It wasn't students from either school. Small groups of "gangster" types were roaming around attacking innocents or other gangster types, from who knows where. My son was near where the first skirmish started and never felt threatened, though pretty intrigued by the whole thing. He saw a mass of people rolling around about the 50 yard line on the running track. Pepper spray drifted up into the stands.
One parent I spoke to who had been near the south side of the complex said a channel six crew member was cold-cocked for no apparent reason. It was rumored that the police had most of the losers rounded up or pinned into the area pretty quickly. Crowds left in an orderly fashion, very little over reaction on parents parts. If it hadn't been for cell phone communication between parents trying to pick up their kids it could have been nasty.
It was all pretty exciting to watch (police helicopter, firetrucks, flashing lights) but a nuisance that once again occurred in North Tulsa and the headline inferred that BTW kids were involved. If they had played this game in Bixby, the result would have been the same. Union/Jenks game also had some excitement involving fighting and a gun. Rumor was that the BTW site was chosen for shenanigans because they knew most of TPD would be at the Jenks game.
One note. The county sheriffs and TPD who were managing traffic need to do some addl. training. They blocked off all entrances to the school to keep order but neglected to tell any of the arriving parents what was happening. Lack of info causes parents to get very worried and lash out. They arbitrarily routed traffic into areas where folks didn't know what to do. I watched a school bus hit a patrol car and watched as a deputy almost directed another patrol car into a firetruck while another angry deputy yelled at drivers for not understanding his vague arm movements. More danger to fans from them than the punks.
Very entertaining. BTW thrashed EC though that had little to do with the rest of the entertainment.
I was told that Booker T Band plays and dances in a diffrent fashion is that correct?