An East High School football player was hospitalized after what Salt Lake City police described as an assault following a Sept. 15 football game, according to a police statement and a message the team’s head coach sent to parents.
Salt Lake City police and school district officials are investigating the assault, which police said happened at the high school at about 10 p.m. that Friday evening, the same day the football team lost to Olympus High School.
East High football coach Brandon Matich sent a message to the team’s families and football community addressing the situation. The Salt Lake Tribune obtained the message through a public records request. “Upon arrival he was up walking around, smiling, on his phone and communicating with us about the incident, the game and life,” the coach wrote.In addressing the assault, Matich wrote that “East High Football does not condone physical violence under any circumstance. And we are working to resolve the issue.”
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