Morgan Park on probation for season after fight

Morgan Park’s basketball team, the two-time defending Class 3A state champ, is on probation until the end of the season, according to Chicago Public Schools.

Players from Morgan Park and Mayfair, California, had a fight on the court during a game Nov. 24. The game was called in the third quarter.

“Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated, and the district took immediate action in accordance with IHSA bylaws,” CPS spokesperson Emily Bolton said. “Inappropriate behavior diminishes the spirit of athletic competition, and swift action was warranted in this instance.”

Star juniors Adam Miller and Marcus Watson, junior Isaiah Burrell and seniors Deshandre Washington and Kyel Grover sat out against Longwood on Tuesday, according to a source. CPS does not disclose discipline taken against individual students because of student privacy laws.

According to Tiffany Burrell, Isaiah’s mother, the players initially were suspended for one game, but CPS expanded it to two.

“They randomly create these rules and try to implement them on the spot,” Burrell said. “They suspended them for one game. Now all of a sudden they want to suspend them for a second game. You can’t say you are going to do one thing and then go back and change it.

“They are being more strict than the student-conduct code says. They are randomly doing this and created it themselves. And they are not allowing any discussion.”

The Mustangs played Goode on Thursday and have a high-profile game against St. Louis Vashon in the Chicago Elite Classic on Saturday.

Morgan Park coach Nick Irvin and athletic director Michael Berger declined to comment.