[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ack in 2015, Marble Falls High School center snapped the football to its quarterback intent on running out the game clock to secure its 15-9 victory.
Two members of the John Jay High School team had other ideas. As the ball was snapped, a safety from John Jay slammed an unsuspecting official, Robert Watts, to the ground. Watts’ head snapped back and another John Jay football player lowered his shoulder into the official as he crumpled to the ground.
The story made national news, because of the severity of the attack. These were high school kids assaulting an official during a football game, after all.
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