IHSA Mercy Rule?

WindyCityRef

Hi,

Is there a Mercy rule in the IHSA (Illinois) this year for tournament games? Would regular season games count if the schools AD wants it?

Thanks

refnrev

30 point spread at the end of three quarters. IESA uses it for regular season games, too. I'm drawing a blank on regular season for HS because none of my games have been like that this year, but I think it's not used by for the regular season unless adopted by conferences. M&M, Rut, ot TJ1 will sound off on this soon, I'm sure.

tjones1

Not for use in regular season games unless it's a tournament. As far as I know, conferences can't adopt a rule like this.

If used in a tournament, 30 point spread. Clock stops on: technical fouls, DQ's, timeouts, injuries, and Official's timeout. After reaching the 30 point spread, the clock continues to run. Nothing can change this, not even overtime.

WindyCityRef wrote
Would regular season games count if the schools AD wants it?

Nope. However, if it's that bad, coaches can agree to shorten the quarter(s), per 5-5-3.

tjones1

Here's a recent thread talking about this topic:
http://forum.officiating.com/showthread.php?t=30794

Also, see this IHSA Ruling and Notices link. It's listed under Notices, number 1.
https://go.ihsa.org/interpretations/basketball.doc

WindyCityRef

Thank You! Thats what I was looking for.

Lou