Berkeley High football game reportedly ends early after fighting in stands
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The Berkeley High School football home opener on Friday ended early, the Berkeley Scanner reported, after fighting in the stands.
One attendee told the Scanner that multiple fights broke out in the bleachers, with fans running onto the field amid reports that one person brandished a firearm.
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The game ended in the third quarter, amid the chaos, with "just kids running in every direction," police said, in the Scanner story.
Friday was the first home game for the Berkeley High Yellowjackets (3-1), who won 27-10 over the Arroyo Knights (1-4) from San Lorenzo.
"My understanding is that there were some fights, which were broken up by school officials. There was a report that someone may have had a gun, but we did not find anyone with gun and there were no arrests related to the game," Officer Byron White of the Berkeley Police Department told the Chronicle.
Officials from Berkeley Unified School District were not immediately available for comment Saturday morning.
Sports photographer Kathryn Jay, who was photographing the matchup, wrote in a social media post that "some wildness in the stands didn't detract from a well-played game (though it did mean the game ended sooner than expected)."
Police records show that officers were dispatched to the game multiple times: for a fire alarm shortly before 9 p.m., a medical emergency half an hour later, and what was described as an assault on a police officer just after 9:30 p.m.
The day before the game, the student-led fan page barstoolberkeleyhigh posted a video on reminding students of how to behave at games, including respecting seniority, staying positive, not spending the game on their phone - and not fighting.
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