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KOB-TV.com - It was hard for the Atrisco Heritage High School
football players to hear from a judge that they will not be in the state playoffs. Their parents argued a referee's mistake cost the team a chance to compete for the state championship. Atrisco Heratige
football players showed very little emotion as they walked out of court Thursday afternoon knowing they will not be in the state playoffs. They expressed gratitude to supporters. "It was only the coach that believed in us and then we believed in each other and then our school believed in us and then our community believed in us," said Atrisco senior Christian Tarbox. Last Thursday, with the clock stopped at 4 seconds, Atrisco was getting ready to kick a field goal that could have propelled them into the playoffs but for some reason, the referee started the clock and they never got a chance to kick. The team filed an injunction and Thursday Judge Shannon Bacon made her decision. "The plaintiff's asking the court to step into the shoes of the referee of the game, which is really asking the court to become a super referee or a super official over a sporting event and that simply isn't the role of the court," said Bacon.
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Atrisco Heritage football react to judge's decision
From KOB-TV.com - It was hard for the Atrisco Heritage High School football players to hear from a judge that they will not be in the state playoffs. Their parents argued a referee's mistake cost the team a chance to compete for the state championship. Atrisco Heratige football players showed very little emotion as they walked out of court Thursday afternoon knowing they will not be in the state playoffs. They expressed gratitude to supporters. "It was only the coach that believed in us and then we believed in each other and then our school believed in us and then our community believed in us," said Atrisco senior Christian Tarbox. Last Thursday, with the clock stopped at 4 seconds, Atrisco was getting ready to kick a field goal that could have propelled them into the playoffs but for some reason, the referee started the clock and they never got a chance to kick. The team filed an injunction and Thursday Judge Shannon Bacon made her decision. "The plaintiff's asking the court to step into the shoes of the referee of the game, which is really asking the court to become a super referee or a super official over a sporting event and that simply isn't the role of the court," said Bacon. Read more
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