Edinburg High School football player Emmanuel Duron has been charged with assault following his attack on a referee after being ejected during Thursday’s game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo in Edinburg.
In the wake of the incident, school district officals decided Friday to remove Edinburg from the Class 6A state playoffs after the Bobcats had clinched a postseason berth by beating PSJA 35-21.
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Really really ugly moment here in Edinburg
Idk what happened but Emmanuel Duron was ejected from the game
Moments later, he ran onto the field and body slammed the ref who ejected him
Ref is still down on the turf #RGVFootball #txhsfb
— Andrew McCulloch (@ByAndyMcCulloch) December 4, 2020
Footage from Thursday night depicts referee Fred Gracia announcing the ejection and Duron rushing onto the field to tackle the official. Videos of the incident promptly went viral on social media.
Duron was escorted out of Richard R. Flores Stadium by school district police officers. On Friday morning, he was charged with class A assault, with a cash surety bond of $10,000 set and later posted by Duron, The Monitor reported.
Gracia was evaluated for a potential shoulder injury and concussion-like symptoms. His daughter Iris tweeted early Friday that her father is "doin' alright."
Update: my dad’s doin’ alright. He’s tough and I’m happy he was able to walk off the field on his own. Others aren’t always so lucky. https://t.co/nUVAzfSDV6
— Iris Gracia (@itsmusicandme) December 4, 2020
That referee that was assaulted by a football player on the field tonight is my father. I am absolutely disgusted at the action of that kid and I hope he’s never allowed to step on the field and play a sport ever again.
— Iris Gracia (@itsmusicandme) December 4, 2020
Per the McAllen newspaper, Duron was suspended for the remainder of the 2019-20 soccer season after a similar on-field incident against Edinburg Vela last season.
“I can’t release any information on that and I apologize for that,” Edinburg head coach JJ Lejia told reporters of Thursday's incident following the game. “I hope you understand. I want this (moment) to be about our program and all the other kids we had on the field tonight.”
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— Valerie Gonzalez (@ValOnTheBorder) December 4, 2020
Thursday night was supposed to be an elimination game for the schools, with the winner going to the postseason.
However, on Friday morning, the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District decided to remove the Bobcats from the postseason following Thursday's incident, with that spot going to PSJA instead.
"The district has decided to remove the Edinburg High School football team from the playoffs after an unexpected incident involving a student that occurred during a football game on December 3, 2020," the district said in a statement to KRGV, the Rio Grande Valley's CBS affiliate. "We extend a sincere apology to the referee and his family. On behalf of the Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees and administration, we apologize to the athletes, staff and our school community.
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"We will take the appropriate disciplinary action onc we understand the facts and circumstances underlining this incident. The district takes these matters very seriously; however, we cannot comment further on a pending investigation."
The Texas Association of Sports Officials also announced it is collaborating with the University Interscholastic League on an investigation “to bring this matter to a suitable disposition.”
TASO included in its statement, “Unfortunately, this type of blindsided assault on an official while working on the field is not new to Texas football.”
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