Holiday said he also hit Will Cambria, Del-Val's athletic director, with a one-game suspension and fired Sean Williams, an assistant coach.
Holiday said his investigation determined that Williams' son, also named Sean and D-V's star quarterback as a senior last fall, was the person who punched a member of Fels' team, who had not played due to injury, as the players approached their team bus on Sedgwick Street.
It's unclear what words and/or actions led to the altercation.
Holiday said Sean Williams Jr. and another member of last year's team, Tavon Holloway, improperly spent the game on D-V's sideline. He said Sean Williams Sr. has been dismissed for unacceptable actions while assisting his son.
Robert Coleman, the Pub sports czar and District 12 chairman, said he's "comfortable" with Holiday's actions and will hand down no additional penalties. No one associated with Fels' program faces disciplinary action, he said.
"I do know their players came off the bus," Coleman said. "That's a natural reaction. I don't expect them to just sit there and go, 'Hey, look at that. Our teammate was just punched out.' Luckily, this thing did not escalate. I'm told by neutral observers it could have been very bad.
"I like that Mr. Holiday was assertive with this. We do not tolerate fighting. I hope this sends a message. We want no incidents."
D-V will be coached Friday by Thomas' son, Barry Devine, the defensive coordinator.
"I thought there'd be a hearing," Thomas said. "I guess this is some kind of compromise between our administration and Robert Coleman. This was a controlled scrimmage, with the coaches out on the middle of the field. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to know who's on our sideline. There was no security for this scrimmage. Anybody could have been out there."
Coleman said the responsibility for sideline supervision, by PIAA rules, is the athletic director's.
"We accept this. Gotta be big boys," Cambria said. "The part that bothers me is, when kids have been with you for [multiple] years, like Sean and Tavon were, they become family. Now their actions have hurt a bunch of people. Barry can't coach this week. Sean's own dad is out . . . "
Said Holiday: "We're not tolerating bad behavior. We have very few incidents at our school. When kids who are no longer students wind up on your sideline and then cause a problem, that's unacceptable."
Coleman expressed disappointment that the Fels player declined to press charges.
"I guess we're dealing with that old mind-set - snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches," he said.
