GLENVILLE UPDATE: 11 players of Glenville football team charged with theft

Glenville football players warm up before playing Massillon during Week 1. (Photo: Chuck Cordes/Ohsfbmedia.com)

GROVE CITY, Ohio -- The Glenville football team received some unfortunate news regarding the alleged theft at Dick's Sporting Goods before their week two game against Olentangy Liberty. 

Eleven players have been officially charged with theft, according to Cleveland 19 News. 

Out of the 11 players, two are 18 years old and have been identified, but the names of the others have not been disclosed because they are minors.

The actions come after a 911 call was placed by store personnel, saying 15-20 juveniles, identified as Glenville football players, were taking merchandise in the store and left security tags, clothing tags, and empty boxes thrown around. 

According to the report, the call was placed around 7:25 p.m. and said the kids "ransacked the store and left with the items described as mouth guards, arm bands, clothing, and football cleats."

When police arrived at the store, they said they spotted several high school-aged boys walking to and from the Drury Inn in the 4100 block of Parkway Centre Dr. 

Following that, they made contact with a coach from Glenville and advised them of the incident that had happened at the sporting goods store. 

Glenville head coach Ted Ginn Sr. turned in two bags of clothing and a pair of football cleats to the police later that evening, and Athletic Director Paul Lewis held a players-only meeting after some of the merchandise was returned. 

Lewis and Ginn Sr. helped identify the players who are now charged with theft by using the team roster and store surveillance security video. 

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the Glenville football program previously released statements when the information about the situation was made public. 

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has also said the rules about conduct outside of an athletic contest are up to the school to handle internally and decide the student/athlete's participation. 

There hasn't been any information about when or if the players will go to court, since the charges might be based on misdemeanors and/or felonies.