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To add to the discussion, the game came on TV again last night and from what I saw watching it the second time. The student on the front row said something and the player came after him and the fight was on the floor by the time the camera got there. Most of the others on the floor were teachers who were trying to stop the fight. But even the anouncers who were not very knowledgible on rules mention that a foul could be accessed against the home team.
To forfet the game at this point would not be an option. The game was well in hand by the home team. It was a playoff game so if the home team had to forfet, it would be a travisty for the players. Espcially since there was a 30+ point lead and the starters were all on the bench when the incident occurred. We were in the final minutes. All the players at this point were JVers and even the article mentioned that the visitors were doing everything they could to get players on the home team ejected. One of the first adults to try to calm the student section down was an assistant coach. The head coach was over there shortly thereafter and explained to the kids exactly what has been suggested be announced on the P.A. Like I said early the game finished without further incident. One incident like this should not result in forfet. Two incidents could be.
[Edited by Tim Roden on Mar 6th, 2001 at 11:32 AM]
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