St. Vincent-St. Mary-Cleveland Central Catholic Game Ends in Brawl Involving Players and Fans

A local high school basketball game ended in a brawl between players and fans.

St. Vincent-St. Mary beats Cleveland Central Catholic 70-53. Game ends with 3:52 left because of fight involving players, fans. #NEOvarsity

— Sam Robinson (@SRobinson25) December 4, 2016

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary was beating Cleveland Central Catholic 70-53 with 3:52 remaining, when an Irish player was called for an offensive foul.

A player from Central Catholic retaliated.

A bench-clearing brawl ensued and fans also were involved in the brawl.

A short video clip posted on Twitter shows fans running towards the exits.

CCC vs SVSM ?? didn't even finish the game pic.twitter.com/mPKW1pQzAZ

— Free Reese (@__runituptae) December 4, 2016

scene from Cleveland Central Catholic – St. Vincent-St.Mary via @mikecoutee94 pic.twitter.com/J96n71XXkJ

— NEO Sports Insiders (@NEOSportsInside) December 4, 2016

NEO Sports Insiders caught up with the eyewitness, Alonte, who filmed the short video, who had this to say:

“SVSM was up 17 points. I’m thinking it’s over so me and my friends leave and a punch was thrown. Then I started leaving, then everyone stormed the court and the player’s mother start to defend her son because it was a unfair advantage. Then I proceeded to pull out my phone got a little bit of live action and was told to put my phone up so it’s only 3 seconds.”

When asked how many people were involved in the brawl, Alonte said he would estimate it was “around 150 people.”

The game was called with 3:52 to play and STVM was declared the winner by a score of 70-53.

We will update this article when punishment is handed down from either the schools or the OHSAA.