Monday night’s non-league girls basketball game between Dartmouth High and Durfee was ended abruptly by game officials late in the fourth quarter after an on-the-court scuffle between players from both teams escalated into a melee when fans got involved.

Dartmouth was leading 51-36 with 2:13 remaining in the game when play was stopped for the incident and the hosts were declared the official winner.

“It’s just unfortunate that that had to happen,” said Dartmouth head coach Brian Jalbert, whose team improved to 8-0. “I’ve got to watch the film and see exactly what happened, but it’s too bad.

It was the second skirmish of the game. In the first half, a player from each team was given a technical foul.

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