Maybe Jimmy & Ali should keep an eye on these two

[IndianSaint]

Joe Girard, III & Sophie Tougas both eighth graders leading GF's varsity teams in scoring. Colleges have started to contact Tougas not knowing she's 13 and in eighth grade. Wow!

m.timesunion.com/tuplus-sports/article/Area-s-fountain-of-youth-6088885.php

[hoopjunkie]

Article blocked out.....

[IndianSaint]

Feb 19, 2015 12:37:53 GMT -5 hoopjunkie said:

Article blocked out.....

I was able to Google: "area's fountain of youth" and it brought me to the whole article (without having to login to the Premium TU. Try it that way.

HJ, will you be in the box tonight? If so, I'll bring you a copy.

[greenblood]

www.timesunion.com/tuplus-sports/article/Area-s-fountain-of-youth-6088885.php

Google search result pulls up the entire article.

[IndianSaint]

Feb 19, 2015 12:59:23 GMT -5 greenblood said:

www.timesunion.com/tuplus-sports/article/Area-s-fountain-of-youth-6088885.php

Google search result pulls up the entire article.

Thank you. That's how I pulled it up without having to log into the premium section of TU, but when I copied it to paste for others (on my phone) the link I got was the first one. But it didn't work for me the second time. That's odd.

[hoopjunkie]

I got it.....thanks!

The boy should be a great player with thoese genes. His Dad was a real good player (Wincowski type) in his own right, but I think his Mom was Miss Basketball in NYS her senior year at Shen. She played at Richmond.

[IndianSaint]

I know I asked this before but forgot the answer: is there any limit to number of years a kid can play varsity HS BBall? If a kid plays from 7th or 8th grade on can they actually play 5-7 yrs varsity (as long as they're within the age requirement)?

[hoopjunkie]

Feb 19, 2015 13:50:59 GMT -5 IndianSaint said:

I know I asked this before but forgot the answer: is there any limit to number of years a kid can play varsity HS BBall? If a kid plays from 7th or 8th grade on can they actually play 5-7 yrs varsity (as long as they're within the age requirement)?

Not that I know of. As long as he starts his senior year 18 or younger I think.

[Deleted]

I thought you could only play 4 years of varsity ball in HS.

[Deleted]

5 years

That's when the "eligibility clock" starts for "selectively classified" students. Those are junior-high students who play high school sports. The "Duration of Competition" rule in the NYSPHSAA handbook, states that selectively classified students "shall be eligible for competition during five consecutive seasons of a sport commencing with the pupil's entry into the eighth grade, or six consecutive seasons of a sport commencing with the pupil's entry into the seventh grade."

[greenblood]

I played 5 years but that was at the butt-crack of the dawn of Title IX! In other words, there weren't many other females available and the rules were not as well defined!

[olddave]

Daughter swam 5 years varsity. If I re5correctly were several swam 6. Not sure see rules apply to both sports.

[playerparentcoach]

It depends on the state. There were 3 girls in MD a few years back that lost a year of eligibility in HS because they played varsity as 8th graders in a K-12 private school

[siena7127]

Feb 19, 2015 13:50:59 GMT -5 IndianSaint said:

I know I asked this before but forgot the answer: is there any limit to number of years a kid can play varsity HS BBall? If a kid plays from 7th or 8th grade on can they actually play 5-7 yrs varsity (as long as they're within the age requirement)?

5 full seasons can be played at HS I believe.

[mrsiena]

Didn't the kid Damon something or other, that Indiana signed years ago play high school ball as a 7th grader?