Zachary and Liberty basketball suspended from playoffs following brawl between both teams, sources say
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sources confirm to WAFB that both Zachary High School and Liberty Magnet will not be participating in the playoffs due to a benches-clearing brawl that both teams on Zachary and Liberty Magnet on Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Liberty has also been placed on probation for a year and tonight’s game has been canceled and will be a no-contest sources say. Zachary’s game against Catholic High scheduled for Friday, Feb. 17 has been canceled as well.
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Per the LHSAA website Zachary High School and Liberty are listed as non-participants in the playoffs. They are two of the top teams in Class 5A, both No. 4 in Div. I non-select and select power rankings, but as of Friday, Feb. 17, they were not listed in the rankings.
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The LHSAA would not comment or confirm that they issued a ruling regarding the brawl on Wednesday.
LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine stated on Thursday, Feb. 16 that they have four different camera angles of the brawl. He also stated that a number of players from both teams could be suspended.
At the time, Bonine hinted that the brawl could jeopardize their playoff chances. He also stated that an adult hit a student.
Zachary is the defending back-to-back Class 5A state champion.
We have reached out to both schools regarding the ruling from the LHSAA and they could not comment.
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