FIVE STAR FIGHTS FROSH : Tyran Stokes Scraps with the Wrong 14 Year Old
Despite probationary status, lies of omission plague yet another SPS eligibility case; J425: District omitted inconvenient details from Rainier Beach star's registration packet
SEATTLE, WA – Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 basketball recruit in the Class of 2026, is currently leading the state’s top-ranked Rainier Beach Vikings (12-1) under a grant of full athletic eligibility that was obtained via a registration process plagued by dishonest or incomplete information and the systematic omission of the recent violent disciplinary history that compelled the move out of California.
Omitting or hiding facts does not make one eligible any more than avoiding an arrest warrant makes one innocent.
A J425 investigation has confirmed that Stokes’ sudden departure from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks was not a routine family move, as reported to state regulators, but a forced exit triggered by multiple physical altercations and an impending removal from campus.
The Sherman Oaks Shutdown
While Seattle Public Schools (SPS) officials presented Stokes’ transfer as a “bona fide change of residence” compelled by his mother’s new job, the reality on the ground in Southern California was far more volatile. Sources with direct knowledge of the incidents confirm that Stokes was facing a “mutual parting of ways” after a series of escalating disciplinary issues.
The breaking point occurred in late October 2025, when the 6’7”, 240-pound forward engaged in two physical altercations within two weeks:
The Senior Brawl: A serious exchange of blows with a senior student in which “blows were exchanged and landed”.
The Freshman Scuffle: A physical confrontation with a 14-year-old freshman—the
