Should be the end of these kids HS football careers and rightfully so. My guess is the idea to do this came from the coaches, I doubt the kids concocted the plan on their own, not that it would exonerate the players from any resposibility if that were the case. I've officiated HS sports for 15 years; the players usually aren't the problem, the coaches and fans (usually parents) generally are. Why teach your kids to both win and lose with dignity and grace when it's so much more fun to lay out a game official because the loss was most certainly their fault. Most coaches don't teach this kind of crap but not enough effort is made to rid youth sports of the ones that do.