The schedule change is because Hayfield’s principal pulled the school out of the playoffs amid a recruitment scandal, legal decisions and boycott threats. The highly-ranked high school football team and the school administration is currently being investigated by Fairfax County Public Schools over the alleged recruitment violations.

While a legal injunction allowed Hayfield to participate in the Virginia high school football playoffs, principal Darin Thompson pulled the team out due to an alleged recruitment scandal. As Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Dr.

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