High school football has become more controversial than the college or pro game lately.
Several notable events have taken place around the HS gridiron in recent times, with the Kalamazoo-Lakeshore incident involving one player who pancaked another into a broken spine, one of the most viral.
Several wild fights have also been caught on camera, including one where one player got his helmet ripped off during a game and was punched in the face a few seconds later.
One recent incident seems to have required a strong police presence, resulting in officers being accused of pepper-spraying players following a game that took place in Ohio on October 3.
The fixture was between St. Louis private school Cardinal Ritter College Prep and Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. The latter won 28-1