Team played with 11 players
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The other team sounded a bit overmatched. Imagine how bad it would have been with the other 40 guys.
1995 (I think that was the year). East Gaston played the entire season with 22 players (4a football). No JV team. That team went 8-3 and won the conference championship. One of the best coaching jobs I have ever seen, by the late Earl Lingafelt and staff.
I wonder if there’s a “minimum” number of players you need to play a game according to the rules.
Many years ago I heard about a girls basketball team that was down to two players due to the other girls having fouled out and then had to forfeit when they got down to one (no one to inbound the ball to). But they could play as long as they had two girls, so I wonder what the minimum is for football.
In peewee I think we had to have maybe 9 players. Not positive though.
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Not trying to brag but Burns typically plays 11 on the field at a time too. They have won a few games as well and even a state title one time.
They had to play with 11 because 40 left the sideline during an altercation on the field. Great job by those 11 to stay out of the fray. I wouldn't be too proud of the team being in this situation. Wonder if the coach had to do 40 NFHS sportsmanship online courses for thier behavior at a cost of $20/each? They should have forfeited due to the actions of the whole team, IMO.