[oldschool77]

I am not a fan of either program. I have seen the film and it appeared the kid was diving at the ball, but the scrum on the ground certainly looked unnecessary afterwards. I can't determine whether he was trying to injure the player or not by diving at the ball. I also saw the end of the Bourbon Co. game. In an obvious victory formation kneel, the Somerset players came off the ball hard into the line. I am sure they were trying to cause a fumble but could have caused an injury with no real chance to change the outcome of the game. The last few plays of a game are usually filled with emotion and the offensive players tend to be more relaxed than at any other time. Also, as the playoffs come around you have teams with nothing to lose at the end of a loss. Coaches need to tell their players to protect themselves and discourage as much of this activity by the defense as possible. The officials need to really be on top of this and advise the offense to protect themselves and the defense that they will levy ejections for this type of activity. Best of luck to both programs and especially the Somerset player who was injured.