Kankakee forfeits Lincoln-Way West win due to ineligible player, placed on probation by IHSA

Kankakee High School forfeited a football win against Lincoln-Way West due to the use of an ineligible player. The school has been placed on probation by the IHSA for the remainder of the season.
Kankakee has forfeited a win against Lincoln-Way West on Sept. 18 for using an ineligible player. The Illinois High School Association placed the Kays on probation for the rest of the season.The Kays, ranked No. 20 in the Super 25, beat Lincoln-Way West 28-14 in the game."We deemed a student ineligible and as a result we self-reported to the IHSA and are working in collaboration with them to make sure things like this don’t happen again," Kankakee AD Chris Pickett said. "Our guys will continue…
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