Devils Advocate
I wonder if at any time during the sorting out process the adminstrators of either school (coaches, school admin) ever considered forfeiting the game. Giving both schools a loss and moving on. With as few people that were left to participate for each school what was gained by continuing? I doubt any life lessons were learned from finishing the game (other than sometimes your teammates/friends can be douche bags). Unfair or not we are sometimes affected by the actions of others, and this game was not going to alter the balance of power in the universe.
At no point am I suggesting the officials should have made this decision. Unless they thought their safety ,or that of the players was in jeopardy. They get paid to officiate…
Thoughts….
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"The soldier is the army."
-General George S. Patton, Jr.
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