I did two Sweet 16 games of the Men's 1 Division tonight. NFHS rules in effect.
I honestly cannot remember the two teams that played in the first game. All I remember is that my partner is one of our good refs in the program, but the only thing he does that bothers me is that he blows his whistle for all four lines. He does not make a call on them (unless of coures they are his two lines), but always blows his whistle, as though his partner was not going to call it out of bounds. This guy does a great job, but is there a nice way I could go about saying not to do this in a nice way?
The second game was a track meet. We had several moving screens or people plowing throw screens that we had fouls on away from the ball. My partner had a great "team" game in the sense that he had my back the whole time (my partner is from Ohio as well, so this should come as now surprise
), and this paid off later in the game. A had a made basket and A1 decides to shove B1 hard to the floor. I was lead and was looking at B as they started to inbound, and I had a player screening my out. My partner as trail called a technical on A1 and I just caught it as B1 was going to the ground. I majorly blew this one, but I thank my partner for having my back in this first situation. Is a technical the right call in this situation (live ball foul, player shoves other player to the ground). I am not asking for should we or should we not have called it (I know we should have), but the proper assignment of the foul for lack of a better explination.
Later in the game, I am lead, A2 charges, I call it, A3 not happy with call and drops an f-bomb in my direction along with the word "You" and probably the words "terrible and horrible mixed in there." I did not hear this as I am going to report and partner is switching, partner calls the T, then the kid is walking up the floor and keeps at it as both now partner and I are in front of the table, and we both right away just give him the boot. Partner again shows great poise in helping me out. A finished the game with four players with at least 6 minutes remaining in the second half (we ended with the league mercy rule, up 20 with 2:00 to play). B basically held on to the ball moving it around making an open 3 available.
Thanks again for the help on the first situation. I have 6 on the schedule for tomorrow night. I believe it's a mix of Men's Division 1, 2, and 3 Elite 8 games. The road to Assembly Hall continues. Championship Sunday this Sunday at Assembly hall with 8 divisions (Men's 1,2,3; Women's 1,2; Co-Ed 1,2; and Graduate) viying for the gold.