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Texas high school football player Emmanuel Duron arrested after assaulting referee during game

  • Edinburg Bobcats defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron ‘blind sided’ an official after being ejected
  • Team removed from playoffs as district officials mull ‘appropriate disciplinary action’ for the 18-year-old

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Edinburg's Emmanuel Duron is held back by a teammate after he charged a referee during a high school football zone play-in game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo in Texas, US. Photo: AP
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A Texas high school football player was escorted out of a stadium by police after he attacked a referee in the middle of a game on Thursday night.

Edinburg defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron was ejected after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on a hit on the opposing quarterback.

Video shows Duron sprinting onto the field from the sideline and knocking over the official after the official announced the penalty and ejection. Teammates and coaches followed Duron onto the field and hurriedly forced him back towards the sideline.

According to local newspaper The Monitor, the official was evaluated for a concussion in an ambulance outside Flores Stadium in Edinburg.

Football referee Fred Gracia lies on the ground rafter being charged by Edinburg's Emmanuel Duron in a high school zone play-in game in Edinburg, Texas. Photo: AP
Football referee Fred Gracia lies on the ground rafter being charged by Edinburg's Emmanuel Duron in a high school zone play-in game in Edinburg, Texas. Photo: AP

Duron was charged with assault and booked at the Hidalgo County Jail on Friday morning.

Not only is Duron an All-District level defensive player, but he’s also Edinburg’s kicker and punter. According to Andy McCulloch of The Monitor, Duron was expected to compete for a state wrestling title.

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