Had a game last night. Ok, ok, it was football. Score was 37 - 0. Approximately 30 seconds left in 4Q, with no chance of obtaining possession, team B wants a timeout. We flat out said no.
After the game, coach admits that the right thing to do was not allow the timeout.
Back to the basketball situation. I just found out that in some of the divisions of the U12 league in my area, they don't even keep score. It's clearly an instructional league, with a focus on fundamentals.
HS games in my area are very competitive. There are 6 HSs in my city and each one has had a time in history when it was favoured. This type of league I'd call an excess TO.