Texas high school player assaults referee on field Trivia question

We just couldn’t let this stuff go …

A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game was charged with assault Friday and his team has been taken out of the playoffs.

Senior defensive lineman

Emmanuel Duron administrator lasquez. ney for Duron. of Edinburg

High School appeared in municipal court after being charged with class A assault, a misdemeanor, according to court

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A judge set a $10,000 bond for the 18-year-old Duron, who remained jailed Friday afternoon.

Jail records did not list an attor

Duron came running from the sideline area after the referee had announced the ejection, slamming into the official during the first half of the zone play-in game Thursday night against

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo in Edinburg, which is located more than 200 miles south of San Antonio.

Duron was escorted from the stadium by police officers. The

Monitor of McAllen reported the referee, who the newspaper identified as the attack. tion.

Fred Gracia, sonnel at the stadium. was evaluated for a concussion and a shoulder injury by medical per

The game resumed after a delay, with Edinburg winning 35-21 to advance. However, the

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District said

Friday it had decided to remove the team from the playoffs after

District officials said “appropriate disciplinary action” would be taken following an investiga

“We extend a sincere apology to the referee and his family. On behalf of the Edinburg CISD

Board of Trustees and administration, we apologize to the athletes, staff, and our school community,” the district said.

The Texas Association of

Sports Officials said in a statement it is also investigating the incident.

Duron, who was the District 31-6A Defensive Player of the

Year last season, is also the

Bobcats’ kicker and punter and a star wrestler.

Happy birthday to former major leaguer captain

Friday.

Cliff Floyd,

New name

Diego Maradona who turns 48 today. How many career homers did Floyd hit in his 17-year career with seven different teams, including his last days spent with the Padres in 2009?

Italian club Napoli renamed its stadium in honor of former on

The Naples city council unanimously approved the change of name from Stadio San

Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando

Maradona.

Maradona died last week aged 60 in his native Argentina.

Fans gathered in their thousands at Napoli’s stadium to mourn him, leaving candles, flowers, pictures and notes.

In a seven-year stint at Napoli from 1984-91, Maradona led the club to its only Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990, the Italian Cup in 1987, and its only major European title, the UEFA Cup, in 1989.

The day after his death,

Maradona was honored by Napoli at its Europa League match against HNK Rijeka when every player wore a shirt inscribed with

“Maradona 10.”

Trivia answer

Floyd hit 233 career home runs. He was 2-for-16 in 10 games with the 2009 Padres before being released.

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