Brawl unfolds after Wilcox-Gunn basketball game. CCS to beef up security if teams meet in the playoffs
Video shows a fight involving adults occurred on court after Gunn’s dramatic league victory over Wilcox this week
If Wilcox and Gunn meet in the Central Coast Section Division II boys basketball final next weekend, section officials plan to beef up security measures in the aftermath of a fight involving adults at a league game between the teams this week, commissioner Dave Grissom told the Bay Area News Group on Friday.
Spectators engaged in a fight after Gunn’s 82-81 victory at home over Wilcox on Tuesday.
Video on NFHS, a streaming website for high school sports, shows that the fight started on the court. It later spilled into the lobby, the Palo Alto Daily Post reported.
“It’s just an unfortunate situation,” Gunn athletic director Kevin Johnson told the Post.
Grissom said the CCS would not hand out disciplinary measures, noting that the incident occurred after the game and that the schools were working with law enforcement to investigate the matter.
“The schools have meted out the discipline,” Grissom said. “We would have meted out discipline if we had received any information from the officials in regards to expulsions from the game. That happened after the game.”
The commissioner added that the schools are banning some of the spectators from “any subsequent section games they’re participating in.”
On Wednesday, Gunn was seeded sixth and Wilcox fourth in the Division II playoffs. If the teams make surprise runs to the final, they would meet on Feb. 24 for the championship.
Gunn opens the playoffs at home in Palo Alto on Saturday against Leland or Rancho San Juan, which were scheduled to play a first-round game Friday.
Wilcox has a bye until the quarterfinals Tuesday. The Chargers will open the playoffs at home in Santa Clara.