Dashes going to court to overturn decision

Miller High School football player David Dash, faced with the possibility of being relegated to junior varsity this season due to a CIF-State ruling, is going to court August 7 to try to overturn the decision, with a lawsuit possibly to follow, his attorney said.

Dash is the star junior running back who transferred from Fontana to Miller after last season. He was given a two-year ban - the rest of his career - by the CIF-SS for "not being forthcoming" (according to CIF-SS commissioner James Staunton) on hardship papers. That ban was reduced to one year after an appeal was made to CIF-State.

Christian Anyiam, the San Bernardino attorney representing Dash and his family, has filed a writ of mandate with the Superior Court of San Bernardino County regarding the CIF-State ruling in an attempt to get it overturned.

There is a hearing at 9 a.m. Aug. 7 in Needles regarding the subject.

Asked if a lawsuit had been filed, Anyiam said it is "on the table." By that, Anyiam said the family had "not filed one" but that it is "under consideration."

Dash is viewed by many area football observers as a talented but slightly undersized running back with scholarship possibilities, albeit not necessarily on the NCAA Division IA level. Not being able to play varsity his junior season could have an adverse effect on his prospects, the thinking goes.