http://www.atech4u.com/CheapShot.wmv

The refs did not see the incident, but both Perryton and Canyon coaches and players did. The Canyon player was pulled from the game by his coaches and word is that he is receiving a one-game suspension.

(link from A Tech 4 U website, Perryton, TX)

Man that was messed up...I understand that there is a lot of emotion in playing during this time of year but you are no help to your team if you are suspended. As my dad would say "Piss Poor Judgement Son"

This is going to be a very interesting thing. A XC runner streaked the homecoming "Powder Puff football game" and recreived a very harsh punishment. BTW, he was wearing a jock strap, so not a total streak.

I'm waiting to see what punishment the school dishes out. If it is not equal, I'd love to hear the school board explain why streaking > assault.

For those that did not see it, the Canyon player kneed the Perryton player in the groin after the play was over and both were walking back to their huddles. Local TV captured it all.

Rumor states that the CISD Athletic Director tried to get the TV crew to agree to not show the video. Apparently they did at the time, but I suppose they got overruled at the station.


Current rumor also states the Perryton player's parents are filing charges.


EDIT: Just looked at the video. This must be from Perryton's game film. The TV video was from field level, probably from the north 30 or so on this same side of the field.

[This message has been edited by CanyonAg77 (edited 11/7/2006 9:03p).]

p-town-

I looked at the web site that hosted the video. Seems pretty stupid to me. Why throw fuel on the fire?

Not to defend what this kid did (really stupid and classless), but this video was obviously released by the Perryton coaching staff.

One would hope adults would show more judgement than a kid in the heat of the moment.

And of course, this has made its way onto Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnl7wWs2Pug

That's just sad.

Glad the coaches pulled him, but I hope they have him running laps all day in practice and collecting laundry every day.

CanyonAg77,

How do you reckon this was "obviously released by the Perryton coaching staff?" Perfect example of passing judgment before getting facts.

As a matter of fact, Perryton has, for a while now, aired each Ranger football game on a local TV station along with the radio commentary. I don't know the people who run A Tech 4 U, but I assume they have the technical abilities and equipment necessary to capture that broadcast and post it on their website.

I'm not quite sure how this shows poor judgment, either. You seem to be contradicting yourself. In your first post you talk about how CISD was rumored to be trying to sweep this thing under the rug...that would be bad, right?

I'm all for this type of stuff to be out in the open. It just makes it less likely that the player can get away with what he did.

I do think pressing charges is a little extreme, though, as long as the kid gets the punishment he deserves.

Okay, didn't know you had a TV station. You will agree that the only other logical place it could have been from would have been PISD.

Assuming the rumor is true, and the CISD AD was trying to smother things, I disagree with him.

Trying to cover-up stinks. But putting something out there on the Internet, where it will literally travel around the world, accomplishes what? 90% of the folks in the stands, and both coaching staffs saw him. He will be punished, even if no video exsisted.

The folks who put it on their web site are acting like a bunch of third graders. What would you like to bet that this would not have been posted if the score had ended up in favor of Perryton?

Again, what's the point? To put down Canyon? To put down this kid?

Adults ought to have cooler heads, and not act like a bunch of whiney tech fans.

I see what you're saying, especially since the kid is from Canyon, but I still disagree with your points.

Had Perryton won the game, I would bet that it would have still been posted. This was a big deal; from what I've been hearing, the outcome of the game was completely secondary. I really don't see the connection between Perryton losing and only then posting the video. It's a small town, and this was a big topic of conversation. Naturally, people want to see it for themselves.

As far as your assessment that the website owners are "acting like a bunch of third graders," how do you figure that? They posted no commentary on the site, other than calling it a "cheap shot." I think that's a pretty accurate, factual description. My point is that the incident happened during the game, in clear view of everyone, while videotapes were rolling. It's ridiculous, in my mind, to assume that people aren't going to share the video with other peole.

Besides, it's a news story! As long as people are being responsible as how to portray the event, I have no problem with it (which is why I only posted this on the Panhandle forum with what I believe to be a high level of objectivity). Had it been a Perryton player, I would be embarassed, but I don't think I could reasonably expect everyone in Canyon to instantly forget about the ordeal or to not show the video.

On a side note, I graduated from Perryton in 2002, before Canyon entered District 1-3A. Since then I have been in College Station for four years and am now in Dallas. I guess I've been removed from the whole rivalry thing and have zero negative opinions of Canyon. I just see this as a teenager acting like an idiot at the wrong time, and it could/does happen anywhere. I understand that you don't want Canyon to be put in a negative light, but that's just one of the things we often have to deal with when we let teenagers represent our communities. I'm not going to let that sensitivity stand in the way of free speech and press, though.

whats the p for in ptown?

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"p-town" = Perryton

When we played basketball "all-stars" in grade school, the company that made our jerseys (glorified t-shirts) accidentally put "Perrytown" on them.

(I'm assuming that was a serious question)

[This message has been edited by p-townag (edited 11/14/2006 5:55p).]

hmm. what year did you graduate HS. I grew up in Spearman.

I assumed you were from perrtyon judging by the title of the post.

[This message has been edited by croakies (edited 11/14/2006 8:25p).]

Graduated from Perryton in 2002. What about yourself?

2004. Most of my friends were your age.

wow Canyon - not that I read all your posts or anything (just a few on the Panhandle forum) - but I usually think you have much more 'though-out' opinions than what you have shown on this thread!!!

Maybe this long after the event, you have taken off your purple-shaded glasses? if not, you should.

oh and p-town ag - I was around long before 2002 (i.e. when Canyon was in the district the first time)

and unless things have changed, they are very much like the whorns - they think everything is their God-given right!!

It was always fun to beat them - but not nearly as fun as beating the River Road thugs!!



;-)

Yeah, my dad played Canyon when they were in our district back then, so I bet he can relate. I'm in the River Road rivalry camp, and I think your description is pretty accurate!

[This message has been edited by p-townag (edited 12/1/2006 11:25a).]

Okay, let me try to make myself clear: The kid was a jerk, the coaches did the right thing by yanking him, even though the refs did not see it or throw a flag.

I also think his punishment should have been much more severe than the one-game suspension he got, especially since the CISD administration thinks that streaking a "powder puff" game = losing all class offices, ineligibility for all senior honors, kicked out of NHS, one month of alternate education.

That being said, at least the kid wrote an apology letter to the Canyon newspaper. Don't know if he did to the Perryton news.

Halos probably won't be handed out in Perryton, either. No excuse for the cheap shot, but one would suspect a lot of trash talk from the Perryton side preceded it. And ask your high school friends if my daughter told me accurately: Perryton cheerleaders refused to do the traditional pre-game meeting with the Canyon cheerleaders. Perryton kids turned their backs en massse when the Canyon alma mater was played.


Okay, its high school, high school kids do stupid things. Then it's up to the adults to act like adults.


Because Canyon won the game, any complaining, no matter how justified, done in Perryton is going to sound like sour grapes. Check the teasip whining about Colt McCoy if you don't agree.

So the adults have to decide how to handle things. If the administration and coaching staffs of the two schools are satisfied, any additional belly-aching is just griping for the sake of griping. It won't change anything.

Things posted on the Internet belong to the world. I think it was childish of a group of adults to post a video of a minor child, even if he was being a colossal jerk.

It accomplishes nothing positive. It was not needed to convey information. Everyone that wanted to know, knew.

All it does is fill a voyurestic mindset and keep bad feelings going.


Canyon has had a lot of success in a lot of areas. Not surprising, as it has been the beneficiary of a lot of growth, and a lot of community support.

That can lead to some arrogance.

It can also lead to some unfounded jealousy.



I just feel like adults (beyond the parents, the school admins and coaches) ought to back out of the situation and let the kids be kids.


How would you like your high school stupidity to be posted on the Internet for decades?????