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Texas HS Football Player Body Slams Referee

There’s a part of me that wonders why this hasn’t happened earlier.  Football is a violent and emotional game, and when you combine that with teenage hormones… Senior Emmanuel Duron…

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There's a part of me that wonders why this hasn't happened earlier.  Football is a violent and emotional game, and when you combine that with teenage hormones...

Senior Emmanuel Duron of the Edinburg High Bobcats in Texas was ejected from a game last week after receiving a penalty for roughing the quarterback.

And that's where it gets ugly, as a referee gets absolutely mauled by Duron.

The play-by-play is supplied below.

Luckily, the ref is okay.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.