(10-9-26) It’s over. Visiting Judge Andrew Logan ruled Friday morning that Brayton and Brydon Feister cannot play for Massillon Washington this season.

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Tigers in Trouble: OHSAA Rules Feister Brothers Ineligible for Rest Of Season

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Logan denied the families’ injunction request and dissolved the temporary restraining order in place since Sept. 25 — so the OHSAA’s Sept. 28 ruling declaring the brothers ineligible can now be enforced. Both are done for the 2026 season.

Four Tigers can still dress tonight against Cornerstone Christian (Texas) Gary Yeager, Micah Walker, and Dey’Veair Adams remain protected by the restraining order, and Da’Shaun Williams was cleared by the OHSAA.

This isn’t a depth-chart issue — Brayton is a senior linebacker and Oregon commit who was all-state at Hoban, and junior Brydon was all-state at Hoban and led the Tigers with 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.

Massillon is unbeaten on the field. Tonight when it plays host to San Antonio Cornerstone Christian the Tigers will be without its two best players — officially, this time.

Not so fast… shortly after the Oct. 9 court ruling that ruled that Brayton and Brydon Feister can’t play for Massillon, their attorney Lee Plakad appealed the decision with the 5th District Court of Appeals. That court has authority to review cases from lower courts such as common pleas venues.

The @PlakasMannos law firm release statement on Massillon eligibility case:

We strongly believe all of the six Massillon Washington High School students should not be denied of their right to continue to play alongside their Massillon Tiger teammates. We are proud to represent the students and their families that have worked so hard to achieve their levels of excellence. The case is continuing, but currently at least four of the six high school students at the center of this case will be able to take the field with their team this Friday. We remain committed to pursue just decisions regarding eligibility for all of these students. Our legal team is working tirelessly and doing everything within our power to make that happen.

In many ways, the law – and especially trial work – is a lot like sports. Whether the challenge comes on a field or in a courtroom, preparation matters. Effort matters. Tenacity matters. And the skill and buy-in of the people working alongside you can make all the difference. Our legal team—including our Managing Member Attorney Lee Plakas, Attorney W. Scott Gwin, Paralegal Beth Burns, and our law clerk Gene Valentino, who is awaiting his Ohio Bar Exam results—is going to leave everything on the field for these young men and their families.

Because, at the end of the day, this case isn’t just about Massillon. It isn’t about a record, a rivalry, or a championship. It isn’t even just about football. It is about six boys: Brayton, Brydon, Da’Shun, Gary, Micah, and Dey’Veair—and the caring and committed families standing behind them. It is about who gets to decide where a family lives and who decides what school is best for their children. It is about whether, when parents make a decision they believe is in the best interests of their family, an administrative organization should be permitted to second-guess that decision and punish their children for it by taking away the opportunity to participate in high school sports—an experience OHSAA itself has described as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ and an experience that these boys have been working towards and looking forward to for years.

Our firm believes that parents should not be forced to choose between making the decisions they believe are best for their families and allowing their children to continue participating in the sports they love. And perhaps that is where sports, life, and the law have the most in common. Each teaches us that we will face obstacles we did not choose, that the outcome is not always within our control, and that what matters in those moments is how we respond. We prepare. We persevere. We stand up for our teammates. And when something important is at stake, we keep fighting until the final whistle. That is exactly what we intend to do for these boys.