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Texas high school football player attacks referee

EDINBURG, TEXAS — A Texas high school football player charged onto the field and bowled over a referee Thursday night, angered after being ejected from the game.

Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School came running from the sideline area after the referee announced the ejection, slamming into the official during the first half of the zone play-in game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo.

A football referee falls to the turf after being charged by Edinburg's Emmanuel Duron on Dec. 3, 2020, in Edinburg, Texas. Duron was escorted from the stadium by police officers.
A football referee falls to the turf after being charged by Edinburg's Emmanuel Duron on Dec. 3, 2020, in Edinburg, Texas. Duron was escorted from the stadium by police officers.