re: Head referee for St. Paul's/ Mandeville game arrested in middle of game

More posturing and a pretty strong statement from the LHSOA

Should be interesting to see the final report and the witness statements. I wonder how long before the lawsuits fly....

I can't imagine any official in their chapter accepting another assignment in that town.

We'll see

These are pretty good creds

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He described the two as veteran game officials, saying Radcliffe, 54, has been officiating at high school games since he was 18 and is secretary of the Louisiana High School Officials Association.

He said Gambino, 55, has worked high school football games for 28 years and is on staff with the Gulf South Conference Officials Association and has worked numerous playoff assignments and a state championship game.

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I am buying this version of the story.

Skipper Sam ·
A Uniformed Covington Police Officer who was supposedly working the game as invited security detail, was standing on the sidelines with several of Mandeville's fans. The referee assumed the Officer was standing there to enforce crowd control. Why else would the Officer be on the field ? The referee had no idea that the Police Officer, Lieutenant Stephen Short, had a son playing for Mandeville (# 42) , and following Halftime, that the Officer had invited several of his sons friends and family, to come down on the field to watch the game During the entire 3rd Quarter The side Judge repeatedly asked the fans to move back away from the field. The final incident began with Mandeville facing a third-and-goal at the St. Paul’s 13 and trailing 13-3. The chain gang was again having troubles with the fans on the Mandesville sideline (The chain gang is on the visitors sideline so they can be viewed from the home press box) The line judge came over to the Officer again, and repeatably asked for the unauthorized personnel to be removed from the field following a request from the chain gang... When the side judge also asked the Sworn Police Officer to move back, the Officer told the side judge to shut up. The Officer then told the referee, "that the referee did not have the authority to remove them", and the two exchanged words. Then the head Umpire came over to move the fans. The Head Umpire then told the Cop that he would take it to Mandseville's Head football Coach if the people did not move back behind the fence Rather than be embarrassed by the game officials, the Officer, Lieutenant Stephen Short who also was frightened that the referee might blow his whistle or throw a flag at him, called for backup. Needing four other hero policemen, They rushed to the scene on the Mandeville sideline, and less than a minute later, the referee was escorted off the field. Soon after, the line judge was removed, and both were taken off campus and arrested.

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that the Officer had invited several of his sons friends and family, to come down on the field to watch the game During the entire 3rd Quarter The side Judge repeatedly asked the fans to move back away from the field. The final incident began with Mandeville facing a third-and-goal at the St. Paul’s 13 and trailing 13-3. The chain gang was again having troubles with the fans on the Mandesville sideline (The chain gang is on the visitors sideline so they can be viewed from the home press box)

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Not true. The people on the sidelines was MHS head coach's family.


and the chain gang guy was just being a bitch. It was a goal to go situation and the chains werent even in use. He was just complaining

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They bonded out Saturday morning after spending the night in the St. Tammany Parish Jail.

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yikes

Refs association won't officiate any future games with Covington police working per the advocate.

Update:

No LHSAA officials at any game that has any Covington cops anywhere. AKA Covington cops now banned from working any LHSAA event.

Oh and add Covington to list of schools with 300% increase in penalties now. Just because.

Short may need to consider moving...


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I cannot fathom the level of pettiness by the officer(s) here, so much that these guys spent a night in jail.

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Northshore teams will be treated like a Orthodox Jew at a PLO meeting by Refs for the rest of the year. Playoff's will not be an issue to worry about long. If they make it will be out ASAP

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just mandeville and st pauls..

Mandeville high is going to be the only one screwed here bc of the arresting officers affiliations.

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Mandeville high is going to be the only one screwed here bc of the arresting officers affiliations.

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Covington cops and SPS didn't exactly either try to defuse the situation or side with the refs afterward. All three will be paying the piper on this one.