High School Students Are Silly And Emotional

And nobody would remotely care if Terrelle Pryor wasn’t involved. But he was.

In a tension-packed game befitting a championship stage instead of a quarterfinal matchup, Pryor jawed at the South Fayette students. His actions only incited them further.

Two South Fayette students were ejected from the gymnasium during the fourth quarter. The first left peacefully as the Jeannette fans cheered. The second made a major mistake. He put his hands on a policemen attempting to escort him from the stands.

Considering the things that are said during basketball games, imagine what those two uttered.

As dumb as they were, Pryor topped them after Jeannette pulled away in the overtime.

He continued his dialogue with fans. Then, after postgame handshakes, Pryor immediately went toward the student section.

Following a ridiculous, prolonged exchange, Pryor’s teammates intervened. Why they didn’t stop him before is unknown. Why his coaches allowed it to happen is an even greater injustice.

Undoubtedly, some people will use this to trigger that familiar, “he’s a douchebag, we don’t need him anyway!” defense mechanism. When you boil it down to its essence, it’s a high-tension state playoff game filled with overzealous students, stereotypical tough-guy local cops, and hand-wringing columnists there to provide condemnation.

But hey, it’s a slow time of year. So it’s a story.

(Also, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette coverage here — no guarantee they publish any relevant or current facts when it comes to a Pryor story, though.)

Update: Come on, this is pretty funny.

Update #2:  Hmmm.  First hand accounts are starting to filter in, and they’re not flattering for Pryor.  To put it very mildly.  It’s quite possible that the columnist above wasn’t being overdramatic, but was actually doing Pryor a favor by under-reporting the incident.  And I feel more than a little stupid for jumping to a conclusion so early.