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Originally Posted by bsaucer
Team A has ball on (or inside) team B's 1 yard line. The passer stands close to (or on) the LOS. He attempts to pass into the end zone. If, while his arm moves forward, the ball "breaks the plane" before leaving the passer's hand, is it a TD? Or do we have a legal or illegal forward pass?
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NFHS 7-5-1 clearly states, "it is a legal forward pass.....a player of A throws the ball
with both feet of the passer in or behind the neutral zone when the ball is released..." If that pass is subsequently "caught" (satisfying
NFHS:2-4-1 beyond the opponent's goal line, it is a TD.