I don't have the reference handy, but you are right. NFHS is different than NCAA. A prone player (stationary) has a legal spot.
I do think, however, that the prone player would have to meet some amount of time/distance requirements in order to be legal. Not sure if that is stated anywhere but I doubt they intend to make it legal for a player to dive across an opponent's path and be legal just by getting to the floor before contact.
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