Sportsmanship should trump

FORT LUPTON -- Fort Lupton's football team won its third game in a row Friday night. They beat Frederick 33-0.
It could have been worse. Already leading by the 33 points and after seeing a player taken off the field on a stretcher, Fort Lupton had the ball first and goal on the Warriors' 3-yard line. Coach Mike Muedeking ordered four kneel downs and gave the ball back to Frederick.
So of course the postgame discussion was why the Bluedevils didn't pile it on late.
The answer is pretty simple. It's called sportsmanship. And unless something has been discussed in a back room somewhere out of view of most people's ears, that's one of the main facets of prep sports that should be emphasized when possible.
It wasn't necessary to score six or seven more points at that point in the game. It wasn't necessary to do anything at that point in the game other than leave the field and hope the injured player is OK.
The Bluedevils have had a tough year. But not in this instance. Muedeking made the right call.