Tucker is appealing the Georgia High School Association's ruling that its girls basketball must vacate its place in the state tournament. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning, the GHSA confirmed Tuesday.
Six Tucker players transferred to Tucker in the off-season, and at least four had been part of the same AAU program. Tucker was found guilty of the GHSA's recruiting and undue influence rules in securing the players, the GHSA ruled after an 11-day investigation.
Tucker (21-9) – the Region 4 runner-up and ranked No. 8 overall in the classification – had advanced two rounds in the playoffs with victories over Grovetown and Bradwell Institute and was set to play Harrison on Tuesday.
Tucker’s girls basketball team is disqualified from the state tournament a day before its Class AAAAAA quarterfinal game with Harrison, the Georgia High School Association announced Monday.
Now, the GHSA is contacting Grovetown and Bradwell to allow them to play a makeup second-round game on Wednesday, with the winner to face Harrison on Thursday. Saturday’s semifinals at West Georgia will go on as schedule, the GHSA said.
