OSG High: NC Teen With Down's Syndrome Too Old To Play...???

((HT: WRALSportsfan.com))

There's nothing like high school football to get everyone in a small town riled up over what is a perceived wrong...

Brett Bowden recently turned 19, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association says he is no longer eligible to suit up for his Hobbton High team because he is too old. Allowing him to do so, Hobbton High athletics administrators say, is a violation of state rules.

Bowden suffers from Down's Syndrome and has been on the sidelines for his team for the last two seasons- suiting up in full pads. But he can't do that anymore...

And being a part of the team has been well-meaning for Brett and his teammates...

Mike Charbonneau is at practice to explain...


The team's first scrimmage is set for Tuesday night...