4 months ago
- High School Sports
- Updated: Jan. 07, 2026, 2:53 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 07, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
FLINT – A intimately contested precocious schoolhouse boys varsity hoops matchup betwixt Flint Southwestern Academy and Vassar High School ended pinch benches cleared, punches thrown and players detained.
The 2 programs faced disconnected astatine Flint Southwestern Academy connected Monday nighttime successful what appeared to beryllium headed towards a thrilling decorativeness pinch Southwestern starring 61-58 pinch 29.4 seconds remaining.
Instead, a stoppage successful play from a Southwestern foul led to a Vassar and Southwestern subordinate going face-to-face earlier chaos ensued. Click here to spot nan afloat video of nan incident astatine nan 1:43:00 people of nan video.
A Southwestern subordinate appeared to drawback a Vassar subordinate from down until different Vassar subordinate rushed successful and shoved nan Southwestern subordinate distant from his teammate.
Benches cleared arsenic punches were thrown and coaches from each squad attempted to abstracted their respective players from opposing players. Several players were ejected for leaving nan chair and will beryllium suspended for their team’s adjacent matchup. Both teams took a forfeit nonaccomplishment pursuing nan incident.
Flint Police Chief Terence Green said 1 student-athlete from each squad was arrested and taken backmost to nan constabulary department. The student-athletes were later released complete to their parents, Green said.
He noted it’s up to nan schools to find if nan student athletes would look criminal charges moving forward.
In a connection shared pinch MLive, Flint Community School Superintendent Kevelin Jones II said nan schoolhouse does not condone fighting nether immoderate circumstances and will beryllium reviewing nan matter internally and pinch nan Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA).
“The incident that occurred during nan varsity boys’ hoops crippled against Vassar is being taken seriously,” Jones said successful nan statement. “We are cooperating afloat pinch nan MHSAA and will adhere to each decisions and guidance provided done their reappraisal process. In addition, Flint Community Schools is conducting its ain soul reappraisal to guarantee that due disciplinary actions, accountability measures, and corrective supports are implemented.”
Vassar Public School Superintendent Steve Clark besides shared a connection pinch MLive saying Vassar is besides moving pinch Southwestern and nan MHSAA to reappraisal nan situation.
“Based connected nan accusation we person astatine this time, nan business unfolded quickly successful a highly competitory environment,” Clark said. “While our expectations for behaviour stay high, we besides judge it is important that nan afloat discourse of nan incident beryllium reviewed thoroughly and fairly. We are cooperating pinch nan big school, nan MHSAA, and due authorities arsenic nan business is reviewed. The territory will reside immoderate concerns internally successful alignment pinch our policies, while besides supporting our student-athletes done nan process.”
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