Nick Sunderland-Saied, via a kind reader email:
A Madison School District official said discipline would be handed down “as quickly as possible” for athletes and students who were involved in fights at the conclusion of a football game Thursday between West and Memorial high schools at Mansfield Stadium.
Alex Fralin, the new assistant superintendent for secondary schools, said his office was “extremely disappointed” by the show of violence, but added that he was hopeful the fights were an “isolated incident.”
At least 27 officers responded after a scuffle in the postgame handshake line following Memorial’s 28-20 victory escalated into a fight between the two teams at about 10:15 p.m. on the field at Memorial High School, 201 S. Gammon Road.
Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said referees, coaches and school staff quickly broke up the fighting, which an officer described as “the result of an intense game where emotions were high.”