was the class 3 game as bad as the PD says?

[Pancho and Lefty]

If so, who should be more embarrased, the schools, MSHSAA, or the archdiocese? Full disclosure, wasn't at the game, going off the post dispatch report but

Back and forth on social media leading up to the game (goes on everywhere, no big deal)
Pregame "woofing" at the 50 yard line and had to be seperated.
32 total penalties called - not a math teacher but that's a penalty every minute and a half (state title record and 3rd most).
Player ejection for roughing the kicker and extracurricular activity with only 2:50 left in game (I get it kids do dumb things, it happens but dang the game was essentially over at that point)
A day after St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson held a ceremonial coin toss with both teams, they did not participate in a post-game handshake (not sure if one or both teams refused or officials wouldn't let them).

Trying to see where this fits into

“MSHSAA promotes the value of participation, sportsmanship, team play, and personal excellence to develop citizens who make positive contributions to their community and support the democratic principles of our state and nation.”

This program shall provide educational and social experiences for the students and school community which result in positive learner outcomes contributing to the development of good citizenship, sportsmanship and equitable competition.

I will spare you of posting the two school mission statements and visions but if the paper account is correct, sounds like a mess. Again, wasn't at the game, realize kids make mistakes, and not singling out any particular player.

 

[d031280]

A whole lot of penalties, soso that wasn't good. Still a good game, imo. It was a simple roughing the kicker call on Trinity, no malice intended at all. Cardinal Ritter player lost his temper and tried to fight, no retaliation from any Trinity players. Ritter player was ejected and so was his head coach who only ran out to prevent the fight. No Trinity players ejected or even flagged outside of the roughing call. The two teams are pretty heated rivals, and the pregame 50 yard line stuff happened between the two last season as well. I heard Ritter has been calling out Trinity the entire year, so there definitely was going to be trash talking.

 

[CaptainBackslap]

They won’t even shake each other’s hands after the game? And that’s accepted by the adults that are in charge at these places.

 

[outsideveer89]

They won’t even shake each other’s hands after the game? And that’s accepted by the adults that are in charge at these places.

Well the adults in charge of these places have a policy of protecting priests who are accused of sexual assault of children so the organization as a whole doesn’t have a hystory of taking the high road

 

[d031280]

They won’t even shake each other’s hands after the game? And that’s accepted by the adults that are in charge at these places.

According to another poster, it was MSHSAA's decision.

 

[Veer2Eternity]

According to another poster, it was MSHSAA's decision.

Dont the coaches have enough control over their players to limit this stuff?
Discipline works wonders. Sooner or later mshsaa has to do something about rampant recruiting and then you guys cant just buy more talent than everyone else

 

[Steelblues89]

Dont the coaches have enough control over their players to limit this stuff?
Discipline works wonders. Sooner or later mshsaa has to do something about rampant recruiting and then you guys cant just buy more talent than everyone else

Yep, was the best State Championship money can buy. They were good, not a question about that, but how they were assembled is the problem. A public school who plays by the rules most of the time cannot compete with a private school who has unlimited resources and outweighs the opponents by 100 lbs a man on the line of scrimmage. Not whining, just stating a fact.

 

[bhunt95]

Dont the coaches have enough control over their players to limit this stuff?
Discipline works wonders. Sooner or later mshsaa has to do something about rampant recruiting and then you guys cant just buy more talent than everyone else

After the roughing the punter call the Ritter head coach ran to middle of field to try to get his players. Refs flagged him for it.

 

[Rufus R. Jones]

MSHSAA was paranoid and had every off duty state trooper in mid MO there the whole game. Same way they get at state bb when "certain teams" are playing. Uptight. Nervous. Lol
Really wasn't much out if line. The teams were fired up and talking some shit. There was a roughing the kicker that led to some pushing. That's it.

 

[PlayerTwo]

Same way they get at state bb when "certain teams" are playing.

Private schools that pay for their education?

 

[FistOH]

MSHSAA was paranoid and had every off duty state trooper in mid MO there the whole game. Same way they get at state bb when "certain teams" are playing. Uptight. Nervous. Lol
Really wasn't much out if line. The teams were fired up and talking some shit. There was a roughing the kicker that led to some pushing. That's it.

Boom! Yes

 

[CaptainBackslap]

Private schools that pay for their education?

Yea, why would mshsaa not let them shake hands? Besides the ejections, players wanting to throw hands, multiple unsportsmanlike personal fouls, title game penalty records.

 

[deacon jones]

Yea, why would mshsaa not let them shake hands? Besides the ejections, players wanting to throw hands, multiple unsportsmanlike personal fouls, title game penalty records.

The penalties were not all for unsportsmanlike conduct. The player conduct from the two teams didn't seem to be a big issue. The game officials did a good job. Not sure why they weren't allowed to shake hands.