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A tweet and video sent out by Grant’s Bryan Hernandez caught the eye of an official with the Spiral All America Classic All-Star Game, which resulted in Hernandez being asked to play in the event in Florida. (Courtesy of Bryan Hernandez)
You never know when a special teams play might pay off.
For Bryan Hernandez of Grants High School, this was true in more ways than one.
The senior returner last year put a piece of video on social media, a return of a punt for a touchdown that he attached to a tweet. Little did he know, an official with the Spiral All America Classic All-Star Game saw the tweet, and the video.
Texas Prep Player Emmanuel Duron Suspended After Attacking Ref During Game
15 Dec 2020
Texas high school football player Emmanuel Duron has been suspended for the remainder of the 2020-2021 season, after attacking a ref during a game two weeks ago.
In response to Edinburg High School senior Duron’s attack on the Dec. 3 attack on the ref, on Monday, the Texas University Interscholastic League voted unanimously to bar Duron from any UIL-sanctioned activities through the rest of the 2020-2021 academic year, according to the McAllen
Monitor.
The school’s athletic programs were also placed on a probationary period to last through 2023. On top of all that, Edinburg coach, JJ Leija, was also placed on one year’s probation through 2022. Finally, Edinburg was removed from the playoffs.
Texas board punishes Emmanuel Duron, along with coach, Edinburg High
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High school football player shoves official after ejection (0:22)
A high school football player goes after a referee and bowls him over following his ejection from the game. (0:22)
The Texas prep football player who made national headlines last week when he bowled over a referee after being ejected from a game won t be playing high school sports again this academic year.
The University Interscholastic League executive committee on Monday suspended Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High from all league-sanctioned activities for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, the result of his actions Thursday night.
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