The UIL is investigating a brawl that broke out at the end of the game between Fort Worth ISD's Eastern Hills High School and Dallas Roosevelt on Thursday night.
Eastern Hill led Roosevelt 35-12 in the fourth quarter when a fight broke out among the players for several minutes.The officials eventually called the game."It didn't matter who started it. The issue is both teams were involved in the altercation," said Dr. Silvia Salinas, the Executive Director of Athletics for Dallas ISD.
Salinas said the fighting began after an incident on the field that the players responded to, and it blew up from there.At one point, fans from the stands of Handey Stadium made their way to the field to join in.Dr. Salinas says all Roosevelt varsity players will face a half-game suspension for their role in the brawl.
"We'll have eligible players from JV move up to the varsity level to play the first had and reinstate the folks from the original varsity squad to finish the game," she said.Fort Worth ISD released a statement to FOX 4 on Monday about the fighting. "Our inquiry into the incident at the Thursday night Football game between Eastern Hills High School and Dallas Roosevelt High School remains active. No decision has been finalized regarding the District’s response. Student safety is and will remain a priority to FWISD."The UIL says it will continue to gather information from both school districts."We don't condone the behavior whatsoever.
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