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Monday, September 28, 2009
Douglass serving four-game suspension at Trotwood
TROTWOOD — Trotwood-Madison High School football coach Maurice Douglass is serving a four-game suspension imposed by the school district in response to comments he made to the Dayton Daily News following the Rams’ 21-19 loss to Wayne on Sept. 18.
Douglass missed Trotwood’s loss to Springfield on Friday, and he’ll also miss upcoming games against Piqua, Sidney and Troy.
Trotwood schools superintendent Lowell Draffen and high school principal Gerald Cox said Cox and athletic director Jim Ladd met with Douglass Thursday, Sept. 24, to impose the suspension.
“We’re trying to make sure Trotwood-Madison stays above the radar screen in terms of our conduct,” Draffen said. “We’re expecting our people to perform well. When they don’t, there are going to be consequences associated with that.”
Assistant coach Jeff Graham is coaching the team in Douglass’ absence, Cox said.
Douglass is serving his regular duties as an in-school suspension supervisor for Trotwood-Madison, but he’s not to have contact with the football program during his suspension, Draffen said. Douglass was also required to write a letter of apology to the officials involved, Wayne coach Jay Minton and the Greater Western Ohio Conference, he said.
Douglass criticized officials following the loss to Wayne, and said, in part, “That was the worst-officiated game. They took the game out of the kids’ hands.”
“There’s no need for that,” Draffen said of the criticism.
Trotwood is 2-3 following the 20-13 overtime loss to Springfield on Friday.
