Watch: Texas HS football player clobbers ref after ejection

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Emmanuel Duron is a high school football player and wrestler at Edinburg, a South Texas High School. On Thursday, he went viral for all the wrong reasons. Duron was ejected from a game against Pharr-San-Juan Alamo for a late hit and unsportsmanlike penalty.

He then ran back onto the field and slammed the official, 58-year-old Fred Garcia, who has been with the Texas Association of Sports Officials for 27 years. Duron was escorted out of Richard R. Flores Stadium in Edinburg by Edinburg PD officers ... Garcia was helped off the field after a cart was driven onto the turf. He was taken to an ambulance outside of the stadium gates, where he was medically evaluated for a potential shoulder injury and concussion-like symptoms.

Emmanuel Duron was suspended for the remainder of the 2019-20 soccer season after a similar incident occurred during a match last year against crosstown rival Edinburg Vela.

The Monitor, a McCallen, TX newspaper, with the scary details:

…, Duron, the team’s star defender, was flagged on a play early during the second quarter after he shoved an opposing offensive lineman to the ground and attempted to make a tackle on PSJA High freshman quarterback Jaime Lopez after the whistle had blown the play dead.

Duron and referee Fred Garcia exchanged words after the play was over, and Garcia ejected Duron from the contest after back-to-back unsportsmanlike penalties on the same play.

Duron then charged onto the field as teammates raced after him in an attempt to hold him back. The senior defensive end collided with Garcia, checking him chest-to-chest at full speed and sending him to the turf.

Duron was escorted out from the stadium by a team of four Edinburg police officers who were working security for the game. He was not handcuffed, but was removed from the premises and did not return.

https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/12/04/watch-texas-hs-football-player-emmanuel-duron-body-slams-ref-after-ejection-gets-police-escort-edinburg-pharr-san-juan-alamo/

[Dr. Strange]

1. Looks like they removed the team from the playoffs as a result.

https://nypost.com/2020/12/04/edinburg-high-school-booted-from-playoffs-after-emmanuel-duron-attack/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20button

[Brother Buzz]

3. escorted from the stadium by police and is being held in county jail while facing an assault charge

Perhaps the county jail will do some drug screening on this jerk

[Brother Buzz]

2. Holy Cow, high school boys are huge in Texas!

I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on television, but I say that assault looked like textbook 'Roid Rage'.

Do they test for steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in high school?

[Ilsa]

4. A friend of mine said he reached his full height in junior high. He was 6'3".

Food, especially protein-rich food, is probably cheaper in Texas compared to many other states. That diet can help increase height and muscle mass. The state champion teams at the larger schools in Texas look almost NFL-ready. They get recruited into the NCAA Div. 1 teams, where college weight training puts the additional muscle mass on them with their special diets.

That kid looked like he had 'roid rage to me as well. I hope the violence and anger isn't a part of his socialization or from family issues.