No, I'm trying to keep this in proper perspective. It was a Friday night football game in Texas, not a criminal act of ISIS proportions, but an act of frustration and retribution by a couple of average high school players with Hispanic surnames. (BTW Hispanics are white like the rest of us alleged racists here in Texas. To my knowledge there were no blacks or police involved. I don't think Al and Jesse will be coming down anytime soon to defend the players. So racism is a non-issue for now.)
I take it you must think it was a criminal and barbaric act planned by a couple of feral street thugs or barbarians where the main intent was to to kill or maim the official. I assume you are equating this incident to some act of violence that happens regularly on the streets of urban America. Maybe you think this was a racist act too since the players claim racist remarks were made against them by the referee. That's where we disagree with each other.
Texas HS football has rules about this sort of thing. Since no one was injured, let the UIL investigate and resolve this incident to the satisfaction of the parties concerned, before calling in the police or the DA. They can get involved later if they suspect criminal intent was the motive. This is not the first time the UIL has had to resolve issues like this. They have the power to apply sanctions to players, coaches, referees, and schools if they are deemed necessary. So let them handle it first.
High school football is a violent sport. Anybody on the field during play can expect to get hit if they don't take action to evade or defend themselves. That includes the referees. The referee was hit during play, not between plays. To avoid being hit, the referee must always be aware of where he and the players are during play, otherwise he could be hit - either on purpose or accidentally by a player trying to get to the ball. It is strange that no one had his backside or even shouted "look out" to him. Maybe he wasn't the most popular guy on the field. Anyway, now you can accuse me of encouraging players to rebuke or reject the referee's authority by physical intimidation.
Our Friday night heroes screwed-up and that's all there is to it. They and others should be punished justly for their actions and involvement as a lesson to others. I just don't think this incident is severe enough to warrant prison time as if the players were hardened criminals. It's only an opinion, like yours.
Many paragraphs to defend violent criminality.