Why is this news? Milton High School has had some outstanding basketball players over the last few years that were obviously NOT orginailly from the Milton district. David Boyd should be congratulated for getting these boys into a winning program that allowed many of them to attain scholarships at high level universities. They most likely wont be NBA players but they will get an education and a decent job thanks to David Boyd and the academic preparation provided by Milton HS.

I agree TSA...The calibur of players that he attracts should be a testiment to the type of coach that he is and ANY school/program should be happy to have him. Although Milton High School is already a GREAT academic/extra curricular activity based school, the basketball program has really put the school on the map! KUDO's COACH BOYD!

So cheating is okay as long as it is with good intentions?

Just ask the teachers in the Atlanta Public School system who changed test grades. True character can be measured by the actions you take when no one is looking.

I guess Kudo's to Coach Boyd are in order, not for cheating but for taking responsibility for your lapse(s) in judgement.

WOW!!! Kudos? Are you serious?! We as coaches, educators, administrators and parents are entrusted with the responsibility to teach our children to do the right thing. To have integrity and honor. Do we fall short? Of course we do. But the point is we do our best to make sure the kids do their best. However the difference here is Boyd didn't accidentally recruit. Check his record. This is what he does and this is who he is. It is a darn shame that so many for so long who had the opportunity to do the right thing did not! So what truly are you teaching your kids by saying kudos... I as a coach who has done things the right way and will continue to do things the right way am proud of the program I had. I am proud of the development that took place. And I can look myself in the mirror knowing I did right by these kids and the community. Cheating to win a championship doesn't make you a champion at all...

TSA, "How is this news?". Are you serious?!

This guy is the Calipari of high school sports. He resigned because he was caught. He can now go somewhere else and do the same thing because his record is technically clean.

Milton HS lost sight of what high school sports is supposed to be. Come on, MHS has guys transferring in from Indiana and Tennessee to play basketball here. This doesn't concern you?

Kudos to Robert Churchwell! He got it right. Why it took so long for these issues to come to light, I'll never know. TSA, how many student athletes, in our own community, did not get an opportunity for those scholarships (or even to play at the high school level for that matter) because of those recruits?

I wonder if Steve Figueroa (GHSA) will vacate the recent 5AAAAA state championship even with the cloud over Milton High School with their recent graduate of Charles Mann who “SO CALLED” moved from Union Grove. GHSA took 3 games, but still let Milton compete.
Also, are there more AD’s out there that are willing to step up (Wheeler, Norcross and Shiloh).

It sounds like sour grapes, for kids that weren't good enough to play. I will say again what people said two years ago when people were whining then, if you could move to a school for scholastic opportunities is no different then for sports. Coach Boyd not only coached them, he also had one of the most polite group of kids at school. I am appalled by the whining because Milton beat your teams.

I'm sorry but Coach Boyd...let me take coach out of the equation. Boyd can't coach, because if he could coach he would take the kids in district and win. Milton is not a university, nor are the other high schools that were previously mention.

Transfered for academic reasons..... HAAA what a joke. I factually know that a number of the past and current players were struglling at there old schools and were/are struggling at Milton. That is beyond funny. No sour grapes here, I do not have a team that lost to Milton. But I am extremely deep rooted in the high school/AAU & college recruitment world and know factually Boyd is shady. Factually.

What Boyd did is wrong. For the poster that said these kids took the spot of some kid in the district that did not get the opportunity to play nor be exposed to a div 1 school. I would submit that the kid would never have made the team. How is what Coach Boyd did any different than the parent that makes a major donation to the athletics department or team so their kid can gain a spot on the team? Cheating is cheating! No matter what form it take.

It's about time. EVERYONE knew what he was doing. He was arrogant. He did nothing for the boys in the feeder program. He was a trophy chaser, who by the way, got out-coached in the 2011 state championship game... when he had far superior talent on the court. He always defended his practice by playing the race card. The only surprise in this entire story is that the school FINALLY did the right thing. BTW I was playing hoops at Lifetime one day and started chatting with a Milton player who said to me... "I was just recruited to play at Milton this year." Who cares how many state championships Milton wins, if they have to bring in outsiders to do it, it cheapens the title... and robs Milton's own players from having the opportunity to play and compete. Hopefully the new coach will focus on developing a program, rather than recruiting one. BRAVO!

Cindy Orr,
I truly feel sorry for you, your missing the point it’s not whining or sour grapes it’s setting the appropriate example. If you think Mr. Boyd has done nothing wrong I would not want you or Mr. Boyd mentoring my child.
harry

Any coach that can get this many players a college scholarship has done his job. Thats what its all about, getting kids to college. And with his record and championships, its obvious he didn't NEED to go out looking for players to recruit. Even the most talented high school players from anywhere in the nation would be honored and delighted to be a part of a program like Milton. The kids WANTED to go there before Boyd knew they even existed. I know personally because I have friends who transferred to Milton just to have greater chance of getting a scholarship. And for parents to complain that these transfers are the reason their child isn't on the team??? Well DUHH, if you're not good enough you're not good enough. Only the BEST players in the school should get on the floor. That is how it always should be. KUDOS Coach Boyd. I'm certain he will find another basketball program and community to turn in the right direction.

I listen to all you Boyd supporters, but in the summer of 2011 I witness Boyd at Harrison High School watching Charles Mann play in a AAU tournament. He was attending Union Grove High School. What did GHSA do to Milton once the season started, took only 3 games from Milton.....WOW. GHSA should've taken the whole season from Milton.

I see insults and name calling have begun in this discussion. Stop. Stick to the topic and issue. Argue your point, but be respectful of each other even if you don't respect each other's views.

A person commenting on this article made an accusation against a specific family – by name. Personal attacks are not allowed, so this comment was removed. The claim that the family in question lived in a different high school attendance zone was not backed up by fact, either. This is the current Milton attendance zone map: http://portal.fultonschools.org/departments/Operations/Operational_Planning/Documents/ZoneMaps/HS/MiltonHS_1213.pdf

whatever school they played for the Championships should receive the trophy and the rings. GHSA should pay for them for allowing this to happen. I feel for the kids at Milton, you just don't bring kids "from the other side of the track" or anywhere just to receive schlorships and to receive Championships. Whatever happened to "Academics" What happened to teaching children "morals".