Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 | 6:01 p.m.
A bench-clearing brawl between the Democracy Prep and Mater East basketball teams on Tuesday night that brought fans onto the court to prematurely end the game will result in forfeits for both teams.
Each team will forfeit one upcoming game for their role in the incident, according to guidelines established by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association. That game will be ruled a 1-0 loss.
Additionally, association rules dictate that any game stopped for a fight is scored a double forfeit — regardless of the score when the fight was initiated.
The penalty of forfeits aligns with a ruling in the fall, when the Desert Pines and Arbor View football teams received the same punishment for a fight following their game.
