A Texas high school football player has been charged with assault one day after attacking a referee during a game.
Edinburg High School senior Emmanuel Duron, 18, was charged with a Class A assault Friday morning, according to the The Monitor, a newspaper that covers the Texas Rio Grande Valley. Bond has been set at $10,000.
The incident happened during the second quarter of Edinburg’s 35-21 victory over Pharr-San Juan-Alamo. Duron received one personal foul penalty for roughing the opposing quarterback and another after an apparent exchange of words with the referee.
After referee Fred Gracia announced Duron had been ejected from the game, Duron charged from the Edinburg sideline and blindsided Gracia, sending him sprawling to the ground.