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DanOregon said:
My goodness, those little kids. Seen enough of that in the final moments of games - players get frustrated, coaches get frustrated, and it blows up. Crowded gyms, intersectional games that bring social class baggage with them. It can get ugly.
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Pushed all the buttons. It was a NorCal quarterfinal game. CIF expected to announce a decision today after reviewing the officials' report, with semis on Saturday. Both teams being dq'ed would not surprise me.
 
The guy with the big 'fro was doing most of the throwing. He was wearing sweats, so I couldn't tell if he was a player or hanger-on.
 
Final stands. Eligible players from Archbishop Riordan advance to Saturday's semi. CIF still working with the schools on suspensions. Could have further sanctions.

 
Almost had a situation tonight in a regional game with a late foul and a kid got taken down. It *looked* bad but really wasn't. Had one coach come out onto the court to make sure things were cool. No problem. Bench personnel stayed in their places. Other coach didn't come out but asked calmly why there wasn't a flagrant called. Explained why and he was cool. Worked out fine, but it was a wild three minutes in a one-point game.
 
jr/shotglass said:
When there are brawls between schools, it's often precipitated by them having to go through that handshake line after a chippy game. See last night's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference semifinal; start at 2:15:30.

#2 West Chester vs #3 East Stroudsburg

The handshake line is an idea that has outlived its usefulness.
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No. It’s a firm lesson in sportsmanship and civility, and the coaching staff should damn well emphasize that.
 
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HanSenSE said:
Whatever @MileHigh posted isn't showing. Instead, Mitch Stephens.
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If Riordan had any sense of honor, they’d forfeit this next game. I’d give them a playoff ban for next year, but I doubt CCS will want to do that to a West Catholic League member. But losing the home game is a blow but they need to forfeit.
 
Vombatus said:
No. It’s a firm lesson in sportsmanship and civility, and the coaching staff should damn well emphasize that.
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Maybe the high schools I cover are on the ball with this stuff, but whenever there's been a contentious game around us the coaches and administrators are usually on top of it. They'll have a couple of cops on high alert, a step or two away ready to break anything up. The coaches will very loudly remind their players to act with class, with their tone suggesting there will be firm consequences if they don't. Even the smarter, calmer teammates will usually separate the guys who have a certain look in their eye.
If it was a really testy game they'll just skip the thing altogether and go straight to the locker room instead of taking any chances.
I've heard some chatter in postgames, but can't remember it ever escalating to anything more than some big talk. The one big football fight one of our teams had was about 10 years ago and it flowed from something that happened during the game.
 
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Two regional games this weekend, different places. Security guy came to us pregame to tell us where he would be. One-point game, incredible atmosphere. Zero issues.

Today, out near @Chef2 territory but fortunate to trespass into that God-forsaken territory. Administration, kids, coaches all great.

For me at least, things getting a bit better.
 
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