word. I had one guy in tears. I had to take him off the field," Jefferies said, adding that he was subjected to slurs after pulling his team.
Jefferies told the paper his team stayed in the locker room for 30 minutes while police secured the area so that Dunbar's squad could board its buses.
A Cumberland police spokesman said there were no arrests.
Jefferies said the player he removed threw his helmet down in frustration, drawing one of the team's four unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the game. The Tide was flagged for a late hit on the next play, and Jefferies was penalized for arguing that call.
Pay to play: Parents of students at the privates Somers JFK High are footing the bill for a portion of the athletic programs under a pay-to-play arrangement implemented this year.
School administrators blame tough financial times for the new policy, The Journal News reported. The fees range from $100 to $300 per sport depending on equipment, transportation and other costs.
"It does sting a little bit," parent Patricia Ledley told the paper. "For a lot of families, it does become an issue if your child plays more than one sport."
The sports fee was launched by the Rev. Mark Vaillancourt, who took over as school president July 1. Vaillancourt says he has heard few complaints and thinks parents understand the financial reasons.
Vaillancourt said he was able to obtain $15,000 donation that spared freshman volleyball, baseball and girls and boys basketball programs from being eliminated and that the fees cover about 30 percent of the cost of running the various programs.
