Paladin;521441 wrote:The game was outstanding as Harding put it to Massillon 20-6. Handed them their butts. Game ended with Harding at Massillon's 2 yd. line where they took a knee, Afterwards, Massillon showed themselves as classless jerks by refusing to line-up and shake hands. Everyone, coaches, players & fans should be ashamed of that program.
First of all, Warren ended up with the ball at our 2 because we were on THEIR (about) 25, with a chance to score, when our QB got hit from the blind side and fumbled the ball, which was advanced inside our 5 with about 2 1/2 minutes remaining. As far as taking a knee, what coach wouldn't do that in that situation?
NOW....Here is what truely happened, I saw it with my own eyes, and got the word from people on the inside.
After the game, the Warren kids were all jumping around and celebrating, after all, they had just won a big game, for computer points....AND against a old rival, the Massillon kids started out to shake hands and the Warren kids continued to celebrate, Coach Hall sent the kids into the locker room to avoid a situation where emotions MAY get out of control. Now, when the Warren kids turn to do the hand shake, all they see is Massillon walking back to their locker room, NOW....the warren kids respond with taunts and I saw two of them flipping our team off. Upon seeing this, the few kids that had not yet made it back to the locker room tried to make their way to the field, but several Massillon coaches held them back. NOW....I don't have a problem with anything that went down, not even the flipping off situation, but....If sportsmanship is so important to you, why not celebrate AFTER you shake hands? And as far as the guy who got in Coach Halls face....consider yourself lucky young man.
NOW....I'm quite sure that what I just posted is going to be disputed, but that is exactly how it happened, Warren kids innocently celebrating, (this in no way was done in a taunting manner), Massillon coaches trying to avoid a situation, and things being taken the wrong way.