December 3, 2020 - Edinburg, TX - High School Referee Fred Gracia Victim of Blindside Attack by Player.   Edinburg High School Player Facing Assault Charge For Knocking Over Ref; Team Removed From Texas Football Playoffs, reported ESPN.com, December 4, 2020.  For local coverage, see Bittersweet: Bobcats beat Bears for 6A playoff berth, lose star defender, reported by Andrew McCulloch, McAllen Monitor, December 3, 2020.  The school administration withdrew their team from the playoffs after the attack.  See Edinburg High forfeits playoff spot following ugly on-field incident, reported by Andrew McCulloch, McAllen Monitor, December 4, 2020.  The high school governing body then suspended the player for the remainder of the year.  See Texas football player banned from state high school sports after attacking referee, reported by Tyler Calvaruso, USA Today High School Sports, December 17, 2020.
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November 27, 2020 - Apopka, FL - FHSAA Penalizes Wekiva Following Football Playoff Game Melee, reported by J.C. Carnahan,  Orlando Sentinel, December 3, 2020.  The coach ultimately lost his job as the school took a stand.  See Wekiva Fires Football Coach Following Playoff Altercation, Joins Lyman and Tohopekaliga With Vacancies, reported by 
 J.C. Carnahan,  Orlando Sentinel, December 7, 2020
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