Looks like some of the fans at this game were not happy either:
Police referee sporting event incidents
BY SHERI McWHIRTER
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GAYLORD -- Police managed to keep the peace at two youth sporting events in Gaylord amid unruly fans and parents.
Michigan State Police Trooper Ken Polhemus was called to a high school football playoff game Saturday and a youth hockey game on Sunday. Both calls involved infuriated parents screaming at game officials, coaches, players or other parents, he said. No arrests were made at either sporting event.
"They need to remember it's a game and these are kids," Polhemus said. "They should let the kids play. It's not the Super Bowl. They're not playing for the Stanley Cup."
Marine City High School is headed to the state championship on Friday after beating Kingsford High School on Saturday at Gaylord High School. Kingsford fans weren't pleased with the result.
Tempers flared among spectators when referees called a Marine City touchdown that Kingsford fans disputed. That score put the game out of reach for Kingsford.
Police were called for fear the referees might be assaulted in the parking lot. "We were just there to make sure the refs got off the field without incident," Polhemus said.
Gaylord City Police and an Otsego County sheriff's deputy also responded to the high school.
Al Unger, Kingsford athletic director, said the game was held at a neutral site and he "can't imagine any of our fans would physically threaten the referees."
Kingsford head football coach Chris Hofer said Marine City scored on a pass the "kid never caught."
"My team handled it good," Hofer said. "They just went on and kept playing the game. I have no idea what our fans did."