A Virginia high school football coach told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that his team is scheduled to play the infamous high school known as Bishop Sycamore on November 9th.
Life Christian Academy coach David Fitzgerald told the Times-Dispatch that his squad and the controversial program will meet at Virginia State, where LCA plays all its home games.
The news comes as a shock after the HBO documentary series “BS High” exposed how Bishop Sycamore coach Roy Johnson allegedly fabricated and scammed a bunch of kids to join a nonexistent school.
The Centurions managed to wrangle a nationally-televised game on ESPN against powerhouse IMG Academy, a game they lost 58-0 while announcers questioned the validity of the entire school.
Last September, following the release of the HBO documentary, Bishop Sycamore’s Twitter account posted something for the first time in more than a year, a cryptic Tweet suggesting it may be attempting a rebuild:
LCA coach David Fitzgerald gave a vote of confidence to Bishop Sycamore, saying:
“They’re looking to rebound and possibly enter into a league we play in, we needed to fill a game, and we were presented with the opportunity. We spoke with their coaching staff and felt comfortable that they were legitimately moving forward in the right direction. We’re a Christian school, we believe in second chances and we wanted to make this happen.”
The game is currently scheduled and whether it actually happens remains uncertain. Fitzgerald said Life Christian Academy was contacted by “a very reputable company that matches high school football games up,” but Prep Gridiron Logistics – the company that arranged the 2021 game between Bishop Sycamore and IMG Academy – said in a Twitter reply that a game between the two schools has not yet been finalized.
Fitzgerald’s team plays in a league called East Coast Power Prep, which is an eight-team division of private schools from Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. He said B.S. is hoping to join the league.
