GOSHEN – The members of the Middletown School District who were present at today’s court hearing to determine if the Middletown High School football team was going to be able to play in the Section 9 Class AA championship game withdrew their petition after learning that the judge was going to rule against the district. The withdrawal ends Middletown’s attempt to overturn a previous decision that forced the undefeated Middies football team to forfeit its Section 9 Class AA semifinal victory over Valley Central because of an ineligible player, and ends the team’s season.
Middletown was seeking to reclaim its spot in Saturday’s Section 9 Class AA championship game against rival Newburgh Free Academy (NFA), scheduled for noon at Monroe-Woodbury High.
“It sucks. It hurts,” Middletown star quarterback Jo Jo Royal said “There’s so much emotions going on inside my head. I feel so bad for the seniors. I got my hopes up when I told myself not to. And now it just feels like heartbreak all over again.”…