“Saving” the ball from going out of bounds is the start of a dribble…?

[Mike.Connors]

Looking for an old NFHS case play. The following description is not verbatim. A2 in the backcourt makes an errant pass toward A1 that is out of A1’s reach. A1 chases after the ball and just before it goes out of bounds A1 “saves” the ball by reaching out and “tossing” the ball back onto the playing court with one hand. A1’s momentum then takes him out of bounds. A1 recovers and returns inbounds and immediately bats the bouncing ball to the floor with the hand and continues dribbling.

The case play I am looking for ruled this play legal saying that the toss of the ball back onto the playing court by A1 legally constituted the start of a dribble, which A1 then continued after returning inbounds by batting the ball to the floor instead of grabbing it by both hands.

Does anyone remember this case and can you provide the citation and which case book(s) it appears in? I am more interested in finding the original text of the case confirming this is the start of a dribble than debating whether the action is legal or not.


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