The UIL State Executive Committee denied an eligibility appeal by Ropes junior Tyson Reyes on Monday, upholding the decision of the District 3-2A Division II Executive Committee.

Reyes, a first-team defensive lineman on the A-J's 2024 small-school football Super Team , attended Sundown last school year. He was "dismissed" from the athletics program three weeks before summer break for "multiple" violations of the school's code of conduct for athletes, according to testimony during the public hearing.

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