A week of notable forfeits in Bay Area high school football has added another chapter.
Antioch High’s Thursday night football game against Liberty has been called off, according to a post on Liberty football’s Instagram page. The post, which cited a statement from Liberty principal Efa Huckaby, attributed the forfeit to “violations of (Antioch’s) district code of conduct.”
“We support Antioch High School’s decision and appreciate their commitment to upholding standards of conduct and accountability,” Huckaby wrote in the statement to the Liberty High community.
An Instagram stories video appearing to show Antioch football players hazing an unidentified person by throwing equipment at him in a locker room while he laid on the ground was posted by an account that was no longer active Thursday afternoon.
The Bay Area News Group has seen the video, which was first reported by the Brentwood Press.
Antioch football coach and athletic director Brett Dudley did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BANG.
The matchup was set to be a pivotal one in the Bay Valley Athletic League. Antioch entered the week 7-1 and 3-0 in league play, marking its best start since 2015. Liberty entered the week 6-2, 2-1, prepared to provide Antioch perhaps its stiffest test so far.
Instead, the game will not be played. Liberty improves to 7-2, 3-1; Antioch is now also 7-2, 3-1.
The junior varsity game, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., will proceed as planned.
It is unclear whether Antioch will face rival Pittsburg next week in the Big Little Game.
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