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Originally Posted by scrounge
There is no way this can be can be a safety. While it seems 8-5-2 would apply, this is a general section dealing with overall play. The more specific 8-5-3 would apply since that's specific to kicks. A basic rule of thumb is that the specific will always trump the general.
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Absolutely agree, NFHS 6-3-1: "it is a touchback if ANY free kick or scrimmage kick: (a)......breaks the plane of R's goalline, unless R chooses a spot of 1st touching by K."
NFHS: 2-24-2: a kick ends when a player gains possession or when the ball becomes dead while not in player possession." R-1's "muff" does not end the "kick".