Michigan HS took 'strong and decisive action' against player over disturbing play, athletics org says

A Michigan high school football player was injured after a bigger defender jumped on top of him during a junior varsity game. (Credit: FACEBOOK/ Courtney Mims)

A Michigan high school took "strong and decisive action" after a disturbing video showed a junior varsity football player pancake an opponent much smaller than him, an official with the state’s high school athletics association said on Monday.

A Kalamazoo Central High School football player jumped on top of his opponent at the tail end of play during a game against Lakeshore High School on Thursday. The mother of the 15-year-old player told a local Michigan TV station that her son suffered two spinal fractures.

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A Michigan high school JV football player pancaked his opponent. (Facebook/Courtney Mills)

"Our staff has been speaking with both schools since Friday. Kalamazoo Central has taken this matter very seriously and they have taken strong and decisive action," the Michigan High School Athletics Association (MHSAA) told Fox News Digital. "Due to student privacy laws, we cannot disclose the specific accountability actions, but they have exceeded what MHSAA regulations would otherwise require in cases of dangerous and unsportsmanlike behavior.

"Our schools can provide additional details as they decide to do so, since they are handling things internally."

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Kalamazoo Public Schools provided a statement to Fox News later Monday.

"An incident that occurred during Kalamazoo Central High School’s Junior Varsity football game on Sept. 19 was the action of an individual student who displayed an egregious act against a player on the opposing team," Kalamazoo Public Schools said.

"This type of