CIF declares former St. Francis WR Dylan Crawford ineligible until Oct. 5 at new school Santa Margarita …

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The decision to leave St. Francis for Santa Margarita will cost former St. Francis High School standout wide receiver Dylan Crawford half of the regular season next fall, according to a CIF-Southern Section ruling earlier this month.

Crawford won’t be eligible to play for Santa Margarita until Oct. 5. He is currently eligible to compete in track and field for the Eagles, though.

Crawford is one of the top receiver recruits on the West Coast. He was a two-time Pasadena Star-News All-Area performer while at St. Francis but shocked many people around these parts when he decided to transfer to Santa Margarita in what his father, Glenn Crawford, called an academic decision.

“Our family has nothing but great feelings for St. Francis and wish them the best in all things,” Glenn Crawford said in January. “The decision was made to accommodate academic options that would allow Dylan to graduate high school a semester early and allow him to start his life as a collegiate scholar-athlete.”

Crawford has college offers from Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, UCLA and UCLA, among others. He had 44 receptions for 1,006 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. Crawford plays for Body By Tra’s offseason 7-on-7 team, which is quarterbacked by Santa Margarita starter KJ Costello.