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Originally Posted by stripes
I've said it before and I'll say it again...THIS IS NOT GOLF. Fans are allowed to yell. If players can't hack it, they need to take up another sport, like golf. We have no authority to penalize a crowd for something like this.
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Originally Posted by bainsey
Not entirely true.
NFHS 2-8-1 gives us such authority, but the NOTE attached to it is very important. The key word there is "discretion."
Was the OP's situation "interfer(ing) with the proper conduct of the game?" I certainly don't think so. That "sunk it" chant sounds fine, but no cowbell during game play. (Sorry, Mr. Walken.)
Alert game management, let them deal with it, and if the artificial noisemaking persists, THEN consider a T.
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To correct both of you, the official didn't penalize the crowd.
He penalized the team.
And while he CAN do it, he was WAY out of line.