Hillhouse coach Tom Dyer
According to a report in the New Haven Independent, the suspensions handed down by New Haven Superintendent Reginald Mayo will not keep Hillhouse coach Tom Dyer from missing any games as head coach.
An investigation found that Dyer and four others attempted to mislead the NCAA and/or others by tampering with grades and course descriptions.
Dyer, part-time administrator Ed Scarpa, Hillhouse assistant principal Ed Nguyen and Riverside school principal Wanda Gibbs, each met with Mayo and given two-day, unpaid suspensions from their jobs.
Hillhouse principal Kermit Carolina, who maintains he’s innocent of the charges, will not learn his fate until he meets with Mayo, the New Haven Indy reported.
Update: Carolina was given a three-day suspension Wednesday, according to New Haven Indy.
Dyer’s suspension will be served Monday and Tuesday.
Dyer has been the Hillhouse coach since 2007. He won a state championship in 2010.
Update: CIAC media director Joel Cookson said the CIAC’s position on these matters is that if any CIAC violations took place, it’s up to the school district to report it.
They are using Dyer as a scapegoat, he had nothing to do with it. I have 100% certain. It all stems from the top, loudmouth Kermit
There needs to be some serious consequenses handed out by the CIAC. Student is the first part of Student-Athlete. We can’t allow education to take a back seat to the ballfields and courts. If any of these students are still at the school, they should be banned from playing. The penalties handed out must significantly exceed those handed down in the Naugatuck / Sacred Heart Recruiting situation. The CIAC should make an example out of this Hillhouse situation to the extent that other programs would not consider doint something similar.
Last I heard the CIAC has eligibility rules. It sounds like many of these students that were helped do not meet them. It is ludicrous that the CIAC waits for a school district to report a violation. Isn’t the district handing down suspensions sufficient enough to warrant a looking into by the CIAC.
MAG- What do you think the CIAC is, some huge corporation with investigators at the ready. They have 4 guys running the Athletic portion of casciac for the entire state of over 1 million athletes. They have Boards for every sport and committees for every decision. These committee members are volunteers. It’s not the NCAA!
Bubba — I didn’t say they should have an investigative arm. But when a school district suspends a head coach for being in on a scheme to manipulate students grades, there should be no reason to wait to look into things
This is an unfortunate situation–especially for the kids who aren’t involved. It detracts from their season and puts a blemish on the overall integrity of the program. This being said, once again, I feel that the CIAC has not been strict enough when strictness is due. When are the more serious infractions going to be addressed? In a time that Connecticut is finally starting to receive some nationwide recognition (not too long ago we were the laughing stock of high school football), I feel that it is time that the rule-setters and rule-enforcers start taking their jobs more seriously. Just my 2 cents.
I dont want to be the master of the obvious but when did High School football become bigger than academics? Just the simple fact that grades were tampered with should require serious CIAC sanctions to the school, to the coach and to the administration. We just saw Naugatuck receive sanctions for recruiting – not changing grades or course descriptions but recruiting, is it me or is the Hillhouse situation a much more severe violation than recruiting! If the CIAC does not step in and investigate, then shame on them. This is such a clear case of cheating and fraudulent behavior by the coach and administration yet the coach is still coaching? HELLO – HELLO!!! Where is the CIAC?
the whole recruiting,transfers,academic issues is out of hand.its time for the ciac to do their jobs,other than getting their pics in championship games programs.
Agree Ray. The CIAC should also make sure that the kids playing for public schools legitimately reside in the areas. Care to give back a few titles given those oversights?
Football isn’t getting you into college, unless you’re a really special “can’t miss”, anymore…You have to have the minimum grades as well as athletic ability…They have tried to tighten up on that, because the colleges will get busted…
Yes its funny how Ray likes to throw stones from glass houses- and no ray I could care less about schools who recruit therefore I don’t care for parochoials and Ansonia!
9—-as long as the ciac investigates the legitimacy of “scholarships”.who’s titles?bloomfield?new london?masuk?
Play some one who is good…
I certainly don’t make the schedule….I wish it was more competitive, but it is the way it is…So be it..If they lose then its not to be…Thanksgiving Morning is the real deal for THE GAME..ok then…let’go !!!
but god forbid you beat someone by more than 50. only then will the ciac step in. if one of the kids in question missed 45 days of school and violated the “160″ day rule in new haven and was promoted to the 12th grade; didn’t hillhouse play and ineligible player?
Boy, Ray speaks and the haters jump in… wow!Go RAY !
You got to love Ray…..he has passion about his team which is good. Ansonia has always had a great program with a loyal fan base.