UPDATED 12/15, 10:15 a.m. ET: Duron has been suspended from all high school sports for the remainder of the school year, TMZ reports. Since he's a senior, he'll likely never play another game of high school football again.
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A high school football game turned ugly Thursday night, when a star athlete ran onto the field and assaulted one of the officials.
Video shows Emmanuel Duron, a senior defensive tackle for Edinburg High in Texas, running toward referee Fred Gracia and tackling him before other athletes rushed to intervene in a game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North. According to Valley Central, Duron was ejected from the game moments before the attack. He was reportedly ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct and a late hit on Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's quarterback.
Local police escorted Duron—the reigning District 31-6A Defensive Player of the Year—out of the stadium shortly after. According to The Monitor, the official was carted off the field taken to a nearby ambulance, where he was evaluated for a possible concussion and shoulder injury.
Duron also served as his team's kicker and punter, and was expected to compete for a state wrestling title this year. It's unclear if the student-athlete will face any criminal charges.
