Alabama High School Football Coaches Fight [VIDEO] Watch Coordinator And Head Coach Brawl Forcing Police To Stop The Damage

Alabama high school football coaches fight shortly after a game finished Friday night between defensive coordinator for Cullman high school Matt Hooper and head coach of Walker high school, John Holladay in Jasper, Alabama.

The Alabama High School Athletics Association officially suspended Holladay after the two football coaches fight and brawl in the middle of the field while some players get involved in the altercation that took place on the Walker campus.

Two superintendents, Robert Sparkman and Doreen Griffeth met together this Tuesday for a meeting with AHSAA officials in Montgomery to discuss the two Alabama high school football coaches fight from Friday, possible suspensions or further decision-makings, and finally how to prevent such brawls (especially between role model figures like coaches) from erupting in the future. The group from Cullman High School included Coach Hooper in the discussion, according to Examiner.com.

There might have been a war of words between the two coaches after the conclusion of the game in which Cullman defeated Walker 13-10 on a 6-yard run with 18 seconds left in the game after what several believe were questionable calls by the referees and at least 20 penalties, according to CBS12. Some pushing and shoving happened, which lead to other coaches trying to break up the fight while some other players got into it. The police ultimately had to get involved to put an end to the scuffle. Hooper was wearing black and Holladay was wearing white.

"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," director of AHSAA, Steve Savarese said in a statement.

Griffeth added, "We truly understand the passions that are involved in competitive athletics, but we can never allow those passions to cross the line and become unsportsmanlike in nature. This is an isolated incident, and is not indicative of the good sportsmanship demonstrated by the more than 10,000 coaches in our state each day. Once our investigation is complete, we will release our findings to the member schools involved. When that process has been completed, the AHSAA will release a statement. Any subsequent statements or information must then come from the member schools involved."

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