Less than 9, back to 9 (NFHS)

[David B]

Originally Posted by wmblue

I understand that Rule 4-4-1f says that a team can return to 9 players if they drop to 8.

Can this 9th player be:

1. Late arriving player
2. Sick player (not requiring a medical eval)
3. Player from Varsity (game over) playing in a JV game?
4. A player from a different school

An ejected player obviously stays that way, as does a player who have been restricted.

Thanks

One thing I found interesting is that the team that has now 8 players does not HAVE to return to 9 even if they have an available player.

They can save that extra player to use as a sub or courtesy runner etc.,

Thansk
David