"On Saturday, Bishop Montgomery in Torrance announced football coach and co-athletic director Ed Hodgkiss was no longer employed by the school. In other words, he was fired. He's apparently going to be the fall guy for five Bishop Montgomery transfer students being declared ineligible by the Southern Section, multiple Bishop Montgomery suspensions imposed after players left the bench with 24 seconds left in a loss in Hawaii and Bishop Montgomery having to forfeit to No. 1 Mater Dei on Friday because of lack of players."
"If a school trying to rapidly improve its football program with short cuts sounds familiar, it is. In 2020, St. Bernard turned to former Narbonne coach Manuel Douglas, who won eight City titles. Douglas was forced out at Narbonne and didn't coach in 2019 after a nine-month Los Angeles Unified School District investigation. Narbonne was banned from the 2019 playoffs and forced to forfeit its 2018 City title for use of an ineligible player."
Bishop Montgomery in Torrance fired football coach and co-athletic director Ed Hodgkiss after five transfer students were declared ineligible by the CIF Southern Section. The rulings cited violations of CIF bylaw 202, including providing false information, and followed delays in submission of transfer paperwork. The program also faced multiple suspensions after players left the bench late in a loss in Hawaii and had to forfeit a game against No. 1 Mater Dei due to lack of players. Southern California observers noted rapid inbound transfers in recent months. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles stated an investigation is ongoing.
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