Why does an academic school have an athletic program?
Ask, and you will be told that the practices, the games, and the competition build character. That said, which team showed the type of character those parents are paying their hard-earned money for? The losing team's coach wasn't going to call the game - from everything I've read, he and his team were determined to finish the game. The gracious, sportsmanlike thing to do would be to play but don't press, or give the other team the opportunity to call it a game at half-time. IMHO, the coach deserved to be fired because while he won the game, he did so in a manner that was not in keeping with the school's fundamental principles. He compounded the problem by his behavior after it hit the press.
There are enough cut-throat private schools out there that I'm sure he'll have a new job in no time.
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