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[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Violation per 9-2-5 ... The thrower shall not carry the ball onto the court.

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

I'm not sure that one fits. She never came onto the court herself.

Does the rule say that the player has to come onto the court? No, that's 9-2-1. Although the case book play 9.2.5 is the one about stepping inbounds.

9-2-5 really is about the location of the ball. The NFHS just picked their reference poorly.

Also, I could direct you to 9.2.2 Sit D, and have you infer that bouncing the ball INBOUNDS is not legal even though the player remains OOB because the case book play only specifies the opposite.