Desert Hot Springs high school football game canceled after a fight in the crowd that involved a player.
#BREAKING Desert Hot Springs high school football game canceled after player fights in crowd before gamehttps://t.co/acIFKxIsny pic.twitter.com/MqVsNXMp8j
— KESQ News Channel 3 (@KESQ) October 21, 2017
The game was cancelled after the fight, according to KMIR. A player was detained but want not arrested.
Watch the pre-game brawl that caused Desert Hot Springs to cancel its football game against Coachella Valley. https://t.co/IXtmwCLR09 pic.twitter.com/42RcEzWpNc
— Desert Sun Sports (@DesertSunSports) October 21, 2017
“I’ve never seen this before,” Coachella Valley head coach Brett Davis told the Desert Sun. “We watched the whole thing. I saw a lot of their players run up in there. It’s too bad. You never see anything like this. This is crazy.”
The newspaper reports that a wide receiver from Desert Hot Springs went into the crowd after he saw someone take a swing at his dad.
The Palm Springs Unified School District released a statement about why they cancelled the game (via KESQ):
“The Principal assessed the situation and decided that in the best interest for the safety of spectators and players to cancel the game” – PSUSD
There is not word on how many people may have been injured in the ruckus.
It was Senior Night at the High School.
