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Two Veteran officials working a H.S. boys varsity contest.
Fast break with Lead right on top of the play. As player A1 goes up for a lay up, B1 fouls A1. Lead official sounds whilstle and signals a foul on B1.
The momentum from the play takes both players into the padding on the wall. B1 ends up running into the padding first with A1 following right behing him. A1 does in fact make contact with B1 and gives "a little" forearm shiver to the back of B1...maybe out of frustration of being fouled on an easy layup, or maybe just to let him know he was there.
Tweet! Trail comes in with a Technical foul on B1 for unsportsmanlike conduct...(probably could have gotten him with an intentional foul during the dead ball period.)
Clear the lanes...A1 shoots two
Go to the other end and a Team B player shoots two for the T with the lanes cleared
Ball out at the division line opposite the table
At the conclusion of the game both officials were talking in the locker room. Lead tells Trail that call was "weak". Not really mad, but just kind of kidding. (Of course, I've been told there is a little truth in all kidding) Trail says he called it because he thought the Lead's back was to the play...Lead says, "no way, I passed on it. I didn't think it warranted a foul." Trail apologizes for calling in his primary...but said he didn't think they should let that kind of stuff go. BTW, it was a 14 point game with 2 minutes remaining with Team A leading.
Of course it got funky after that...Team B nails three 3 pointers after making the 2 shots on the T...Team A didn't get to cruise for the win, but did end up winning by 3.
Did the Trail do the right thing by calling the T in the Leads primary?
RD
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