{"id":212963,"date":"2025-12-24T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/h-s-football-player-shot-teammate-with-rifle-hours-after-winning-title\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:49:10","slug":"h-s-football-player-shot-teammate-with-rifle-hours-after-winning-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/h-s-football-player-shot-teammate-with-rifle-hours-after-winning-title\/","title":{"rendered":"H.S. Football Player Shot Teammate With Rifle Hours After Winning Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A high school football player in Texas was arrested for allegedly shooting a teammate by accident with a rifle just hours after the team won a state title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Xavier Mayfield<\/strong>, 18, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the Dallas County jail on Saturday, December 20. He is currently being held on a $50,000 bond. It is not clear if Mayfield currently has an attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday at a home in Dallas, just hours after Mayfield and South Oak Cliff High School captured the 2025 UIL Class 5A Division II State Championship with a win over Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School at AT&amp;T Stadium, home of the NFL\u2019s Dallas Cowboys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/south-oak-cliff-football-player-arrested-shooting-teammate-just-hours-after-championship-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 4<\/a>, Mayfield was in a bedroom with the victim and another teammate when they were \u201creviewing photos that were taken of a football game that had occurred early in the day.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/details-emerge-about-weird-dynamic-between-sherrone-moore-and-staffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/details-emerge-about-weird-dynamic-between-sherrone-moore-and-staffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Details Emerge About \u2018Weird Dynamic\u2019 Between Sherrone Moore and Staff Member<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNew allegations have been made about former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore\u2019s \u201cinappropriate relationship\u201d with a staff member, which led to his termination and arrest. A report published by the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday, December 23, spoke to more than a half dozen people \u2014 including \u201cformer staffers, high-ranking university officials, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While he was walking out of the room, the teammate saw Mayfield \u201cswinging the rifle that was used in the offense\u201d before hearing a single gunshot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Per the affidavit, the victim was shot in the neck with the AR15 ABC Rifle that Mayfield was holding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mayfield admitted to shooting the victim and told authorities he initially tried taking him to the hospital himself, but realized he was bleeding too much and called 911.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The identity and status of the victim, who was rushed to the hospital, is unknown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI heard it was an accident. There was nothing malicious going on,\u201d Dallas City Councilman <strong>Maxie Johnson<\/strong> said in a statement. \u201cUnfortunately, this happened, but this does not take away from the work that has gone on and the work that we will continue to do together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Johnson added, \u201cWe have great kids at South Oak Cliff High School. Our kids have bright futures, and we\u2019re praying for them and know that they\u2019re going to be successful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It was the third state title in five years for South Oak Cliff. Head coach <strong>Jason Todd<\/strong> also became the first Black coach in history to win three UIL state championships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cA lot of hard work, a lot of perseverance, a lot of commitment, all those words that define us,\u201d Todd said after the victory on Saturday, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/high-school-sports\/football\/2025\/12\/20\/south-oak-cliff-richmond-randle-5a-dii-uil-texas-high-school-football-state-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Dallas Morning News<\/i><\/a>. \u201cSaying what\u2019s supposed to be impossible is not impossible. Getting kids to bond and believe, creating a culture. Those are the type of things that we\u2019ve established here at South Oak Cliff.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Todd added \u201cThe one resource that I say \u2014 it\u2019s not about money \u2014 it\u2019s how much you\u2019re willing to work. In the work, we believe. No amount of money can buy what we got at South Oak Cliff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The coach admitted that guiding his group of young men to another state title wasn\u2019t always easy, but preached the idea of \u201cfamily.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI tell them family argues, family fights, family tells jokes,\u201d Todd said. \u201cWe have a great time, too. But at the end of the day, family is family. And when family comes together against an outsider, it don\u2019t matter what problems we may have had, we\u2019re going to be together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/h-s-football-player-shot-teammate-with-rifle-hours-after-winning-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A high school football player in Texas was arrested for allegedly shooting a teammate by accident with a rifle just hours after the team won a state title. Xavier Mayfield, 18, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the Dallas County jail on Saturday, December 20. 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