HS FOOT: Alemany sanctioned by Southern Section

Alemany principal Frank Ferry confirmed he has received a letter of reprimand from the Southern Section for taking out a paid advertisement promoting Alemany sports -- a Southern Section violation.

The school is slated to be sanctioned for one year beginning this past Tuesday, which means all Alemany transfers over the next year will be "scrutinized by the Southern Section," Ferry said. Ferry said no Alemany team will be ineligible for the playoffs or anything like that.

A Southern Section representative was not available.

"The CIF is trying to appease whoever made an issue of it. This is basically a warning not to do it again," Ferry said. "I just want to make sure the rule is consistent for both public and private schools and that we're not just the whipping boy of the month."

Football coach Dean Herrington said Wednesday he has heard nothing about any sanctions and that the ruling is news to him.

-- Gerry Gittelson