Warriors Star Darin Washington Transfers to Edgewood
Warriors junior star athlete has withdrawn from Havre de Grace and enrolled at Edgewood; Led Havre de Grace to state football final
The star quarterback that led Havre de Grace to its first state championship appearance in 22 years has transferred.
Darin Washington, a junior multi-sport athlete, has withdrawn from Havre de Grace High School. Multiple sources have confirmed Washington has enrolled at Edgewood High School.
Washington’s Facebook profile notes that he lives in Edgewood and “goes to Edgewood Senior High.”
Washington was most recently a starting small forward on the Warriors first-place basketball team.
Washington was a second-team All-Metro selection by The Sun in football following the fall season, in which he led Havre de Grace to the Class 1A state championship game at M&T Bank Stadium. The Warriors lost to Dunbar, 22-12, in their first state title game since 1988.
Washington, a cousin of Warriors coach Johnny Brooks, has long been the subject of message board banter and countywide rumor about his eligibility. The presence of Washington and other talented athletes on the Warriors team sparked comments on Patch in October and November questioning the legality of their enrollment at Havre de Grace.
Washington—as well as senior running back Mike Kelly and the rest of his teammates—was enrolled legally, Patch confirmed through Harford County Public School sources.
Washington took over the starting quarterback job at Havre de Grace as a freshman two years ago, opening the eyes of coaches and analysts around the county.
He was deemed academically ineligible the morning of the first game of his sophomore season, just before the Warriors were to play John Carroll. Washington subsequently transferred to a school out of state. A story at MDHigh.com lists Washington as having “transferred to West Lake High in Atlanta where he played in just four games (he threw six touchdown passes) due to transfer rules."
The same story quotes Brooks as saying Rutgers and Georgia were high on Washington in the recruiting race for the talented athlete.
Rivals.com lists the schools under consideration on Washington’s profile as Maryland, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Georgia, and Boston College.
Washington returned to Havre de Grace High School for the 2010-2011 school year. He began the season amid more questions about the legitimacy of Washington’s residency, and sat out the Warriors’ season-opening win.
The 6-foot-3 signal-caller returned to defeat Perryville, and ultimately throw for 2,312 yards and 27 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He also rushed for nine touchdowns.
Brooks could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon.
The Warriors basketball team—which took over first place in the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference Chesapeake Division last week—hosts Perryville Wednesday night, visits C. Milton Wright Thursday, and hosts Fallston Friday.
Hollee Sifford
10:26 pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2011
"BUD" you will be missed but...GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!Keep your academics strong and true to what you believe in and PLEASE stop by and say "HEY"
Kenny
1:13 pm on Friday, February 11, 2011
Just one more suspious action in HDGH. Coach Brooks will get him back for football even if he has to move in with him.
Walt Jones
4:15 pm on Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sounds like ur a true Hater.... Hands Down Brooks is the best coach n the county
MaR
11:57 am on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Don't think he sounds like a hater..You are right Coach Brooks is a GREAT Coach, but has NO integrity when it comes to playing by the book on where he got his players from. The truth may be a bitter pill to swallow, but fact is fact..Brooks cheated when it came to who played for him and how!! HDG will miss his coaching not his lack of sportsmanship!!
david lewis
6:18 am on Friday, February 18, 2011
Sounds like your mad he didn't play for you.
Tim Wilson
11:53 pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Havre de Grace is ALWAYS getting in it's own way.. Coach Brooks is the best thing that has ever happened to that school. Havre de Grace the decoy capital of the world !!!! WOO HOO!
MaR
11:55 am on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Wow....Looks like with Brooks leaving town, players will start to jump ship...or is it more likely that Brooks will no longer be able to give these "special" kids an address to use to play ball for him? HDG has enough talent of our own..Brooks should have left well enough alone and not brough in players from Aberdeen and Edgewood to stack the deck. I hope we at HDG HS kick butt again this year just to prove we can do it on our own....Brooks is a loss no doubt, but taking his dirty tricks somewhere else could be a breath of fresh air.....Lets see how many other (football) kids bug out of HDG for next school year!