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The sportsmanship hearing could effect the eligibility of seniors in other sports as well. So a player involved in the fight that plays baseball could be ineligible for baseball season this year.

Right, so at some point down the road, the players will be suspended, probably for one LHSAA contest, the first one they would participate in after the hearing. Be it basketball, baseball, next football season, etc.

Meanwhile, the Amite players were suspended immediately without a hearing for the next game.

That's my point. The hearing should have been held at the same time for both schools, and the punishments handed down at the same time.

As an alternative, when the LHSAA announced the suspensions for the Amite players for the next game, they also should have announced suspensions for the Bogalusa players "for the next scheduled contest".

I have no real issue with the suspensions for the players that left the bench area, but I have a big issue in how the LHSAA is handling this. Which is about par for the course with that organization.

Further, the players that were on the field when the fight broke out, they did not "leave the bench" to fight, so how are they suspended?

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Posted by WARBOY

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Posted on 12/4/15 at 3:36 pm to LSUFanHouston

I am very impressed with how Bonine handled the situation. His judgment was swift and firm and went directly as the rulebook states, which is how it should be. He stuck to his guns and didn't back down, despite the pressure. Props to him.

And no offense to the butthurt Amite folks, but they weren't going to beat St. James with Lowell Narcisse anyways.

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Posted by ouachitatiger

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Posted on 12/4/15 at 6:38 pm to LSUFanHouston

Bogalousa was not included because Amite requested an emergency appeal to be reinstated into the playoffs. Time was a factor. Amite was given a hearing with the facts that were known and could be proven at the time. Both schools are required to now go through a full sportsmanship hearing. So we still do not know the final outcome for Bogalousa or Amite. That was not the purpose of Wednesday's hearing before the Executive Committee.

The players that were on the field did not leave the bench. But some were fighting which would results in ejections and suspensions as well.

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