Jesuit High School had a 66-35 triumph Friday against longtime rival Tampa Catholic but that became a major footnote to video footage of a Tigers assistant striking a player on the side of the helmet during the game.
The unidentified part-time assistant coach could be seen punching a player who was running off the field.
On Sunday, the school had to release a statement from its president, Fr. Richard C. Hermes, indicating the coach had been dismissed.
“This behavior contradicts what the school stands for and is completely contrary to the expectations we have for coaches, moderators, and faculty members, who are to be role models for our students and mentors in their development as young men,” Hermes said in the statement, which was issued to all the school’s families.
“We have reached out to the student, who was not injured in the incident, and to his family. We have met with the coach and informed him that he no longer will be coaching Jesuit football or assisting the school in any other capacity.”
Prior to the disgusting punch, Tampa Catholic appeared to be in a fourth down punting formation from its own 29-yard line.
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Jesuit coaches began signaling for a timeout and once one got granted, a Tiger player sprinted off the field. Once he got to the sidelines, he was greeted with anger and a right hook to the left side of his head.
The player immediately removed his helmet and turned to face the field as the coach followed him and began to scream even more.
It just makes you wonder what kinds of things he may have been doing before that wasn’t caught on camera because you know this was not the first time.
