Dreher and Camden high school football teams have been banned from competing in the 2014 playoffs as well as in any 2015 jamborees as a result of the postgame fight between the two schools this past Friday.
The South Carolina High School League also said on Thursday that each school will be fined an undisclosed amount and each school’s varsity football team will be placed on probation for one year.
SCHSL announced Wednesday that several athletes are suspended from this week’s game, and added on Thursday that some players have been suspended for for multiple games.
SCHSL officials said due to the severity of the incident which involved multiple altercations and possible criminal charges by law enforcement, the decision to place both schools on probation is in accordance to the South Carolina High School League’s Constitution and By-Laws.
“We extend a sincere thank you to each school’s administration and coaching staff for their full cooperation and their role in bringing closure to this matter. We also want to thank the athletes who chose to not get involved in the incident and by doing so, exemplified what it means to be a representative of their school and the South Carolina High School League,” Jerome Singleton, SCHSL Commissioner said.
I was not there so I have no comment on the sanctions. The comments I found to be a bit curious so here is a link to The State article:
http://www.thestate.com/2014/10/23/3764067_dreher-camden-banned-from-football.html?rh=1
If anyone has any comments I would love to hear them here!
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