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I think that there are opportunities to call intentional and we never consider it. Without seeing this play, I can't comment specifically, but it sounds like B1 was in a bad position defensively and without an opportunity to play the ball the only chance to stop the play was a foul. This could be interpreted as intentional.

I was watching some officials reffing a HS scrimmage last week and had B1 foul A1 from behind on a fast break. During a break, I asked the calling official if caling an intentional ever crossed his mind. He looked at me kind of funny and said no. We talked about the play and it had all of the markings of an intentional, but was in the middle of a scrimmage. It was just during a time that we don't think of intentional fouls (as opposed to the end of a game). He asked me if I thought it should have been an intentional, I told him that he has to make that judgement, but that I thought he should have considered an intentional foul. Remember that if the criteria is met to call a travel, we call it. Intentional fouls are no different.