Detroit youth football coaches, referee suspended after fight at benefit game The game was meant to raise money for the teams’ upcoming seasons
DETROIT – Coaches of a Detroit youth football team and a referee have been suspended indefinitely after a fight broke out during a game.
This incident occurred at a benefit game at Warren Fitzgerald High School over the weekend.
One team, the Eastside Colts, is a Detroit PAL team.
The game was meant to raise money for the teams’ upcoming seasons.
A Detroit PAL spokesperson says this was not a sanctioned PAL event. But they are investigating what happened.
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