You may expect a coach to be suspended for losing too many games. But what about when his team wins one?
That's exactly what happened to the head coach of a high school girls basketball team in California after they beat the other team 161-2.
That is not a typo. The Arroyo Valley High School girl's basketball team beat Bloomington High School by nearly 160 points the Sporting News reported.
But despite putting the bench in, they still scored and handily beat their opponents.
That's where the suspension comes in. According to the local newspaper, Arroyo Valley's school board suspended Michael Anderson for two games .
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported Anderson played the starters for the first half and they scored an average of 13 points a minute, or 104 points in the first 16-minute half.
Some say putting the bench in the second half was too little too late. The Daily Bulletin said Anderson should have slowed the game once it became obvious that the other team was no match. They did report that Anderson imposed a 23-second wait on shots for his team.
Another coach suggested in a Daily Bulletin story, that Anderson should have followed his lead when a score is one-sided and let the other side score and change the way the team played further, going so far as to not block a shot or steal the ball.
As for the team, they handily beat their opponents in the first game of Anderson's suspension. Arroyo Valley beat Indian Springs 80-19 Wednesday night. Anderson will return courtside on Monday.
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