FHSAA smacks OCP team: Orlando Christian Prep girls basketball is banned from the playoffs for 4 years.

From: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) | Date: January 27, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Shannon J. Owens

Jan. 27--The Orlando Christian Prep girls basketball program won't get the chance to extend its streak of three consecutive appearances in the Class 1A girls basketball final four. The Florida High School Athletic Association on Friday banned the program from the state playoffs for four years and fined it $10,000 for what it deemed illegal recruiting by the private school. OCP's girls team is ineligible to return to playoff competition until 2010-11. The Warriors also are barred from playing out-of-state teams and preseason tournaments. ...

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