[BillyMac]

Asked and got this reply from T.J. Halliday, IAABO International Director of Learning and Development:

That press releases that the NFHS put out are not always as detailed to capture the entire rule.

I serve on a subcommittee of the NFHS Rules Committee that was responsible for updating Rule 7 in the NFHS Rules Book and Case Book this year. I was the one who wrote the proposed language for these changes. They have editors that review these proposals, so you never know what the final wording will be until the NFHS rules book is sent to the printer.

However, I did receive the information I am about to share with you below directly from the NFHS Rules Editor, Monica Maxwell.

Here are the edited rules:

7-5-3:
ART. 3 . . . After a violation (9-1, 9-2, 9-4 through 9-13) by either team, a foul by either team before the bonus is in effect or any other stoppage in play, the throw-in location will be determined by the location of the violation/foul or the location of the ball when the stoppage occurs. If the throw-in is to be in the team's frontcourt or backcourt, it shall be at either the nearest 28-foot mark along each sideline or the nearest spot 3-feet outside the lane line along the end line. (Diagram 5)

7-5-4:
ART. 4 . . . Officials shall determine the designated spot by using the three-point arc. If the stoppage of play occurs on or within the three-point arc, the designated spot shall be the nearest point on the end line 3-feet outside the lane line. (See Number 1 on Diagram 5.) If the stoppage occurs outside the three-point arc, the designated spot shall be the nearest sideline at the 28-foot line. (See Number 2 on Diagram 5.)

The NFHS is working on their fall publications and will make it clear in those releases.

My note: 9-3 (missing from 7-5-3 language) is Out of Bounds.