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I understand both the rules side of it, but especially the desire to be able to finish a championship game. Had they ejected everyone who left the bench, you are down to 4 on 5. Had they gone further, they could also have ejected all people in the fight, as fighting is itself a flagrant requiring ejection. It sounds like all players could have been gone, and the game could have been declared over at that point, with the score standing as it was at that point.
The rules driven result is not where you want to be in a state final. It may work well in the regular season, but you would not want your championship game ended at the 6 minute mark of the first quarter, or by forcing a team to play 4 v 5 for more than 3/4s of a state championship game. Regular season - bounce em all and call it a night.
I think it is important that the follow up action also occur, and if there is any film of the incident, I hope it is examined closely to get the facts right before handing out judgment.
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