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Prep-football playoffs in Oklahoma being delayed; awaiting decision by court


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OKLAHOMA CITY - It isn't exactly instant replay, but the Oklahoma Supreme Court will be reviewing film of a high-school playoff game to determine if a quarterback should be suspended for kicking an opposing player.

The Oklahoma Class 5A playoffs are on hold until the court rules.

The state's highest court agreed yesterday to take the case and expedite a ruling on an appeal of a lower court opinion that reinstated Shawnee quarterback Tucker Brown.

Gov. Brad Henry, a graduate of Shawnee High School, weighed in on the dispute, saying a court fight could have been avoided by some "reasonable officiating."

The executive director of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association canceled last weekend's semifinal game between the two teams after a judge's order blocked the association from enforcing its suspension policy against Brown.

Brown, son of Shawnee coach Billy Brown, was ejected for violating the OSSAA's anti-fighting rule with 19 seconds left in Shawnee's Nov. 19 game in which Shawnee defeated Tulsa Washington 14-10.

Brown was kneeling in an effort to run out the clock when Washington's Jermaine Holmes jumped over the line of scrimmage, grabbed Brown's helmet and pulled him to the ground. Brown responded by kicking Holmes.