[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I belong to a number of FaceBook basketball officials group, and a member in one of the groups posted a screen shot of North CarolinaHSAA's 2017-18 Basketball Rules PowerPoint presentation on the "Blage". And the North CarolinaHSAA's interpretation is incorrect. In fact, it is in direct contradiction of a Play that is in the NFHS's 2017-18 Basketball Rules Casebook. If fact it is a CB Play that has been around for a very long time.


NFHS Casebook Play 4.19.8 Situation C:
A1 drives for a try and jumps and releases the ball.
Contact occurs between A1 and B1 after the release
and before airborne shooter A1 returns one foot to the
floor. One official rules a blocking foul on B1 and the
other official rules a charging foul on A1. The try is (a)
successful, or (b) not successful.

RULING: Even though airborne shooter A1 committed
a charging foul, it is not a player-control foul because
the two fouls result in a double personal foul. The
double foul does not cause the ball to become dead on
the try. In (a), the goal is scored; play is resumed at
the point of interruption, which is a throw-in for Team B
from anywhere along the end line. In (b), the point of
interruption is a try in flight; therefore the alternating-
possession procedure is used.


The North CarolinaHSAA's interpretation states that in (a) that the goal is not scored which is in direct contradiction of the NFHS Ruling.

Tony, I hope you read this because I know how much you enjoy showing your State Interpreter the error of his ways.

MTD, Sr.