Judge rules Harding player eligible

A judge has ruled that Warren Harding senior Arthur Cook can continue to play sports this year at Harding and that the Ohio High School Athletic Association made an arbitrary decision when it ruled him ineligible.

Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court issued the written ruling Friday.

Judge McKay granted Cook a temporary restraining order Dec. 28 that allowed him to resume playing basketball for Harding until a final decision had been reached.

Cook missed five games at the start of the year, before Judge McKay’s initial ruling.

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