Whitlock ruled eligible at BVA
By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com
In a split vote by a special hearing panel of the WPIAL Board of Directors, Devin Whitlock has been ruled eligible to play sports at Belle Vernon Area.
“He was granted full eligibility in both football and basketball,” WPIAL Executive Director Tim O’Malley said. “It was a split vote and there was lots of discussion. It was a closed hearing, so that’s all I can say.”
O’Malley added it was a 6-4 vote.
Whitlock transferred from Monessen near the middle of May, before the end of his freshman year, making him eligible for postseason play.
The transfer rule states any athlete who transfers schools after the start of their 10th-grade year will be ineligible to compete in district or PIAA playoffs in any sport they participated in the previous year.
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