Most of the players are suspended for one game for leaving the bench and coming onto the field. Those suspensions will be staggered to allow the teams to complete their regular season games, the OHSAA said. Jonas Smith, athletic director at Trotwood, said those suspensions amounted to approximately a third of the players on each team.
Three players were suspended for two games for fighting. Two of those players are from Trotwood.
“Coach [Jeff] Graham and I met with the team yesterday,” said Smith, who has worked as an athletic director for 28 years and the past four years at Trotwood. “I told the young men we preach sportsmanship, and we can’t react to situations like this. I really believe they heard us and see the big picture.”
The Rams, who were ranked eighth this week in the Division III state poll, host Belmont on Friday night.
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