CHS football player cited

SPOKANE VALLEY - A varsity Coeur d'Alene High football player was cited for fourth-degree assault on Thursday after a melee at a scrimmage.

The fight sent a Sandpoint player to a hospital with a concussion, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.

SCSO spokesman Mark Gregory said the Coeur d'Alene player allegedly pulled the helmet off a Sandpoint player's head and threw it at him, striking him on the side of the head and causing a concussion.

The scuffle occurred during a scrimmage at University High School in Spokane Valley as part of the Border League Camp involving teams on both sides of the border.

"Players continued to push and shove after a play had ended," Gregory said, adding that there are differing accounts about what else took place during the melee.

Fourth-degree assault is the lowest assault charge and a misdemeanor. Gregory said both teams agreed to not play each other for the rest of the camp after the incident.