The officials still have authority if a fight or other activity took place after the score is approved...but only under MIAA rules. The sanctions are strong -- game (or multiple game) suspensions for the participants.
The exact rule from the MIAA:
“Fighting and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties will be within the authority of the official at all times at the contest site. The official’s authority extends to pre and post game oversight.” Implementation of this rule could have future consequences on the offender, but does not affect the final score.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
A lot of things bother me about officials in Massachusetts "hanging around" to observe the post game handshake activity, but the thing that bothers me the most, from what I understand, and I may be wrong here, is that in Massachusetts, the officials' jurisdiction ends with the approval of the final score, not after they have left the visual confines of the gym. So, they're standing there with no authority, other than to contact the state governing body later on.
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