Trask, West Bladen barred from playoffs after fight

CHAPEL HILL, NC (NCHSAA) — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has confirmed that there were multiple ejections in last Friday night’s high school football game between West Bladen and Heide Trask.

West Bladen had three players ejected for fighting and Trask had four. The NCHSAA Handbook states that teams in the following situations will not be allowed to participate in the playoffs, including “a team whose players and coaches accumulate three or more individual ejections for fighting (note: if a situation occurs where three or more players on one team are ejected during one fighting incident, those ejections will cause the team to lose its playoff privileges).”

NCHSAA commissioner Davis Whitfield noted that the normal protocol for filing ejections, including the reports as well as discussions with both schools, took place. The rule has been applied in this situation as it has in the NCHSAA for many years.

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Note: In summary, neither team will be participating in the football playoffs this season. Trask currently sports a 2-5 record with four games remaining. West Bladen is currently 5-2 with four games remaining.