A brawl in the bleachers at an 8th grade boys basketball game in South Jersey last week has led to charges against six people, including a player and five adult women, authorities said Wednesday.

The Saturday night fight at a Salem County Rural League game at Pennsville Middle School between visiting Salem and Pennsville started in the final minutes of the contest after parents of players exchanged verbal barbs, Chief Allen Cummings said. The league is not affiliated with school districts in Salem County, but games are played in school facilities.

“Something occurred during the game, some comments were made,” Cummings said. “You can see (in the video) where they start arguing and someone pulls someone’s hair from behind. I’ve been here 30 years and I don’t recall anything even close to this.”

At one point a woman hands a baby to a player and runs across the court to join the ruckus, punching another woman from behind, the video shows.

Asis Martin, 22, of Salem, was charged with three counts of simple assault and one count of disorderly conduct. Kamya Kibler, 20, of Salem, and Ta’Kyah Dowe, 18, were each charged with one count of simple assault and one count of disorderly conduct.

Two Pennsville residents, Wanda Rivera, 34, and Wanda Rios, 52, were each charged with disorderly conduct. A 13-year-old Salem boy was also charged with disorderly conduct.

Other than bruises and abrasions, there were no serious injuries, Cummings said.

Cummings praised people in the gym who attempted to be peacemakers, noting they pulled the combatants apart.

While police occasionally conduct walk-throughs of the gym, there is no officer regularly assigned to the league’s games, the chief said.

The fight broke out at 8:50 p.m. The game was called after police restored order.

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