NFHS altercation penalties question

[BigCat]

Originally Posted by SC Official

(2) is not true. Fight participants and non-participants are treated differently. They don't offset each other.

It is very true for FT purposes. If the number leaving bench is equal there will be no FTs. Even if 4 blue team members leave bench and fight, 4 white team members leave bench and don’t fight. There will be no FTs for bench players. However, head coach of white gets one indirect because his 4 player left bench and didn’t fight. Blue coach gets 4 indirects and is ejected. That is where the extra penalty comes in.

Billy post the fight play language. They all say if number leaving bench is equal no FTs...