High School Football Player Kicks Helmet-less Opponent in Face, Parents Storm Locker Room and Beat Up Kids

Well this is just pathetic all around. A rivalry game in California between Lakewood High School and Milikan High School went completely off the rails after a vicious hit. As halftime approached, Lakewood's Victor Bates took a nasty hit that popped his helmet off. He spun to the ground and was eventually tackled. As he was getting up, a Milikan player came in and just whacked him in the face like he was kicking a field goal.

The referees apparently missed it, but hardly anyone else did. A minor scuffle broke out on the field. Things got even nuttier after the game because a group of parents from Lakewood were apparently out for justice. According to a post on Milikan's Facebook page that has since been deleted, parents busted through security and attacked four players.

KTLA spoke to one of the kids who was attacked—he wasn't even on the field when Bates got kicked—and he still sounds jarred and confused by the whole thing.

A report has been filed, and the police are investigating. However, the governing body for California High School sports has no plans to discipline the Milikan player who kicked Bates in the face. According to spokesman Thom Simmons, since he was not ejected—recall he was not even penalized—from the game for the kick, "there are no current bylaws that provide the section with any authority to intercede in this matter." Had I not just read about a player kicking another player in the face and then parents beating up kids, I would say that is just about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. There's video; he kicked a dude.