Ohio high school player head-butts official in head during season opener, game cut short

[Stuart G]

This is NOT FLORIDA!!!....read the story, it is... OHIO!!....Yahoo News:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ohio-high-school-roger-bacon-dayton-dunbar-headbutt-official-231115595.html

A high school football game in Ohio was cut short on Saturday after a player head-butted an official in the head before halftime, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Midway through the second quarter of Roger Bacon High School’s season-opener against Dayton Dunbar High, Roger Bacon was driving down the field when a penalty was called.

Suddenly, a Dunbar player could be seen on the game broadcast head-butting an official — sending him flying backward. Per the report, that player then had to be restrained from chasing another official as multiple other flags were thrown.

Roger Bacon had already grabbed a 23-8 lead at that time, and kicked off the game with an 86-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

“The penalty that made the kid mad was their 12th penalty already,” Roger Bacon coach Mike Blaut said, via the Cincinnati Enquirer. “They were marking off the ball, half the distance to the goal line, and that's when he went right after the referee and head-butted him. He hit him on the right side of his head.”

The player, who was not named in the report, ripped off his helmet before hitting the official, Blaut said.

[Aristus]

1. Probably some spoiled-ass rich kid.

[exboyfil]

2. Maybe but the school

is in an impoverished area.

[tblue37]

3. Of a kid on steroids. Or a kid who has just been hyped up on the violent attitude encouraged by some

football programs.

[Stuart G]

4. Maybe, but, when you think you have seen it all, there is more. I am glad that the young man

took off his helmet before he hit the official. I guess his football days are "done" as they say.

[greyl]

6. He didn't take it off first.

Link to tweet

[Stuart G]

8. Thank You for posting the video. Watch carefully, it is there for all to see.

[CDerekGo]

7. look at the video

He didn't take off helmet until after head-butting the official

[gibraltar72]

9. It is a religion on Ohio.

The kid should claim it is his religious right.

[3Hotdogs]

10. Refs should refuse to officiate in any game with that kid on the field.

Ref. should file charges if he hasn't done so already.

[exboyfil]

11. A similar situation a few years ago in Texas

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article127007654.html

One of them got to return to high school sports.

[elias7]

12. Interesting how narrative might change when we see it's a black kid

perhaps the game film can be reviewed to determine if the ref calls were valid.

[liberal N proud]

13. Well, at least he ripped off his helmet

What is wrong with people?