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Overcrowding Halts Cass Tech–Detroit King Game as Saturday Resumption Limits Attendance to Parents

Police moved to stop play after fence jumping caused security breaches at Wayne State's Tom Adams Field.

Overview

  • Cass Tech led 20-0 when the game was stopped with 5:58 left in the third quarter.
  • Detroit PSL executive Jay Alexander said police ordered the shutdown after many people entered without tickets by jumping perimeter fences.
  • Alexander reported 5,095 tickets sold and total attendance of 5,546, below the stadium’s 6,439 capacity.
  • Officials plan to resume the game Saturday at a different location with entry limited to parents of football players and cheerleaders.
  • The MHSAA has not said how a police-driven suspension will be recorded, and Wayne State University Police declined comment after a Free Press photographer reported being shoved.