At a minimum, he would have gotten a talking to from me. He can go pray to whoever the heck he wants on his sideline. But not in the endzone. This one was pretty brief. If the game was well played sportsman-wise by both teams, probably a talking to. If there was any amount of chipiness, he's getting flagged.
Score a touchdown, toss me the ball, celebrate with your teammates, get ready for the PAT.
The ref may have been some 0bama loving athiest, who knows. But the kid flirted with a flag, and the official gave it to him.
In high school football, you are not to draw undue attention to yourself on the playing field.
...did it ever occur to you, being an official and all, to ask why this rule is in place...?
...playing a sport in front of viewers classifies as entertainment, if I’m not mistaken...and what is the point of an entertainer not drawing attention to himself...?
...how is praying in an end zone drawing more attention to the player than catching the pass itself is...are the viewers cheering more loudly for the prayer than the catch...?