NBC Philadelphia
September 20, 2015
Authorities are investigating after a New Jersey high school football player was caught on video ripping the helmet off an opponent and hitting him with it, wounding the player so that he needed 10 stitches.
It was during the second quarter of Friday night’s game between Linden and Immaculata high schools when a Linden defensive lineman grabbed the helmet off his opponent and smacked him in the head with it before chucking the helmet aside, video shows.
The injured player went to Morristown Hospital and received 10 stitches for his wound, Immaculata High School officials said.
Immaculata High School’s athletic director, Thomas Gambino, said the incident may have been overlooked during the game, but the injured player “handled himself with restraint and maturity at the time, upholding Immaculata’s expectations for sportsmanship.”