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A high school basketball coach in Texas reportedly had one of his players take a seat for displaying poor sportsmanship. From the sound of it, that benching couldn’t have been more justified as that player and his older brother allegedly beat up the coach after the game.
It sounds like the coach may have had a point…
According to Click2Houston.com, sheriff deputies were called to Willis High School last Friday night just before 10 pm. The school is about 50 miles outside of Houston.
They were there in response to a report of an assault in the parking lot. There they found 17-year-old Jevin Allen and his 22-year-old brother Jerrick Allen. The two were arrested and charged with assault of a public servant for hitting an unidentified basketball coach.
The incident allegedly occurred after the Willis High School team returned from an away game. At that game, Allen was been benched. That was alleged to have been a result of how he was treating another member of the team.
Well, that apparently didn’t sit well with Allen or his family.
According to reports, an argument ensued in the parking lot back at the high school. After that push literally came to shove.
Or, more accurately, hitting.
The coach was found to have injuries to his head neck and face. Authorities used surveillance footage to determine the Allens were suspects.
Both Allens were taken to jail after the incident with both being released after posting a $23,000 bond.
Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. That said, if all of this is true, the benching that precipitated the whole incident sure makes a lot of sense. We don’t know precisely what happened, but this sounds like a kid who probably would have been told to throw his sweats back on for poor sportsmanship.
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Matt is a University of Central Florida graduate and a long-suffering Philadelphia Flyers fan living in Orlando, Florida. He can usually be heard playing guitar, shoe-horning obscure quotes from The Simpsons into conversations, or giving dissertations to captive audiences on why Iron Maiden is the greatest band of all time.
The high schooler was the 22-year-old, who was in 9th grade.
His brother, the 17-year-old, was in 3rd grade.
The mom was proud of them for both exceeding their fathers’ education level. Neither of the dads were available for comment.
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