A 19-year-old was arrested Thursday on suspicion of using a fake birth certificate to enroll at a California high school and play on the football team, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Elijah Nathaniel Frisco is to believed to have used the name Eihly Cheung to enroll at Montclair (Calif.) High School. Chaffey Joint Union High School District Superintendent Mathew Holton said he has already graduated high school.
The Tribune wrote that there were reports on social media began after Montclair’s win against Pomona (Calif.) High School on Sept. 2 that a player was ineligible. Montclair coach Martin Bacon responded to one tweet, which apparently prompted an investigation from the school. The person tweeted at him also attached a screenshot of a text chain apparently dated on Sept. 3 that said the player identified as Frisco at Ponoma, aligning with the investigation released Thursday.
