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Prep team suspended from playoffs after brawl breaks out at game (March 12, 2015)

A Chicago high school basketball team has had to forfeit its spot in the playoffs after a brawl broke out at their game Wednesday night.

The fight broke-out after North Lawndale beat Marshall last night at Westinghouse College Prep. The fight was captured on video.

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CHICAGO --A Chicago high school basketball team has had to forfeit its spot in the playoffs after a brawl broke out at their game Wednesday night.

The fight broke-out after North Lawndale beat Marshall last night at Westinghouse College Prep. The fight was captured on video.

Some players apparently exchanged words in the handshake line and that sparked the altercation.

Thursday evening, CPS suspended North Lawndale and Marshall for three games.

As a result, North Lawndale will not play in the next round and St. Joseph automatically advances.

IHSA released a statement Thursday saying, "The events that occurred last night at the IHSA Boys Basketball Sectional at Westinghouse High School between the teams and fans from Marshall High School and North Lawndale High School are unacceptable in society, no less a high school sporting event. The IHSA fully supports the Chicago Public Schools decision for North Lawndale to forfeit the IHSA Sectional final, advancing St. Joseph (Westchester) to the Super-Sectional round. This was not an easy decision to make, but we believe that it is the correct one. Chicago Public Schools and the IHSA are sending the message that incidents like this at high school contests will not be tolerated. We will continue to work with the Chicago Public Schools, Marshall High School and North Lawndale High School on how we can prevent future instances like this from occurring."

BREAKING: Marshall & North Lawndale basketball teams suspended for the next 3 games, bc of brawl. Lawndale will forfeit Friday's semifinal.

- Courtney Gousman (@cgousman) March 12, 2015

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Prep team suspended from playoffs after brawl breaks out at game

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CHICAGO --A Chicago high school basketball team has had to forfeit its spot in the playoffs after a brawl broke out at their game Wednesday night. The fight broke-out after North Lawndale beat Marshall last night at Westinghouse College Prep. The fight was captured on video.

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Brawl breaks out at playoff game between North Lawndale, Marshall (March 12, 2015)

A brawl broke out Wednesday night after a boys basketball sectional playoff game at Westinghouse College Prep High School on the West Side, authorities said.

After North Lawndale defeated Marshall 70-62, words were exchanged in the postgame handshake line, which led to a fight involving the rival schools' players and fans.

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Brawl breaks out at playoff game between North Lawndale, Marshall

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A brawl broke out Wednesday night after a boys basketball sectional playoff game at Westinghouse College Prep High School on the West Side, authorities said. After North Lawndale defeated Marshall 70-62, words were exchanged in the postgame handshake line, which led to a fight involving the rival...

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North Lawndale booted from state tournament after brawl (March 12, 2015)

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Two Chicago schools kicked out of playoffs, suspended 3 games for post game brawl (March 13, 2015)

The playoffs are ending before they’re truly beginning for a pair of Chicago boys basketball teams who engaged in a nasty handshake line brawl during a sectional playoff game on Wednesday night.

As reported by Chicago ABC affiliate WLS and Chicago Tribune, among other outlets, North Lawndale College Prep and Marshall High were both handed three-game suspensions for their entire teams in response to a brawl that broke out between the two squads in the handshake line following North Lawndale’s 70-62 victory.

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The playoffs are ending before they're truly beginning for a pair of Chicago boys basketball teams who engaged in a nasty handshake line brawl during a sectional playoff game on Wednesday night.

As reported by Chicago ABC affiliate WLS and Chicago Tribune, among other outlets, North Lawndale College Prep and Marshall High were both handed three-game suspensions for their entire teams in response to a brawl that broke out between the two squads in the handshake line following North Lawndale's 70-62 victory.

North Lawndale's suspension automatically booted them from the state playoffs, with their subsequent two games out to come at the start of the 2015-16 season. Marshall will serve out its entire sentence during the following season.

Police were eventually called to the Westinghouse College Prep, which was hosting the playoff game between the schools after the brawl briefly appeared to spiral completely out of control. It was eventually halted, but also brought on the arrest of one girl, who was released to her parents.

North Lawndale's enforced suspension means that St. Joseph automatically advance in the playoffs.

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Jason Jordan, USA Today High School Sports

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Two Chicago schools kicked out of playoffs, suspended 3 games for postgame brawl

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The playoffs are ending before they're truly beginning for a pair of Chicago boys basketball teams who engaged in a nasty handshake line brawl during a sectional playoff game on Wednesday night.

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Schools Get Suspensions Following Brawl At Basketball Game (March 12, 2015

The handshake line at the end of a boys’ basketball playoff game erupted into an all-out brawl Wednesday night, with fans rushing the court to join a fight between the two teams.

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Updated 6:30 p.m. on 3/12/2015

CHICAGO (CBS) - The handshake line at the end of a boys' basketball playoff game erupted into an all-out brawl Wednesday night, with fans rushing the court to join a fight between the two teams.

There was a cost for the melee. The boys basketball teams at North Lawndale College Prep and Marshall Metro High School will each have to serve a three-game suspension, it was announced Thursday. North Lawndale will have to forfeit a sectional title game against St. Joseph, while Marshall's suspension will begin next season.

By all accounts, it had been a physical game between two intense rivals Wednesday night, as North Lawndale beat Marshall in the 3A sectional playoff at Westinghouse College Prep High School. When the two teams lined up to shake hands, they began exchanging heated words, and soon players were throwing punches.

The teams' fans soon joined the brawl.

Witnesses said it started when a player was punched in the face while standing in the handshake line, and the stands quickly emptied.

Some said there was not enough security on hand for a playoff game between the two rivals. CSN Chicago reported the two teams were nearly involved in a scuffle earlier in the season, but security was able to prevent it from escalating.

Several players from North Lawndale were injured in the fight on Wednesday, and at least one was hospitalized.

Marshall's season was over after their loss, but North Lawndale now must face St. Joseph High School in the Class 3A Westinghouse Sectional final Friday night with three of their players suffering injuries from the brawl.

Chicago police responded to the fight, and took a girl into custody, but later released her to the custody of her parents.

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Schools Get Suspensions Following Brawl At Basketball Game

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Updated 6:30 p.m. on 3/12/2015 CHICAGO (CBS) - The handshake line at the end of a boys' basketball playoff game erupted into an all-out brawl Wednesday night, with fans rushing the court to join a fight between the two teams. There was a cost for the melee.

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Players Suspended After High School Basketball Brawl (March 12, 2015)

All players for Chicago’s North Lawndale and John Marshall Metropolitan high schools have both been suspended after a brawl broke out during an Illinois High School Association playoff basketball game, Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday.

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Players Suspended After High School Basketball Brawl

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All players for Chicago's North Lawndale and John Marshall Metropolitan high schools have both been suspended after a brawl broke out during an Illinois High School Association playoff basketball game,...