Principals, UHSAA meet to discuss decisions regarding East, Timpview

Timpview principal Todd McKee felt there were several reasons to revisit the final decision. He suggested postponing the playoffs until "we get it right."

He said the arguments weren't about winning, losing or seeding.

"The issue at hand is how we fundamentally do business down the road," said Mckee, who discovered his team's ineligible player when he audited the school's roster. "These to me are bigger issues — the process, the integrity of the rules, and how we operate and function as an association overall."

Like Region 6 chariman and Woods Cross principal John Haning, McKee felt the region punishment should have been affirmed by the UHSAA as it considered punishing the schools for violations, as well as the implications for other schools in the region and the state.

There was a lot of discussion about what constituted transparency and fairness, to which Van Wagoner responded, "Fair is different from transparency. Fair is in the eye of the beholder."

The UHSAA will release a written ruling on the trustees panel's decision in the next 24 hours. The playoffs will begin Tuesday at 4 p.m. with East traveling to Orem to take on Mountain View. Both teams (see related story) are donating the gate receipts from the game to local charities.

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