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Originally Posted by bellnier
This is maybe only marginally an officiating question, but you all are so knowledgeable and generous with your opinions...
What is to prevent a coach on the short end of such a massacre to take a forfeit, assuming that the official score for a forfeit will likely be something more akin to 10-0? This would perhaps dampen the enthusiasm of the next team trying to "get to 200" against an inferior team.
What is the procedure for a coach to do this (eg., just walk off the court)?
Do state HS athletic governing bodies punish teams for taking (voluntary) forfeits?
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When I was a sophomore, we had, in our conference, one of the state powerhouses in our class. We had them on their court on senior night, and our coach prepared and asked us if we would be willing to walk out if they ran the score up on us.
Sure enough, start of the 4th quarter, they're by 60-70 points, and their starters come out of the huddle to start the quarter. We walked out. Coach was suspended by the state for two games, IIRC; but I don't think he cared.