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Originally Posted by dman
After the game was over, referees were sitting at scorers table waiting for game next game to ref. Teams had shaken hands and gone off to their respective corners
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(Emphasis mine)
Since your attorney gig apparently doesn't pay you enough to spend $8ish on a rulebook, here's the relevant part.
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Originally Posted by NFHS 2.2.4
ART. 4
The jurisdiction of the officials is terminated and the final score has been approved when all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.
NOTE: The officials retain clerical authority over the contest through the completion of any reports, including those imposing disqualifications, which are responsive to actions occurring while the officials had jurisdiction. State associations may intercede in the event of unusual incidents after the officials' jurisdiction has ended or in the event that a contest is terminated prior to the conclusion of regulation play.
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(Again, emphasis mine)
The officials were still in the visual confines of the playing area, so they still have jurisdiction. End of Story.
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I walked up to one after the game, simply told him that it was the worst refereed game I’d been a part of for 15 years (8 injury timeouts had to be called because players were falling down getting injured and several crying! because of “no calls”). Game over, we won OT 37-35.They were sitting at the scorers table waiting for the next game to start.
Full five minutes after game is over, Ref T’s me again, results in next game suspension (and two free throws five minutes after game over for other team, which thankfully they miss).—and my son is not available to coach tonites championship playoff game, flying to Atlanta.
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Sounds to me like you got what you deserved. And makes me want to buy those officials a beer.