High School Football

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A South Carolina appeals court <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/watermelonritual.pdf"><strong>ruled</strong></a> in favor of Charleston’s City Paper in a defamation dispute brought by high school football players and their head coach. The paper published an opinion piece criticizing the team’s post-game ritual in which they threw watermelons they had drawn faces on while making “monkey-like” sounds. </span>

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A South Carolina appeals court ruled in favor of Charleston’s City Paper in a defamation dispute brought by high school football players and their head coach. The paper published an opinion piece criticizing the team’s post-game ritual in which they threw watermelons they had drawn faces on while making “monkey-like” sounds.

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