**CLARIFIES that the game is Friday night**

An already big game in Orange County is now the talk of all Southeast Texas.
A group message started by at least two Bridge City football players included a picture of West Orange-Stark defensive lineman Teron Brown along with a racial slur.
The Cardinals host the Mustangs at 7 p.m. Friday.
The message made its way around the area and eventually people from West Orange saw it and then took to Twitter in opposition.
Brown tweeted the offensive photo Wednesday evening and replied with: “So this is what BC Football talks about in their GM’s?” (GM’s are group messages)
Brown later tweeted he had lost all respect for Bridge City and that he was proud to be a black American athlete.
One of those quick to defend Brown was WOS senior quarterback Jack Dallas. Dallas tweeted, “Cowards fam. Everyone hates you when you are great, maybe one day they can learn color doesn’t mean anything.”
Bridge City coach/athletic director Dwayne DuBois called an early morning team meeting Thursday to address the situation and then released a statement.
“I would like to formally and publicly apologize for the inappropriate and insulting picture and words created and sent out by at least two Bridge City football players,” DuBois said in the statement. “My apologies go first to Mr. Brown. It is with a sincere heart I ask your forgiveness on behalf of our entire organization.”
The second-year coach called the meme “highly offensive” and that it does not represent Bridge City ISD, Bridge City Athletics nor the community of Bridge City.”
DuBois went on to say he intends to investigate if more players were involved with the message and that “there will be severe consequences.”
West Orange-Cove ISD Superintendent Rickie Harris also released a statement Thursday morning in appreciation of DuBois’ apology.
“We do believe the comments are isolated and do not represent Bridge City ISD or the greater Bridge City community,” Harris wrote. “As a school district, we request that WOCCISD students and the Mustang Family refrain from giving further attention to this negativity and concentrate on our vision of Empowering Lives Through Excellence Every Day.”