Who is writing this stuff?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

But doesn't everything on this subject under rule 10 deal with having to change a number?

Neither number is illegal by itself, so rule 10-5-4 doesn't apply. It is the combination of the two that is prohibited.

Originally Posted by just another ref

If only one participates, why must one be changed?

Neither one has to change. The rules don't mandate that. The rule simply says that the team member list cannot contain both 0 and 00. That is the infraction here. It has nothing to do with who plays. That's the point.

This is just a poor interpretation by the NFHS.