Meadville City Police filed charges against seven people who were allegedly involved in a fight that broke out during the final minutes of a PIAA boys basketball playoff game last Friday night at Meadville High School.

Meadville Police Chief Michael Stefanucci, in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, announced that seven people were facing charges in connection with the fight.

When officials discussed a foul play at the Uniontown-Meadville basketball game Friday a fight broke out. A fan walked into the cheering section behind the Meadville bench and started to throw attacks in the stands.

Meadville and Uniontown’s PIAA state playoff contest ended with violence in the stands on Friday night, leading to an early end to the game.

The PIAA handed down several sanctions Monday on Meadville and Uniontown after their PIAA basketball playoff game was suspended because of fan fight.

Four adults and three teenagers are facing charges for their accused actions in a fight that broke out during a high school basketball playoff game on Friday. The fight in the Meadville Area Senior High gymnasium broke out during a game between Meadville and Uniontown with about three minutes left in the fourth quarter after a technical foul was called on a Uniontown player.

Charges have been filed against seven individuals involved in an ugly brawl that forced a Pennsylvania high school basketball playoff game to end early.