One of the state’s top prep football players has asked a judge to order the Corvallis School District to allow him to play on his school team this fall despite pending felony allegations that he raped someone at a weekend party.

Corvallis High senior Marco Brewer, 17, contends that the district is overstepping its authority by forbidding him from playing football for the Spartans and jeopardizing his chances of accepting a full-ride scholarship to UCLA to play in fall 2018.

“Marco Brewer has not been convicted of any criminal offense and the criminal matter remains pending,” say court papers filed by Brewer in Benton County Circuit Court.

Details of the criminal accusations against Brewer haven’t been made public. But a grand jury has accused him of committing first-degree rape, unlawful sexual penetration and sexual abuse of someone who wasn’t able to consent because of “mental incapacitation or physical helplessness” on May 14. Brewer is charged as an adult because of the seriousness of the accusations. He has pleaded not guilty.

Court papers filed Thursday by his civil attorney say the allegations arose from a party that Brewer had attended with other students.

Brewer wasn’t indicted until July 28, and the charges didn’t become public until his arraignment Aug. 2. That same day, Brewer posted $45,000 of $450,000 bail and was released from custody.

Up until then, Brewer's athletic future appeared to be solid and bright. In June, he had announced his commitment to attend UCLA on a full athletic scholarship. Brewer said he had declined offers from Boise State, Nevada, Oregon State, Utah State and Washington State.

The 6-foot-4, 265-pound interior lineman is rated the No. 10 prospect in the state.

According to Brewer's court filing, he is missing valuable practice time with the team and soon will be missing games. It's highly likely that Brewer's UCLA scholarship will be revoked if he doesn't play with the Corvallis High team this fall, his attorney wrote.

Brewer's family can't afford to send him to college without a scholarship, according to court papers.

The status of Brewer’s scholarship is unclear. A representative from UCLA said the university isn’t allowed to answer any questions about a student athlete or status of that student’s future scholarship this early in the recruitment process.

Corvallis School District Superintendent Ryan Noss declined comment. “The district’s counsel is reviewing the filing,” Noss said.

Noss also declined to say whether Brewer will attend school along with the general student body when the new school year starts Sept. 6.

Brewer’s civil attorney, Michael Finch, couldn't be reached Friday for additional details of the case. But it appears Brewer is planning to attend classes at Corvallis High this fall, according to the court documents.

Finch wrote that after the May 14 party, school district officials originally agreed to allow Brewer to continue playing on the football team, but have now reversed course because of concerns over “negative publicity.”

Finch wrote that other students who have been accused of other crimes -- such as possessing illegal drugs or weapons or assaulting others -- have been allowed to continue to participate in school sports. That's "even though in some of those cases, unlike the situation with Mr. Brewer, criminal conduct was proven," Finch wrote.

Brewer’s attorney contends that while it might be a coincidence, a notable difference between Brewer and those other students is “Brewer’s race.” Brewer is a minority.

Finch also wrote that Brewer “vehemently denies” the criminal accusations. If found guilty of the charges against him, Brewer faces a minimum prison sentence of more than eight years.

Read a memo filed by Brewer's attorney here.

-- Aimee Green