Had a blast of a game tonight!

[Camron Rust]

Playoff game, winner goes to the final 8. It was a smaller gym and it was packed as full as they could get it. They had to turn people away. Had a fantastic partner who delivered a stellar performance. It was close all the way to the end with teams swapping leads throughout and tied at 56 going into the 4th quarter.

The home team was down 3 with under 10 seconds to go. I was Trail, table-side. A player forced a long 3 while well defended. I had a perfect view between the defender and the shooter....the defender missed everything, it was a clean release. The shot falls short of the rim. The other team catches the ball and is fouled right away (partner's call)...going to the other end for 1+1. The player that missed the shot runs up to me, gets in my face, and angrily screams "call the foul". I call the obvious T....not a word from the coach.

Ironically, the other team missed the front-end of the 1+1 but made one of the FTs for the T. If not for the T, the home team may have had another shot to tie the game but that 1 made FT from the T and the possession that came with it put it out of reach.

Our locker room was in a coaches office on the way to the home team's locker area. After the game, while in the locker room, we heard a loud racket outside the office door. Someone was slamming stuff around and yelling and cussing for several minutes. My partner saw who it was through a window in the office. It was the same kid that got the T. It got quiet for a little while as he left the area. About 5-10 minutes later, it started up again for another few minutes.


3 or 4 more games to go before the season ends.....it has been a very fun year!

[Nevadaref]

Nice work, Camron. Happy for you.

When does Oregon shift to 3-man crews in the playoffs?

[Mr.C]

Congratulations. I get enjoyment out of being on the court always, but really appreciate the tight games with a gym full of energy. Sounds like you had one of those.

[OrStBballRef]

Sounds like a blast and a great game.

Cam has been selected to work our 6A tournament next week. Only the best in our association go to the 6A and there's a reason he's going.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by OrStBballRef

Sounds like a blast and a great game.

Cam has been selected to work our 6A tournament next week. Only the best in our association go to the 6A and there's a reason he's going.

I'll take this opportunity to post my congrats!

I recall a few years ago that he was selected for either the 4A or 5A State Final. Was that the game in which the team held the ball?

[OrStBballRef]

Yes it was, but he wasn't working the game...

Had to pull up this old thread to be certain....

https://forum.officiating.com/basket...ng-points.html

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nice work, Camron. Happy for you.

When does Oregon shift to 3-man crews in the playoffs?

Not soon enough. This game could have used a 3rd. We had 2-3 misses that a 3rd would have absolutely been able to see, and others where it would have been just a better view. There was one apparently ugly screen that I didn't see coming. I saw the effects but didn't know the cause....so I couldn't call the foul that should have been called. It was a classic 2-referee play.

The state will be reviewing the first year of optional 3-person crews during the regular season which was on a league-by-league basis. They very well may go to it next year or they may not.