High School Football: 2A GSHL throws challenge flag at forced realignment with EvCo
Under Review– Greater St. Helens League awaits verdict after appealing District IV vote to merge leagues for football
Jordan Nailon for Blast Zone Media / blastzonews@gmail.com
Prep Football / Offseason Report
Despite the declarations of Tumwater football the 2A Evergreen Conference and its assorted boosters, the future of football in Southwest Washington is not yet written in stone.
As it turns out, this is not some Week 6 matchup for the T-Birds where nothing will stand in there way. Rather, this is a bitter offseason battle that’s moved from the gridiron to the boardroom.
Last week Tumwater head coach Willie Garrow stoked the hot stoves in the world of 2A football in Washington when he went against a gentleman’s gag order and leaked word of the possible merger between the 2A Greater St. Helens League and the 2A Evergreen Conference. That story declared that the 2A GSHL and 2A EvCo would be joining forces, for football only, for the next two years.
The T-Birds, and the other three teams in the 2A EvCo, promptly went into victory formation, declaring it a win for everyone involved.
But less than 24-hours after that story broke, the 2A GSHL struck back when it announced its decision to appeal the merger it never wanted to be a part of in the first place.
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