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Old Tue Nov 23, 2010, 03:17pm
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Originally Posted by doubleringer View Post
Since we are on the topic of the throw in. Last night my high school season began (so we are NFHS rules here). During the loooonnnnngggggg JV/V girls double header, we had a throw in after a made basket (Team A). There was a held ball on the throw in, A retains possession. Do the retain the right to run the baseline? It led to a good conversation, but unfortunately the JV game took 2 hours (and we left fouls out there) so we didn't get in to the books in post-game.
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee View Post
Nope. You only retain the right if the scoring team commits a violation or common foul and the ensuing throw-in was still on the end line. A held-ball is neither a violation or common foul.

NFHS rule 7-5-7(b)
No book on me but I'm thinking the rationale is that the throw-in ends on the held ball unlike a foul or violation.
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