(CNN)The defensive back comes charging in at full speed, knocking his blindsided target to the ground. A teammate follows moments later by diving in helmet-first.
These kinds of bone-crushing hits often land the players involved on football highlight reels. But this time, they could land the players in jail.
The reason: They didn't level an opposing high school player but a game official.
No arrests have been made. Police in Marble Falls, Texas, said they are investigating the incident.
Investigators have contacted Burnet County Attorney Eddie Arredondo, whose jurisdiction includes Marble Falls, and the prosecutor has said he is open to filing charges, Marble Falls Police Department spokesman Tom Dillard said.
Dillard wouldn't speculate on the timing of any potential charges. If charges are filed, he said, the football players could be looking at counts of assault.
Individuals 17 and older are considered adults in Texas. Dillard said he did not know the players' ages.
While they await their fate, the pair from San Antonio's John Jay High School have already paid a price.
They both were ejected from Friday night's game against Marble Falls High School. The two then were suspended from the Mustangs team and from school, according to Stan Laing, executive director for athletics in the Northside Independent School District that includes John Jay and 11 other San Antonio-area high schools.
The district said it would address the matter more fully Tuesday when schools reopen after the Labor Day holiday.
Pascual Gonzalez, chief spokesman for Northside schools, said the district will interview game officials, coaches and students in an investigation in conjunction with the University Interscholastic League, which oversees athletics in Texas public schools.
"It is not the good sportsmanlike behavior that we teach students," Gonzalez said. "Northside ISD will not tolerate this kind of behavior."
Poster Comment:
Nowhere have I seen the race of the two football players.