Fort Walton Beach High School has been awarded an off-the-field football victory thanks to rival Niceville being forced to forfeit the September 10th contest between the teams, Northwest Florida Daily News reports. Niceville self-reported an ineligible player after school officials found nothing but an abandoned trailer at the address provided by one of its student-athletes as the location of his home. Niceville won the September 10th meeting by a score of 45 to 8. The forfeit represents not only the first win of the season for Fort Walton Beach, but also the first loss for Niceville.

Fort Walton Beach High School has been awarded an off-the-field football victory thanks to rival Niceville being forced to forfeit the September 10th contest between the teams, Northwest Florida Daily News reports. Niceville self-reported an ineligible player after school officials found nothing but an abandoned trailer at the address provided by one of its student-athletes as the location of his home. Niceville won the September 10th meeting by a score of 45 to 8. The forfeit represents not only the first win of the season for Fort Walton Beach, but also the first loss for Niceville.

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