[QUOTE=truerookie]
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Jurassic Referee, I totally see your point of view. However, I just can't bring myself to totally agree with it.
Let's take the same situation and apply R 4-18 there is no need to apply judgement it straight to the point.
By applying 4-19-4 where an official has to use judgement and treat the push as not severe and later on in the game the same two players get tangle up again now that said official have to penalize both players for the earlier situation and I don't totally agree with that.
My take is when we have a rule which is straight to the point like 4-18 use it. Let's leave judgement out of it in a situation like this.
Not saying your judgement stinks 
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Except for the little nitpicky fact that 4-18 does NOT apply to this shove...it was not a fight by NFHS definitions, and no matter how much you want it to be it will never be a fight by NFHS definition. If you call that a fight and follow the proper procedure of ejecting the player and recording it as a fight in the book, I guarantee you that the school will appeal and the State will uphold the appeal and allow the player to participate in the next game...IOW, they will rule that your ejection for "fighting" was an incorrect application of the rules. If you call the push a flagrant act and eject the player for it, fantastic - there will be no basis for an appeal. But don't misapply the rules to fit your definitions - change your definitions to fit the rules.