Connellsville Area School District officials are reviewing video footage and speaking with witnesses of a play during the football game against Butler Senior High School on Friday night, Sept. 27, that sent a Butler player to a hospital.

Richard Evans, interim superintendent of Connellsville, said Monday administrators of Connellsville Area School District and Butler Area School District have been in contact to share information related to the incident.

According to Butler head coach Eric Christy, the team was attempting an extra point following a touchdown in the third quarter when the scuffle broke out. Alejandro Palacios, a senior running back and linebacker, was assisted to the sidelines and later received medical attention from emergency medical personnel on scene before being taken by medical helicopter to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.

The scuffle can be seen in a video that captured the game for a livestream Friday night, but the view of the fight is obscured. After the kicker boots the ball through the uprights, players from both teams can be seen falling to the ground as other players crowd around them in a flurry. Referees and coaches from the sidelines also rush in to break up the fight.

The game was delayed for about six minutes because of the altercation.

Referees flagged both teams for unnecessary roughness penalties on the play.

Palacios was released from the hospital later that night, Christy said. Christy later said Palacios, who has a concussion, plans to return to school later this week.

Evans said the district is investigating to get a clearer picture of what happened at the game.

“Our thoughts are with the injured athlete and their family,” Evans said in a written statement.

Eagle sports editor Jake Adams contributed to this report