Adults will always find a way to ruin it for kids. A St. Louis high school has canceled the rest of their football season and fired every coach on staff after a suspended player wore a different number and participated in a game.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep, which was undefeated at 7-0 on the season, found out that junior running back Bill Jackson played in their season opener this year even though he was supposed to be serving a one-game suspension.
Jackson donned a jersey with the number 24 and went under the name of "freshman" "Marvin Burks." The problem was he has tattoos that were a dead giveaway. Head coach Brandon Gregory told everyone that his running back didn't play and went along with the lie despite the kid actually putting up 109 yards on the ground and scoring a 56-yard touchdown in the 32-21 win.
Cardinal Ritter school president Tamiko Armstead decided to void the entire season. The school also announced that every person on the coaching staff has been "permanently released."
Students on the team are said to be devastated by the news and parents are wondering if the school went too far in its punishment.