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High school official ejected for profanity

02:37 PM CST on Wednesday, January 28, 2004


By SCOTT FARRELL / The Dallas Morning News



MESQUITE – The girls basketball game between Mesquite Poteet and Mesquite Horn was postponed after one official was ejected at halftime for directing a profane comment at fans.

Poteet (20-6, 7-1 District 12-4A) led, 22-10, with 4 seconds remaining in the half when referee Floyd Woods and some Poteet fans exchanged words. The fans were responding to an off-the-ball foul call, which gave Horn (14-6, 5-2) guard Ashley Crawford a bonus free throw.

Before the first free throw, Woods retorted to the crowd while standing in front of the Poteet stands. After the crowd's continued heckling, Woods responded again, this time with an expletive.

Crawford's second free throw missed and the first half expired. As the referees left the floor, Poteet administrators caught up to Woods and escorted him out of the gym.

A replacement could not be found, so Poteet officials suspended the game until Feb. 12.