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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Agreed. There's an exception in the NCAA rules if "the actions don't affect play" (or some such wording). No such exception in HS.
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Agree, and I would add that there shouldn't be such an exception in NFHS for the precise reason that the clock does not stop on made baskets in the final 59.9 like it does in NCAA.
At least in NCAA with a stopped clock, if play isn't affected it gives the officials and assistant coaches a chance to fix the shenanigans without adversely affecting the opponent's entitlement to make a throw-in and advance the ball.
The collegiate poster event for this rule came a few years ago when a University of Montana recruit came out onto the court like an idiot during a Big Sky semi-final game, then realized what he done and scratched and clawed his way back to the bench as quickly as he could. Ultimately, IIRC, the officials did not assess a T because they didn't feel it affected play.