WOODSTOCK– Gamesmanship or sportsmanship, that is the question.

There’s a fine line between the two, and it’s a line that some feel got crossed on Saturday in Sterling’s 68-20 loss to Belvidere North in a Class 5A first-round playoff game.

Consider two plays in particular: With North up 55-14 and 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Thunder fullback Ryan Wade re-entered the game to carry the ball on a 4th-and-3 play from the North 41. With six touchdowns and 130 yards to his credit at that time, he gained 11 yards, and the Thunder later scored to up their lead to 61-14.