2 officials hurt in Ohio HS game fight

[jeepinchad]

Originally Posted by OhioReferee

I'm pretty sure you can't appeal an ejection here in Ohio. Only thing that can be is eligibility issues. I was furious when I found out only one kid was ejected should of been a lot more.

Yes you can. At least, I've heard of a case where an ejection was overturned.

[TXMike]

I am guessing the school realized how easy they got it....

From Springfield News-Sun:

No suspension appeal; DePriest to miss game
Springfield High School, OHSAA deem case closed by mutual agreement.
By Brian Plasters
Staff Writer

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

SPRINGFIELD — The Ohio High School Athletic Association told Springfield High School on Tuesday, Oct. 14, it will not have a chance to appeal the one-game suspension of football player Trey DePriest after a fight between the Wildcats and Kettering Fairmont on Friday, Oct. 10.

In a press release, Springfield announced it has finished its investigation of the incident, and by mutual agreement with the OHSAA, the incident is closed.

"The official emphasized the ejection, and the fight were two different things," Springfield coach Rick Robertson said.

DePriest was ejected during the two-team scrum that erupted in the first half. Players from both teams ran onto the field. DePriest was the only player ejected.

After the fight, the teams were sent to their locker rooms. They returned after a delay, and Fairmont won 15-8 in double overtime.

The penalty for an ejection is an automatic one-game suspension. DePriest will miss the game at Beavercreek on Friday, Oct. 17.

[SWFLguy]

Why aren't officials given better security. Imagine DQ-ing everyone--calling the game and having to walk through irate fans to get to your locker room and/or cars ? It is time we demand uniformed protection at all games. If college coaches can have state police etc. escorting them---officials should have a similar protection, at least local police or sheriffs.
We should demand nothing less.

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by SWFLguy

Why aren't officials given better security. Imagine DQ-ing everyone--calling the game and having to walk through irate fans to get to your locker room and/or cars ? It is time we demand uniformed protection at all games. If college coaches can have state police etc. escorting them---officials should have a similar protection, at least local police or sheriffs.
We should demand nothing less.

Got to love those video cameras, I'm one who should know!

What should have occurred was a review of videos to suspend players coming off the bench. There is nothing to stop the OHSAA from doing that.

As for security, in our area it would cost money to have armed security so schools use teachers which is a perk for them. Before the highly publicized Kings Park-Sayville game my umpire and I joked about the security lady thinking the only thing she secured was a muffin in the lunch room. Sure enough at the end of the game she was our escort off the field until she got assistance from another teacher.

In retrospect, when the game got heated to the point where our safety came into question someone should have called police to provide for our safety.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

What should have occurred was a review of videos to suspend players coming off the bench. There is nothing to stop the OHSAA from doing that.

If you mean that the state could have used video after the game was suspended in order to establish whether the teams had enough players to resume the game at a later date, then I agree.

The officials, however, could not have used video on the field to do the same, since OHSAA has a policy against the use of video.

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by SWFLguy

Why aren't officials given better security. Imagine DQ-ing everyone--calling the game and having to walk through irate fans to get to your locker room and/or cars ? It is time we demand uniformed protection at all games. If college coaches can have state police etc. escorting them---officials should have a similar protection, at least local police or sheriffs.
We should demand nothing less.

My state mandates them. The uniformed officer is required to come to the field approximately fifteen minutes before kickoff and let the referee know his/her name and where he/she will be stationed during the game. They are to confirm where the officer will meet the crew as they leave the field at half and at the end of the game. Most schools make an announcement over the PA system to draw attention to the meeting and explain why the officer is there. We do appreciate the presence and I am not aware of any instance in football where an official has been accosted by a fan in several years. The state association makes annual reports of such incidents.

I think this requirement is also in effect for basketball, but no other sports.