Players crash

[Terrapins Fan]

Overall, we had a very good game last night. Girls Varsity.

With 48 seconds remaining in the game, the visitors bringing the ball up court, are losing control due to pressure from the defense ( full court press ). We are about 5 feet in back court.

I am trail on the ball table side. A1 pressured by B1 tries to throw the ball off the leg of B1 to have the ball go OOB. As A1 is doing this, she is falling off balance towards the sideline.

B1 steals the ball and heads toward her basket. She rushes past the fall A1 and some contact occures, but B1 remains in control of the ball and I've go a no call, A1 falls OOB and looks to be injured as she doesn't get right up. B1 passes to b2 and she makes a lay-up. From the time the ball is stolen to the lay up is about 4 to 5 seconds.

We blow the ball dead to check on A1. She is still laying OOB, her father the AC is with her. Her mother comes out of the crowd complaining the we allowed the game to continue while A1 is injured.

A1 is removed from the game about about 4 minutes. officials had come together to compare notes on the incident. I had nothing, Center had nothing and trail saw contact, but didn't know who had caused the contact.

Late in the 3rd Q, A1 came back into the game without any problems.

Our concern at the time of the incident, of course, was did she have a concussion, we don't believe she did, just a sore neck.

Not much we could say to the coaches or parents. we had incidental contact, no advantage or disadvantage. If I had to have called a foul it would have been on the fallen player and that would have looked worse. I passed.

I know we could have stopped the game sooner, but we didn't. Both of my partners are very experienced. I always worry about injuries.

Any thoughts?