Head football coach Darryl Overton spoke to 7News and addressed the illegal recruiting allegations levied against the Alexandria school's leaders.

The Hawks were the No. 1 seed in the Class 6 Region C tournament, but the team had been embroiled in a saga in recent weeks that included a Circuit Court appeal that put Hayfield back in the

After multiple investigations into player transfers and eligibility, the Hawks had been disqualified from the VHSL bracket and then reinstated.