An attorney representing fired Bishop Montgomery High coach Ed Hodgkiss says in a statement his preliminary investigation indicates that an unidentified school official and others were trying “to create a team that could compete” with powers Mater Dei and St. John Bosco.

“The way it appears they were attempting to accomplish this was to deploy the ‘If you can’t beat them join them’ strategy. And so, they did,” according to a statement from attorney Darren M. Richie, who represents Hodgkiss.

Hodgkiss had been a football coach and physical education teacher at Bishop Montgomery for 15 years until he was fired last week. He also served as co-athletic director. Five Bishop Montgomery football players who were transfer students were declared ineligible by the Southern Section for violating CI

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