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Georgia Playoff Game Ends in Sideline-Clearing Brawl as Gainesville Advances 42-0

GHSA rules allow film review with mandatory suspensions for ejections.

Overview

  • Officials ended the Class AAAAA second-round game at Brunswick after a fight spread across the field with Gainesville up 42-0.
  • Gainesville was declared the winner and moves to the third round to face Langston Hughes, while Brunswick’s season concludes at 9-3.
  • A video of the altercation posted by Tyler Harden circulated widely on social media and was cited in coverage.
  • GHSA by-laws 2.70 and 2.72 prohibit fighting, permit film review to identify participants, and require sit-out suspensions for ejected players and for substitutes who leave the bench.
  • No formal disciplinary outcomes were announced at publication, and any ejection penalties must be served at the next contest.