Greg Bates is an assistant basketball coach for Norristown High School. He has been through many heated matches in the last 10 years, but none like Friday night's game at Cheltenham High School.
He said it ended with a massive brawl of at least 75 people, with one angry Cheltenham fan hitting him in the face with a brick.
"After I got hit I just look at the kid just…'you're kidding!" he said.
"We were beating them pretty bad and this was their senior night and I think that was kind of hard to take," Bates said.
Bates told FOX29 he could feel the tension building by the end of the fourth quarter and worried he wouldn't be able to get his team out of the building to the bus without a problem.
Sure enough, they left the locker room only to encounter a big fight in the hallway. He said he tried to help a student being stomped on when a young person swung at him with a brick, hitting him in the forehead.
He said he drove to Chestnut Hill Hospital to get treated and left with six stitches.
Bates said he filed a police report and plans on taking further action but would not elaborate. It's not clear what will happen to the attacker.
Bates said he is focused on getting his team ready for the start of playoffs next weekend.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:43 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:43:10 GMT
Times are tough for many in Philadelphia with almost half a million people turning to food pantries just to survive. Several organizations are working to provide healthy options.
Times are tough for many in Philadelphia with almost half a million people turning to food pantries just to survive. Several organizations are working to provide healthy options.
Monday, June 17 2013 10:21 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:21:46 GMT
In Chester County, there was damage caused by severe storms as they ripped through the area this afternoon. It did not take long but it did quite a bit of damage.
In Chester County, there was damage caused by severe storms as they ripped through the area this afternoon. It did not take long but it did quite a bit of damage.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:07 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:07:03 GMT
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a grocery store on 2nd Avenue and East 4th Street in the East Village on Wednesday morning has been arrested. The car jumped the curb before mowing down a tree, light post, fire hydrant and injuring six people.
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a grocery store on 2nd Avenue and East 4th Street in the East Village on Wednesday morning has been arrested. The car jumped the curb before mowing down a tree, light post, fire hydrant and injuring six people.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:46:33 GMT
June 19 is National Dine Out Day. Restaurants and vendors across the country are contributing a percentage of their revenues for the day to the NJ Relief Fund to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims.
June 19 is National Dine Out Day. Restaurants and vendors across the country are contributing a percentage of their revenues for the day to the NJ Relief Fund to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:46:33 GMT
One bird may have been responsible for several hundred Hoboken residents losing power.
One bird may have been responsible for several hundred Hoboken residents losing power. A spokeswoman for Public Service Electric & Gas says the bird touched a transformer on Clinton Street near Columbus Park Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:13:37 GMT
A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.
A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.
