As fans, we can get pretty irate at refs for making a bad call, but you would hope nobody would want to take their anger to the next level over a game.
Keith Dalton and his crew of football referees turned some heads this week after they were recently officiating a high school game, after which they found themselves locked inside a locker room.
Dalton believes he and his crew were locked in their intentionally after a controversial call made during the Sept. 10 game between Grove City High School and Central Crossing High School. Following the call, an assistant coach for Grove City came onto the field and was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Once the game was over, Dalton and his crew were inside the locker room being evaluated on their performance when the door was barricaded from the outside with a vending machine.
“And we had to push on the door, three of us, to at least get the door wedged so we can get out,” said Dalton. “We as a group have now filed charges against Grove City.”
In response to these allegations, the South-Western City School District, sent NBC4 a statement saying in part:
“We continue to investigate this incident and have engaged the Grove City Police Department in the investigation to determine who was responsible for this behavior. Conduct of this nature has no place in our school community.”
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Dalton says both the principal and head coach of Grove City High School issued him an apology. On top of that, the assistant coach who yelled at them was suspended for a game.
Even still, Dalton and his crew want more to be done. “That’s just all they can do, what we’re doing is protecting the officials, and saying that’s just crossing the line,” said Dalton.
