Story byNick PapantonisSat, December 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM UTC·1 min readLeesburg police are investigating after players brawled at the Leesburg vs. Tavares High School girls’ soccer game Thursday night. A video of the fight circulating among community members shows two players punching and tackling each other with four minutes to go in the tied game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOther players from both sides quickly joined in, followed by at least one coach. A police report showed Leesburg players accused Tavares players of holding them down and hitting them. A Tavares assistant coach was also accused of putting a player into a headlock. The coach said the Leesburg player would not stop trying to fight and was attempting to break up the fight. Multiple people, including the coach, were taken to the hospital.