Two St. Paul City Conference football teams, Harding/Humboldt and Johnson, won't be participating in next week's section playoffs, the St. Paul Public Schools announced on Thursday, after suspensions stemming from their afternoon game the day before.
Two St. Paul football teams banned from high school playoffs after suspensions
A game between Harding/Humboldt and Johnson was stopped in the fourth quarter because of an altercation among players.
October 21, 2022 at 12:08PM
It was stopped by game officials because of a late physical altercation between players.
"We determined multiple Code of Conduct violations occurred, resulting in suspensions that will prevent both teams from participating in postseason section play," the St. Paul Public Schools news release stated.
Harding/Humboldt was leading Johnson 35-22 with 2 minutes, 30 seconds left to play when the game was stopped. It will not be finished.
Harding/Humboldt, in its second year of fielding a co-op team in football, finishes its season 7-1 with the victory after going 4-4 last year. The Governors fell to 2-6.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
