A football game at Jackson's Withington Stadium ended early on Friday, Oct. 25, after a fight erupted inside the stadium, school officials said. In this MLive file photo, the Jackson High marching band performs at halftime during a high school football game in Withington Stadium at Jackson High School on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.J. Scott Park | jpark4@mlive.com
JACKSON, MI – A fight erupted during a high school football game in Jackson on Friday night, forcing the game to end early.
The incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, during a game against Jackson High School and Haslett High School at Jackson’s Withington Stadium, said Kriss Giannetti, assistant superintendent of communication for Jackson Public Schools.
The fight initially broke out inside the stadium and then moved outside of the stadium, according to an announcement on the Jackson Public Schools Facebook page. It is unclear whether the fight involved football players or spectators at the game.
Jackson police officers were already on the scene at the game and helped secure the area, Giannetti said.
The school enacted its shelter in place protocols as a precaution, where teams and coaches were moved into the team area under the bleachers and spectators were moved to north end of the stadium, Giannetti said.
Giannetti said the game ended early as a result of the fight, and all spectators and students were forced to leave the stadium.
Haslett ended up winning the game 42-24, WILX reported.
Jackson school officials did not immediately respond to MLive’s inquiries on Saturday morning about whether there were any injuries or arrests as a result of the fight, or how many people were involved.
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