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Originally Posted by Ref Daddy
The story, as I was told from insiders, involoved heavy competition to get the high profile game Saturday nite.
The official that sued wanted the bigger (5A) games than what he got assigned.
He "discovered" that the officials assigned to the "high profile" game were both alumni of one of the schools playing. He challanged that wanting to get the game and - as I understand - even went to the coach of the other team with this information. The Coach called the assigner and complained too.
It was the Friday nite before the Regional finals and the Chapter President - what was assigned the big 5A game (and an alumni of one of the schools) was told the other official was "making noise" and he confronted him after the semi final games friday game in the locker room.
The argument got heated and spilled into the stands with both in street clothes and both were escorted out of the arena.
The Chapter president admitted later that yes, he approached the ref earlier in the locker room and brought the subject up and apologized.
After this encounter the assigner pulled AT LEAST the first official's Saturday game (I don't know if he pulled the Presidents schedule for the big 5A game too). The official showed up anyway Saturday to ref the lower schools with a court order he could not be removed by the assinger.
That game was cancelled as a result.
The case was driopped when the association showed the court that the assigner has the sole right and discrecion to assign and replace in these games for any reason.
The assigner was not directly accused in anything but resigned nonetheless.
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Correct except for one or two points: 1) We don't have basketball classifications in KY. 2) The official in question that brought up the "alumni" question happened to be friends with one of the assistant coaches at that school as well. Granted that one should not officiate games at a HS he/she went to, but in college ball, we have a 10 year waiting period (in some places) and then we can go to that school. I do not see the problem in sending an alum to a game. IF the official has the integrity to do so, I see no problem with it. At that crucial time, the assigning secretary had the confidence that no bias would come up.
The guy that sued just wanted that game because of the other things I mentioned in a previous post. Not the game "him"! It is all about "him"!