Alabama high school football team forfeits games after players receive gift cards: 'This really stings'
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A high school football team appeared to violate Alabama High School Athletic Association rules when multiple players received gift cards from the school following a victory over another school.
"We got a call from the (Alabama High School Athletic Association) that we had some athletes recognized by receiving some cards to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings," Winegarden said via NJ.com. "Since they received those gift cards, it broke their status as amateur athletes." Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
Winegarden added that the gift cards in question were not redeemed. At least two players who received the gift cards were on the football field for the blowout win over Bessemer City.
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