Hey, ref, this isn't football....

[Rich]

....but it sure wasn't basketball either, sir.

I worked a girls varsity game last night. Flow? What flow. I was surprised the game was as close as it was when I looked at the boxscore this morning -- the difference was 3 points at the half, 4 after 3Q, and 5 points at the end.

It was the type of game that couldn't possibly make the officials look good. About 60 turnovers, players diving on the floor, lots and lots of contact, about 15 held balls. I kept telling myself "call advantage/disadvantage," but I could tell that the parents and coaches were used to officials calling every little bit of contact fouls (or at least that's the way they acted).

I looked at the boxscore in the paper this morning, and we called a total of 27 fouls -- not a lot, but not like we called 8 or something.

I guess it's time I try to find a point to this post:

Why do I feel so much more comfortable calling a sloppy boys game than a sloppy girls game?

Oh, and I need an answer by about 3PM CST, cause I have another one tonight.

--Rich