This Might Explain Garfield's Ass-Whooping on Friday

We were more than a little surprised at the ass-whooping Garfield endured on Friday, especially the fact that they were shutout after having scored 44 points the week before at Lake Washington. Well, this explains it:

Five Garfield High School football players, four of them starters, have been indefinitely suspended for an off-the-field incident, the details of which school officials did not disclose. A sixth student, an ineligible football player, was also involved in the incident.

Coach Anthony Allen and principal Ted Howard suspended the players before the Bulldogs' 34-0 loss to Franklin last Friday for what Howard termed a violation of the code of conduct for Garfield's athletes. Howard and Allen will likely determine the length of the suspensions this week after speaking with the students' parents.

"Whether they come back at all, that's a decision we have to make," Howard said. "One game is not enough."

Well, hell. Garfield, as the Times' points out, plays #2-ranked Bothell on Thursday. This will not be pretty.