High School Player tackles Referee, a breakdown
What Happened
Jomboy breaks down a Texas high school football clip from a 2020 game involving Edinburg and PSJA, with Edinburg up 21-14 in the second quarter. Number 88 in blue runs past a blocker, roughs the passer, and then keeps escalating, drawing multiple flags and an ejection while his coach tries to walk him off the field. As he paces the sideline in full pads, teammate number 72 sprints onto the field and tackles an older referee from behind, leveling him hard. The ref ended up with a concussion, and according to the video the player was arrested and faced charges.
Why This Matters
This one stands apart from the usual Jomboy fare because it's not a missed call or a funny ejection, it's a kid blindsiding an unarmed adult during a sanctioned game. Targeting an official isn't just a personal foul, it's the kind of act that pulls in law enforcement, school discipline, and state athletic associations, all of which can hand down bans that follow a teenager for years. The clip also echoes the infamous 2015 San Antonio John Jay incident, where two players hit a referee and faced criminal and UIL consequences. Jomboy's lighter spin on rage rooms and tree branches softens the edges, but the takeaway is real: a concussed official, an arrested player, and a reminder that the people in stripes are usually somebody's dad or grandpa working a Friday night for gas money.
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Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momenthere's a pretty messed up video for you
number 88 on
blue i don't know if that's psja or
edinburgh
edinburgh is winning 21 to 14 number 88
comes in
blows past number 84 on offense
and roughs the passer i'm guessing he
gets flagged for roughing the passer
then they flag him again for something
else because he's probably throwing
punches because his teammate number 44
sees what's happening and sprints in to
help out
and then the coach sees what's happening
and he sprints in to help out
and more flags get thrown and then they
eject him from the game
they're like hey it's the second quarter
those kids a problem
enough is enough you're gone you're out
of here
number 88 on blue he's got some anger
issues
he's got probably a lot going on in his
life and
he's not handling it properly and he's
mad and he's angry
and his coach is trying to keep him off
the field he's got his helmet on
and finally his coach starts walking him
off the field
gonna get him to a safe place get him in
a better mindset a little better
headspace very important for young men
to find some tranquility through the
anger i'm a big fan of panic rooms he
doesn't have that i mean rage rooms not
panic rooms
he goes to the sideline he's walking
he's pacing
he's trying to figure out what to do
with all his rage he feels his body is
probably like
closing up number 72 his teammate he
sees
something going on maybe he's screaming
he runs onto the field and this is where
it gets ugly
and he tackles the referee who's an
older man and just completely bombs and
number 72.
big dude oh the ref did trip that guy
which come on ref like you don't got to
hurt the other team just because you got
hurt
number 72 on blue good teammate probably
a good friend
just probably realizes he's probably one
of the bigger guys out here that can
maybe stop this kid from doing anything
else
everyone handled this pretty well
besides obviously number 88 because if
you see the other
angle now the referee is coming to that
guy and he's probably like yeah
that kid and the guy's like yeah we all
saw it man like we were all watching and
then they tell security guard
that kid i believe that kid got arrested
he's probably gonna press charges of
some sorts and then the referee got a
concussion
but if we go to the other view here you
can see his teammates run in to help
number six on white checks on the ref
right away 11 goes to check on the ref
everyone did well everyone got to the
middle and then they started to break it
up
they started to hold each other back see
they got to their places so
celebrate those people number 88 come on
dude
can't be tackling refs they're old men
they're old men that guy's bald
you can't tackle a guy with a receding
hairline if you're a young kid
come on now big fan of rage rooms
you're a little kid you get filled with
rage you don't gotta suppress that
that's just worse
just go take a tree branch and break it
over the base of the tree
that'll help that's therapy for young
boys