Alabama police are investigating a brawl that broke out after a football game between Walker High School's Head Coach John Holladay and Cullman High School coordinator Mike Hooper at the end of first game of the season between the two teams, the Daily Mail reported.
The fight left Hooper bloodied. Video showed that both men swung punches, wrestling each other to the ground. Holladay has since resigned after being placed on indefinitive leave after the fight. Cullman beat 13-10 in the game. Cullman school officials, meanwhile, do not plan to take any disciplinary action against Hopper.
As a result of the brawl the Alabama High School Athletics Association issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon: "The AHSAA is saddened by the incident that occurred during the Cullman vs. Walker varsity football game and disappointed by the actions of those involved. The AHSAA is always disappointed by any unsportsmanlike incident that involves players or coaches from our member schools. Our coaches are teachers first, and must demonstrate examples of good sportsmanship at all times..."
The AAHSA has vowed to investigate the brawl, gathering more infomation about it, and will review the video.
"It's the saddest thing I've ever seen in high school sports here because everybody is going to forget it was a great game. They aren't going to remember the great game Walker played, the great game Cullman played. It goes down to the final 18 seconds and nobody is going to remember that. Those kids are the ones who really lose in this," sports broadcaster Jimmy Dale said of the fight.
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