Top AHSAA official reacts to brawl
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Executive Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association stopped at the WSFA 12 News studios late Tuesday night to get a look at the full length video that has tarnished the game of basketball and good sportsmanship in Alabama.
"Well, I'm not going to overreact," said AHSAA's Steve Savarese. " We're going to look at all the facts and look at the video, and we'll assess the situation and make some decisions."
WSFA 12 Sports reporter Derek Steyer was covering the AHSAA sponsored Central Region Basketball Tournament, which is being hosted by Alabama State University, when a fight broke out on the court between players from G.W. Carver High School and Valley High School.
Carver High School was winning the game 52-37 but tensions ran high in the fourth quarter. Around 3:45pm the foul that apparently started the mess was called. Several players began pushing each other, and the scuffle quickly escalated to an all-out melee when fans rushed out of the stands and onto the court.
http://www.wsfa.com/global/story.asp?s=9859983for more fun watch the "ASU Reacts to Brawl" clip at the link...the goodness starts at about 1:10