"When they were about to throw the ball, I guess, one of the Jackson players got mad and they started pushing each other," says Everett High School 10th grader Jose Valdivia.

"And then you see, like, the whole team run from the sidelines and the Jackson team. And then all you hear is cheerleaders screaming," adds Everett 11th grader Rita Martinez.

That confrontation happened Friday night at the homecoming football game between Lansing's Everett High School and Jackson High School. It was the third quarter when Martinez realized a fight had started between two players.

"It was crazy," she says. "There were, like, all these football players running towards each other fighting, and then you see fans running down from the stands saying, 'Oh, my gosh are they okay?'"

"There were plenty of people rushing to the field," Valdivia explains. "They were trying to get in the action and see what was going on, pulling people out to make sure everyone's okay. Everyone's like, 'I got to make sure my cousin's fine.'"

"We have officers at every Lansing game, so they were right there," says Sgt. Ryan Cressman with the Lansing Police Department. "Two people were arrested for midemeanor trespassing. They were Lansing residents."

In fact, those two people arrested are juveniles and they could face misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct or trespassing.

"It was a serious circumstance," Lansing School District spokesman Stephen Serkaian says. "These kinds of things, unfortunately, sometimes happen in the heat of battle. But we're going to be talking a look at the situation. Any players that were ejected will likely face suspension from next week's game."

Adds A'lynne Robinson with Jackson Public Schools, "I think they were trying really hard, of course, to live up to all the expectations that everyone had of them, and they wanted to do well in the game. And in that process I think things, just, went terribly, terribly wrong."

No one was injured in the altercation that police say lasted less than two minutes. Nine players were ejected, the game was cut short, and Everett's homecoming dance was cancelled.

"That was a pretty big bummer. But it happens," says Valdivia. "People do stupid stuff and ruin it for everyone else, but it's all right, because there's always next year."

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