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Old Wed Sep 22, 2010, 09:53pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron View Post
A 1-point safety occurs during a try when A forces the ball 97 yards back into their own endzone and the ball becomes dead there.
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Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes View Post
If it is not a 1pt safety, what would it be then? 2 points? The point values table in 8-1 says safety on a try is 1 pt. It doesn't mention teams, so you could argue that a safety by either would be 1pt.
No, you can't.

8-3-3 states that Team A can score 1 point from what would normally be a safety by B.

Under NFHS rules, B cannot score during a try down.
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