Oregon school officials silent after football player levels opponent carrying American flag

OutKick's attempt to get answers from Jefferson High School, where the player attends, were left unanswered on Monday.An attempt to reach Jefferson Athletic Director Donnie Siel Monday afternoon by phone went unanswered, as did an attempt to reach Jefferson principal Drake Shelton.

A message left for his office was not returned.The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), the state school athletic governing body, told OutKick in a statement that it "is aware of the pre-game incident" and noted that the player was ejected and didn't play in the game."Rivalry game or not, there’s no place for this behavior before, during, or after an interscholastic contest," the OSAA added.HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REFEREE SUSPENDED FOR GRABBING A PLAYER AND ACTING LIKE A BUFFOONAmerican football on green grass against a U.S.

flag background.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)The remaining question that many have is: Was a Grant High School football player targeted because he carried an American flag onto the field before a game against the Jefferson Democrats?FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME ERUPTS INTO VIOLENT BRAWL INVOLVING PLAYERS, COACHES AFTER FINAL WHISTLEJefferson High School has not responded to OutKick's questions about the situation.

With the school not talking and the football team's Instagram page now deleted, it's not a question that's easily answered.All we're left with are screenshots from the Jefferson football account that were saved by Taren Feist, an Oregon-based campaign manager, before they were also reportedly deleted.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.

DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!"The video was not intended to disrespect the American flag," the now-deleted Jefferson Instagram page stated."However, there was disrespect shown toward Jefferson by Grant players and members of their coaching staff before the game, and if you were there to witness what happened, you would understand the full context."There was an option to go around th...