The Courier-Journal reports today that officials from J'Town, Manual, and Seneca high schools in Louisville confirmed to have reported violations by their coaches to the KHSAA.

Apparently the violations come from the coaches attending the Kentucky HoopFest this summer during the KHSAA "dead period" when coaches are prohibited from watching/interacting with athletes.

J'Town's Jeff Morrow, Seneca's Steve Seargent (both head coaches), and Manual assistant John Cole are involved. Both Seneca and Manual AD's said they would recommend two-game suspensions of their coaches.

Jeff Morrow served a 4-game suspension last year for violating KHSAA recruiting by-laws, and the J'Town officials would not say what suspension he would serve for this season's violations. Morrow was a former UK student manager (like myself!!) under Rick Pitino and he led the J'Town Chargers to the State Title in 2006.

The KHSAA has the power to add on, subtract from, or keep the recommendations given by the schools. Commissioner Brigid DeVries is in the process of reviewing those recommendations.

Seneca's Coach Sergeant said he was at the Hoops basketball facility on July 9 to oversee Seneca students who were working at the scorer's table for the HoopFest event.

"I thought the dead period ended (July 8) instead of (July 9)," he said. "I didn't even realize I was committing a violation. … I'll take the punishment and move on."