Started a HS Fall League last night & ran into this situation.
A34 jumps up & over B34 (who is a foot shorter) for an offensive rebound. Before returning to the ground B34 "boxes out" A34 & displaced him a few feet (new RA towards the FT line).
We have 3 whistles & close down on the play. It
seems that we all have the same thing, the L says, "I got it... I got it
on 34" so he takes it to the table. Problem is they were both 34...
Team B is in the bonus & as we walk the other way Team As coach cant believe it. I look at my other partner & he looks as confused as I am.
We come together again & the calling official (Lead) said he had an over the back on A34.
I had plenty of space between the players from the C as did the T. Our whistles were on the defense for backing a rebounder out of position while airborne.
Communication, communication, communication
Had I known he was going with that foul (which we shouldn't do as Lead especially when 2 other whistles pop off--- give that up or better yet, dont guess) I would have went with a technical on B34.
From now on I dont care who I'm working with or what their experience level is! I am not assuming we have the same thing... I need to know the number as well as the color, what type of foul & who's shooting FTs before we break our huddle.
Post game: Team As coach was disappointed in me as I see them quite often during the off/reg/post-seasons. I just told him, I was more disappointed in myself than he could ever be & it wouldn't ever happen again. I felt $hitty for the rest of the game
Better to go through this now than in Feb.
Luckily we had a couple more games to shake off that uneasy feeling. I would have hated to end the night on that note.