During a Pennsylvania high school 2025 PIAA 5A Basketball tournament game, Meadville was leading Uniontown, 63-55, with 3:12 left in the fourth quarter.
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The game never finished (double-forfeit), due to an all-out brawl breaking out in the gym between the players and also the parents in the crowd.
That is to say, when looking how it all started, a technical foul was called on a Uniontown player, who was then ejected.
It appeared that Uniontown fans got heated and approached the Meadville bench, which then led to things spiraling out of control. The exchanged words quickly turned into thrown punches and chaos then ensued.
The announcers on the broadcast could be heard narrating the wild set of events that unfolded.
"And now you getting fans removed from the game. This is getting really heated here in the stands. Now you got an all out fight in the stands. This is getting ugly, not what you like to see from a high school basketball game.... And now you got players getting into it. Uh-oh. This is getting really bad. This is getting really bad on both sides."
The announcers were in disbelief, "You got people still coming loose here on the court. What is going on? What is wrong with these people?... You got players all around trying to fight, and this is absolutely crazy. Honestly, both of these schools, you cannot have this going on."
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At the time, Meadville Police Department told TMZ it "expects to be charging several fans and players. Most likely with disorderly conduct."
And now reportedly, upon further review, seven in total were charged, three of them are 16 years old minors (two from Meadville and one from Uniontown).
The other four individuals were fans at the game. This included Reginald Grooms, 44, from Uniontown, who was seen on video (wearing #00 white shirt), as seemingly being the catalyst that started the big brawl in the stands.
‘A fight erupted in the stands of a high school basketball game, ending with police making multiple arrests.’
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Grooms ended up being charged with one count of simple assault, one count of harassment and one count of disorderly conduct (per TMZ).
His relative, 18-year-old Notorious Grooms, was also hit with one count of disorderly conduct.
With the other two being, two Meadville men, Malik Wilson, 25, and Joseph Chabot, 37, who were also charged with one count of disorderly conduct.
Ultimately, the game ended early due to "poor sportsmanship from both sides," with Meadville finishing on top 63-55.
Yet, the The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) disqualified them from the second round of the playoffs.
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