High school football coach pleads guilty in player attack on referee

BURNET, Texas (AP) — A former assistant high school football coach has pleaded guilty to assault for an attack on a game referee by two of his players.

BURNET, Texas (AP) — A former assistant high school football coach has pleaded guilty to assault for an attack on a game referee by two of his players.

Mack Breed, former assistant football coach at John Jay High School in San Antonio, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge Monday in a Burnet (BUR’-niht) County court. County Court-at-law Judge Linda Bayless sentenced Breed to 18 months of probation, fined him $1,500 and ordered him to serve 120 hours of community service and pay restitution to referee Robert Watts.

Burnet County Attorney Eddie Arredondo says Breed also must forfeit his Texas teaching certificate permanently and attend anger management sessions.

The two players hit the referee during a Sept. 4 game at Marble Falls. They said they did so at Breed’s direction, but Breed denied the allegation.

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