I playoff matchup at Cats Stadium.
Moldawsky, who replaces longtime Wildcats coach Erik Keller, was officially named Northview's coach in June. He spent the last two seasons serving as an assistant coach at St. John's Jesuit. He was the Titans' defensive coordinator. The Wildcats finished 3-7 last year.
Attempts were made to reach Southview athletic director Glen Gillespie and Northview athletic director Irwin for comments, but phone calls were not returned.
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