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UPDATED: WH Basketball Player States he was Provoked
The basketball team faced trouble at Saturday's game.
Shakim Alonzo spoke to the McKeesport Daily News and said he was provoked at a game Saturday night just before he punched a player from Peters Township.
"There was a lot that happened, but there was a bunch of racial slurs and a bunch of contact that had nothing to do with basketball going on," the report states. Alonzo is a Woodland Hills student and member of the basketball team.
According to the McKeesport Daily News, Alonzo was ejected from the game. The incident is being investigated.
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Peters Township coach stated the incident was not racial in any way.
Woodland Hills lost the WPIAL AAAA first-round playoff game to Peters by a score of 67-56.
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