[TheMac]

First time commenter, long time listener as they say. Looking for an NFHS ruling here.

I have been a varsity ref about 12 years but saw something in a replay I could not explain to a coach on the sideline if I had to. A1 attempts a 3 point try when B1 pushes A2 into A1 while A1 is still an airborne shooter. Ruling?

[partial spoiler + noob answer] This comes from the USA vs Serbia SF Olympic game with 7:20 to play in the 4th. While we can see what they called (different rulesets ofc), if this happened in my game I would award the ball OOB to team A (and score the try if successful). However, I could also see coaches trying to argue for a shooting foul, and while I don't think there was one, there's no real rule for me to quote.

"Impossible to prove a negative," I think I'd say. Sound thinking or something else to be called?