Texas high school may be punished after players blindside football referee

[Sports News]

By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas group that oversees sporting events in schools held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to consider punishing a San Antonio high school football team after two players were seen in a viral video blindsiding an official during a game. University Interscholastic League officials said players and coaches from John Jay High School conducted a series of unsportsmanlike actions in its game against Marble Hall High School last Friday that included the hit on the referee. Executive Director Charles Breithaupt said the Northside Independent School District, which oversees John Jay, has to prove that its players and coaches can be trusted.

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