FRANKLIN — An almost five-hour MIAA Board of Directors meeting proved that even educated adult administrators and elected officials can sometimes act younger than their students.

Plymouth South’s and Natick’s ongoing dispute regarding Natick’s use of an illegal football at the Nov. 27 playoff game landed before the board with South appealing the decision of the Football Committee to punish Natick only by requiring Natick coaches to attend a class. In a discussion that was part “yes-you-did,” part “no-I-didn’t,” the sides split time expressing innocence and frustration.