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RICHFIELD, Utah (AP) -- Authorities have collected confessions from at least four students in the investigation of a dead sheep that was chained to a goalpost before a big game between rival high schools in central Utah, a sheriff's deputy said Wednesday.
"We knew there were seven people involved. Now we're finding out it's more," Sevier County sheriff's Deputy Russell Mason said.
No charges have been filed because the investigation remains open.
A sheep was shot in the head and chained to the goalpost last week at South Sevier High School, on the eve of a game against Richfield High School. South Sevier's mascot is the ram.
Some culprits are on the Richfield team and were not allowed to play Oct. 11, Mason said.
"Quite a few of the boys have talked to (the farmer) and apologized and offered to pay for the sheep and work on the farm," the deputy said.
The incident has kept the phones ringing at the sheriff's office.
"We've had a lot of calls from people all over the country who are really upset about this," Mason said. "They're wondering what kind of people we have in Sevier County. These young men are good young men who weren't thinking about their actions."
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