NFHS altercation penalties question

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BigCat

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

The statements to the effect of having equal numbers are within each of sections on participating and not participating. That suggests the two counts are independent.

There is no overall statement saying participants and non-participants offset each other or all team members coming off the bench offset.

Again, the only statements about offsetting are within the context of whether the players participate or not.