A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee is facing criminal charges after storming onto the field and tackling a middle school football player during a game on Tuesday night.
The wild incident unfolded during a contest between South Middle School and Cornersville Middle School, played at Franklin County High School in Winchester.
Tensions boiled over after South scored a touchdown and extra point, sparking a brief scuffle between players on the field.
Video footage showed the teenage girl suddenly sprinting onto the field and charging toward a South player involved in the altercations.
She leveled the player with a hard tackle, knocking him straight to the turf and sending herself falling to the ground alongside him during the chaotic moment.
As the stunned football player attempted to stand back up, the girl shoved him back down to the turf a second time.
A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee is facing criminal charges after storming onto the field and tackling a middle school football player during a game on Tuesday night
Video footage showed the teenage girl suddenly sprinting onto the field and charging toward a South player involved in the altercations
A man who appeared to be a coach quickly rushed over and stepped between the two to prevent any further physical attack.
According to WSMV, a school resource officer met the teenager as she was led off the gridiron, and she was later released into the custody of her parents.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly charged the 16-year-old with assault and disorderly conduct.
School district officials and state sports authorities acted swiftly following the incident to issue strict bans against the teenager.
She was served with a lifetime trespass ban from all Franklin County Schools properties.
Additionally, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association issued a ban prohibiting her from attending any Cornersville Middle School athletic events, both home and away.
The shocking incident comes after police confirmed they are investigating a shocking soccer fight that marred a high school game in South Dakota and sparked calls for a player to be given a lifetime ban.
The vicious attack occurred just minutes before halftime in last week’s clash between the Brookings High School Bobcats and Rapid City Central Cobblers.
The shocking incident comes after police confirmed they are investigating a shocking soccer fight that marred a high school game in South Dakota
Following a collision, Rapid City Central’s Jaxson Bergman confronted Kyler Soost of Brookings, shoving him to the turf before kicking him on the back of the head and then unleashing a barrage of punches to his rival’s head.
The referee and coaches sprinted over to stop Bergman, while one of Soost’s teammates confronted Bergman, who was shown a red card. The game eventually resumed after a 10-minute delay.
The incident, which was streamed live on YouTube, quickly flooded social media, with many fans calling for Bergman to be banned for life.
Now the authorities are looking into the incident, with Brookings Police telling KELOLAND that officers will interview more than 100 witnesses and review extensive footage of the fight.
