It was "chippy" both in terms of the players and the coaches. The Mesa coaches complained about every non-call or hit. One of the Team Ten coaches came half way on the field to complain, while the kid who was blown up was still on the ground. If it was a clean hit or not is in the eye of the beholder, but a hit like that with a guy staying down awhile is likely going to (and probably should) result in man down in 8th grade. Team Ten had some big hits. Got called for most but not all. Mesa swung their sticks a lot! One two handed baseball bat swing into the chest of a Team Ten attackmen. Refs called the game with about 55 seconds left after another questionable Mesa hit put them man down.

Refs probably should have called it tighter from the start. The Refs let them play.