Polk County sheriff investigates brawl after youth football game

A youth football game in Polk County ended in a fight involving adults, prompting the Polk County Sheriffs Office to open an investigation.Sharod Odom, a youth football coach in Lakeland, said he attended Saturdays game between HOA 30 Kartel and the Plant City Colts Certified Strikers, and that a fight broke out just as the 8U teams finished playing.Watch report from Rebecca Petit Polk County sheriff investigates brawl after youth football gameOdom, who has coached youth football for about five years, said the competition between teams can be intense, but the relationships coaches build with their players go beyond the game.We don't know what these kids are going through, Odom said. I drive with a lot of kids every day and I get to sit down and talk to them, and thats what makes our culture real big because its more of a chemistry, a family thing.Odom said the atmosphere initially appeared positive as people congratulated one another after the game. Everybody walking, saying good game,