Santa Maria football refuses to play against Coast Union because of girls on the team

The Valley Christian Academy Lions, a private Christian school based in Santa Maria, California, forfeited a football game against the Coast Union Bronco football team for the second consecutive year. 

The reason cited for the forfeit was the presence of two female players, Emily Reed and Andrea Aguilar, on the Coast Union team. This incident appears to violate Title IX, a federal law prohibiting gender-based discrimination in sports, as well as California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) rules, according to a report by the Modesto Bee.

Valley Christian Academy's decision to forfeit the recent game against Coast Union underscores their policy of not competing against teams with female players.