El Cerrito High School loses football games after principal says team played ineligible athletes

EL CERRITO, California. (KGO) — Students at an East Bay High School are outraged after the principal announced Friday that six football games would be forfeited due to ineligible players.

The El Cerrito High School varsity football team is the team in question. On Monday, students and players led a strike. They sang “Gauchos, Gauchos, Gauchos…” which is the school mascot.

Parents and students are furious.

“All the football team is asking for now is honesty. If you guys think these accusations are true, show us! Show us!” said Jonniesha Reed, whose son is on the football team.

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El Cerrito High School Principal Malcolm Norrington sent a letter to parents last Friday saying:

“It was discovered that ineligible players participated in varsity football games during the 2024-2025 fall season. As a result of this violation, El Cerrito High School will forfeit all games in which the ineligible players participated.”

Norrington further said: “The matter arose from a previous CIF/NCS bylaw 202 ruling regarding student ineligibility, which prompted an extensive review of the current varsity football roster. Upon review, it was determined that certain players were ineligible came to participate in the games mentioned above.”

So now the team is 1-6 instead of 6-1.

While the district has not publicly said why they were ineligible, a source tells ABC7 News that some players lived outside the district and in at least one case, false documentation was provided to register for school.

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Although the team still has three games remaining, this decision could mean no play-offs and an early end to the season.

“When you talk about 12th grade, seniors who may have interests in colleges come to the school to watch them play,” said community advocate Rodney Alamo Brown. “If the season is shortened, will the interests still exist? Or will they look elsewhere for student athletes? I don't know.”

The head football coach is currently suspended from football but currently teaches at the school. Parents want him back on the field and are now demanding the director's resignation.

“At this point, we would like to see him leave peacefully,” Reed said. “We need a principal at El Cerrito High School who is for our children. So do us a favor and show us proof that we don't deserve to be here. And if that proof is in the pudding, we will. take our losses and go about our business.”

ABC7 News has contacted the West Contra Costa Unified School District about this but has not yet responded.

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