A Texas girls' high school basketball game descended into chaos when a large brawl broke out between the two teams and an adult body-slammed a teen player. The melee erupted during the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game between Brenham High School and host Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas, about 100 miles northwest of Houston. Bryan, trailing 51-67 with two and a half minutes left, rebounded the ball and raced down the court on a fast break before a Brenham player knocked it out of a Bryan player's hands, according to video obtained by KBTX.
Girls from both teams jumped on the ball and the game quickly turned into a boxing match. One Bryan player allegedly kicked at the Brenham student-athletes, causing several girls to start throwing punches, a mother seated in the crowd claimed. "It was a total of four girls on top of my daughter fighting her," Cameshia Mathis told the outlet. Coaches and players from both sides tried to break up the fight before several spectators rushed the court. An adult woman wearing a pink shirt ran up behind a Brenham player, wrapped her arm around the teen's throat and threw her to the ground. The woman had been watching from the opposite side of the court near the team's bench.S2
Police and school officials opened an investigation into the brawl, and an arrest warrant for an assault charge has been issued for the unidentified woman who grabbed the high schooler, KBTX reported. Mathis said she found the footage "gut-wrenching" and "heartbreaking." Her daughter and the Brenham teammate who was thrown to the ground both went to the emergency room with injuries including bruises, scratches and contusions. Coaches and officials eventually separated the two teams. Another altercation broke out between parents and players from both sides when the visiting team tried to leave and was confronted outside the locker room and parking lot, according to the paper.S2
The score was later finalized as a win for Brenham, handing the Cubbettes their first victory over their non-league opponent in 12 years, according to the game recap. Brenham head coach Brad Evans said of the incident, "At the end of the day, they are still human. They are going to defend themselves."S2
