JTA — A Catholic high school in Miami lost its semifinal game in a state football tournament over the weekend, days after players fought on the field with a Jewish school team.
However, the Catholic school did not comment further on eyewitness accounts, which claimed the fight was fueled by antisemitism.
Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School defeated Sceach Hillel Community School in its regional final on Wednesday to set up a semi-final game on Saturday.
But the school’s players came under scrutiny after a video surfaced of a fight between students and spectators on the field after the game.
Some Scheck Hillel parents told local news outlets that students uttered antisemitic slurs, including “Hitler was right”. Those accounts have not yet been confirmed by the school, the video or law enforcement.
The athletic director of Archbishop Carroll’s slated opponent in Saturday’s semifinal told local news outlets that the school had forfeited following its role in the brawl, but did not provide further details.
The fight broke out during a football match between Scach Hillel Community School, a Jewish school in Ojas, and Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, a Catholic school in The Hammocks. Witnesses say anti-Semitic slurs were hurled at a student at the end of the hospital. pic.twitter.com/muVZ7Plv5m
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A representative for the Catholic school told the Miami Herald that both Sheik Hillel and Archbishop Carroll are completing their investigations into Wednesday’s fight.
The schools had previously acknowledged the “controversy” and said they had been made aware of reports of anti-Semitic language. At least one spectator was injured and required medical attention.
