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Victor Valley made the right call on sportsmanship

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It must have been tough for Victor Valley High School Superintendent Carl J. Coles and Principal Darius Robinson to cancel their team’s next football game.

But it was the right thing to do.

As The California Post reported, some players on the the Victor Valley High School football team taunted their rivals from Apple Valley High School last weekend with obscene gestures and foul language.

The team mascot joined in as Victor Valley mocked the players from Apple Valley — and the fans.

The game’s officials were furious but could not control the unsportsmanlike behavior. 

So Victor Valley’s leaders stepped in.

They told the team, and the school, that they were going to forfeit the next game.

Because it didn’t matter that Victor Valley defeated Apple Valley, 20-7, on the field.

The way they won was so ugly that it felt, even to those who love the school, like a loss.

Coles and Robinson made a tough decision —........

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