CIF ruling official: Diamond Bar will forfeit next game; Diamond Ranch with 19 players suspended

STORY: The punishments have been handed down and it’s not pretty for the Diamond Bar and Diamond Ranch high school football teams.
Diamond Bar saw nearly all of its varsity roster given one-game suspensions on Wednesday when the CIF-Southern Section office announced the results of its investigation into this past Friday’s brawl between the two rival schools.
Diamond Ranch wasn’t much better, with a total of 19 players suspended for Friday’s game against Rowland.

Diamond Ranch coach Roddy Layton hasn’t commented in the days following the fight, but we did speak with him immediately following the game and this is what he had to say…

TMZ VIDEO, STORY: TMZ is also all over the story with exclusive video. TMZ is interested obviously because Diamond Bar WR Cordell Broadus, the son of rapper Snoop Dogg, was allegedly involved in the brawl.

FULL CIF-SS PRESS RELEASE

Note: Players ejected are subject to one-game suspensions.

Question has to be asked: It appears that Diamond Bar will not be allowed to call up JV players to field a varsity roster, thus forcing it to forfeit its next game. Question is, why? When Cathedral and St. Paul baseball had a bench-clearing brawl last April, several were suspended. St. Paul forfeited its next game because of a depleted lineup. However, Cathedral did use JV players to field a team for its next game, though it was a tournament game. I have no problem with CIF forcing a forfeit, but I always thought you could call up JV players if needed. In any case, there is nothing Diamond Bar can do about it. They signed an agreement that stipulates whatever CIF decides is final.

CIF-PRESS RELEASE SAYS: After an investigation of the events surrounding the early termination of the Hacienda League football contest between Diamond Ranch and Diamond Bar High Schools the section, in cooperation with the schools involved, has made the following determination:

1. Diamond Ranch High School had three (3) players ejected from the contest on-site by the officiating crew due to fighting and/or assaultive behavior.

2. Diamond Ranch High School, following review of game footage, has had an additional five (5) players ejected from the contest due to fighting and/or assaultive behavior.

3. Diamond Ranch High School, following review of game footage, has had an additional 11 players ejected from the contest due to leaving the confines of the bench or team area.

4. Diamond Ranch High School, following review of game footage, had 10 players on the field prior to the onset of the altercation that did not participate in the altercation and were not observed displaying aggressive and/or assaultive behavior and are NOT ejected and considered eligible for their next contest.

5. Diamond Bar High School had four (4) players ejected from the contest on-site by the officiating crew due to fighting and/or assaultive behavior.

6. Diamond Bar High School, following review of game footage, has had an additional five (5) players ejected from the contest due to fighting and/or assaultive behavior.

7. Diamond Bar High School, following review of game footage, had all but one player who was on the sideline at the time of the altercation leave the confines of the bench or
team area. Those players are also considered ejected.

8. Diamond Bar High School, following review of game footage, had six (6) players on the field prior to the onset of the altercation that did not participate in the altercation and were not observed displaying aggressive and/or assaultive behavior and are NOT ejected and considered eligible for their next contest.

9. Diamond Bar High School, due to a lack of varsity players available to compete in their
next contest will forfeit that contest. The CIF Southern Section now considers this matter closed and will have no further comment on any aspect of this unfortunate situation.

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