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Carroll High School's football team has been suspended for a brawl.
Carroll High School in Louisiana had its football season suspended for the remainder of 2026. An ugly brawl erupted after a game against Assumption last Friday.
The fight involved both players and fans. Each team will be penalized. Carroll was hit the hardest by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.
The Bulldogs will not play another game this year. The season will officially end with a 14-6 loss to the Mustangs.
Louisiana high school football teams brawled.
The Bulldogs travelled to Napoleonville last week to face the Mustangs in a non-league matchup. The two schools are separated by about 250 miles.
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Carroll competes at the 3A level in District 1. It’s been a .500 ball club over the last decade or so, going 57-55 dating back to 2015.
Assumption plays in 4A as part of District 8. They’ve experienced a bit more success, going 61-50 over the last 10 years with a pair of 10-win seasons.
Friday night’s high school football contest was competitive. The Mustangs won by a touchdown. Tensions boiled over at the end of the outing.
The game was actually called early due to unsportsmanlike conduct. Three players were ejected in the first half. Referees called the game in the fourth quarter and deputies were called to the field for precautions.
It was then that the brawl broke out on the sidelines.
Instead of going to the visitor’s locker room, about two dozen Carroll players rushed towards game spectators and started fighting Assumption fans.
Carroll High School’s football season is over.
The LHSAA has suspended the team for the remainder of the year. It released that decision after a three-hour meeting by the sportsmanship committee on Wednesday.
Carroll will not play another game. The Bulldogs are not eligible for the postseason.
The ruling ends Carroll’s season at 2-2. Details of the punishment have been made public.
The LHSAA has suspended Carroll’s football program for the rest of the 2026 high school football season, forcing the program to forfeit their remaining games and holding them on the hook for making up away games for the 2027 season. If the games are not played, per a letter sent to the school, the Bulldogs would be required to pay teams an amount, anywhere ranging from $5,000 to $1,000 depending on the classification of the team losing the home contest.
Assumption was also hit with sanctions. It will not host another home game in 2026. The school was fined $500.
The ugly scene has had major implications on the 2026 season. For now, the Carroll Bulldogs are barred from playing another game. The program will appeal the LHSAA decision.