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THE CHOPS
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Okla. Supreme Court backs Q.B. suspension...
12/8/2005,
The Associated Press:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The suspension of a high school quarterback for kicking an opposing player was upheld Thursday by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
The case captured widespread attention and put the justices in the unusual position of reviewing grainy videotape of the closing seconds of a game between Shawnee and Tulsa Washington.
A lower court had issued a temporary injunction blocking the association that governs high school athletics from enforcing its two-game suspension of Shawnee's Tucker Brown. The state's prep football playoffs had been on hold pending the court's decision.
Oklahoma's highest court threw out that injunction Thursday, ruling the association acted reasonably.
Brown kicked a defender who had jumped over the line of scrimmage, grabbed Brown's helmet and threw him to the ground on Nov. 19.
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, Shawnee will play Tulsa East Central on Saturday in the Class 5-(A) semifinals with a backup quarterback in place of Brown.
"THE CHOPS".
12/8/2005,
The Associated Press:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The suspension of a high school quarterback for kicking an opposing player was upheld Thursday by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
The case captured widespread attention and put the justices in the unusual position of reviewing grainy videotape of the closing seconds of a game between Shawnee and Tulsa Washington.
A lower court had issued a temporary injunction blocking the association that governs high school athletics from enforcing its two-game suspension of Shawnee's Tucker Brown. The state's prep football playoffs had been on hold pending the court's decision.
Oklahoma's highest court threw out that injunction Thursday, ruling the association acted reasonably.
Brown kicked a defender who had jumped over the line of scrimmage, grabbed Brown's helmet and threw him to the ground on Nov. 19.
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, Shawnee will play Tulsa East Central on Saturday in the Class 5-(A) semifinals with a backup quarterback in place of Brown.
"THE CHOPS".
Normally it is the second player that is caught in a kicking, punching etc incident. But in this case the officials couldn't help but see the other player crossing the LOS and doing what he did. I assume that both players got the same suspension. If not, then it is not fair. You can understand but not condone kicking someone under any circumstance. If you do, then you lose control of the game. The Supreme Court was right in upholding the suspension.