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Man who allegedly punched 8th-grade player contacted police Monday Dec 19, 2016 at 5:03 PM Dec 20, 2016 at 11:31 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman Police say they have been in contact with a 44-year-old Northern California man who came out of the stands and allegedly punched an eighth-grade Hidden Valley basketball player in the face during an on-the-court altercation involving the man's son. The man called police Sunday evening to offer a "brief statement" and indicated there was video of what transpired on the Central Medford High School court during a game between club travel teams from Hidden Valley and Humboldt County, said Medford police Lt. Kerry Curtis. He declined to provide the man's name. Investigators have yet to interview the man or view video of the alleged punch to the Hidden Valley player, whose coach said was taken to a local hospital for treatment for a lacerated eyebrow. Investigators have interviewed at least four witnesses who have given conflicting accounts of the encounter, Curtis said. "We could be looking at an assault charge, for sure," Curtis said. "It's certainly an odd case." No arrests or citations had been issued as of Monday afternoon, Curtis said. The incident occurred during a South Medford Winter Jam tournament for Amateur Athletic Association grade-school teams. Leah Singler, who helped run the tournament, said she was not there and did not see the altercation, but said witnesses told her there were no indications that such a fight would break out during the game. "One guy changed something in a minute," she said. Witnesses told the Mail Tribune the ordeal unfolded when a Humboldt player was fouled by a Hidden Valley player during a shot. The Humboldt player then punched the Hidden Valley player, who punched him back, witnesses said. The adult suspect then came out of the stands and punched the Hidden Valley player in the face while the eighth-grader was lying on the floor, witnesses said. After the man was pulled away he left the gym on foot, witnesses said. Dusty Scofield, who helps run the Humboldt program, declined to identify the parent involved. Scofield said he heard about the incident Monday morning. "I've heard different sides," Scofield said. "I don't know what to believe. I wasn't there." — Reach Mail Tribune reporter Mark Freeman at 541-776-4470 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MTwriterFreeman.