Cda football player may be charged with assault

The Sandpoint player was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center where he was held overnight, Sandpoint coach Satini Puailoa said. Puailoa said the player had yet to be released as of early Friday morning.

Sandpoint was running a play to the right side of the field when on the opposite side, well away from the play, a Sandpoint player blocked a Coeur d’Alene player. The two continued to tussle after the play.

“During the scrum, the Coeur d’Alene player ripped off the helmet of the Sandpoint player,” said Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Gregory said. “Depending on numerous (witness) versions, the player either threw or hit (the Sandpoint player) with the helmet on the cheek and head area. He suffered a concussion.” Full story.