Dunbar (D.C.) players suspended after fight with Dunbar (Baltimore)
Two Dunbar (D.C.) players have been issued one-game suspensions for their roles in a fight that ended last Saturday night's game against Dunbar (Baltimore) at the I-95 Kickoff Classic, according to The Washington Post.
The fight began after an onside kick with 4:33 remaining in the Poets' 22-8 victory over the Crimson Tide.
Players from both teams ran to the scene, and fans began flooding from the stands at Morgan State's Hughes Stadium. Officials ruled to end the game at that point.
“When we looked at the video tape, their behavior was not that of a student-athlete at Dunbar,” Dunbar (D.C.) athletic director Johnnie Walker told the Post, adding that those players were the most aggressive in throwing punches during the melee.
The suspensions will be served during Saturday’s game against Southern Durham (N.C.). Walker declined to identify the players suspended, citing student confidentiality.
D.C. Public Schools interim Athletic Director Willie Jackson also ruled that Dunbar must forfeit its first D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association West game as a penalty for its role in the fight, the Post reported. The Crimson Tide will not play Bell on Oct. 7.
