4-41-2 - Try

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by NCHSAA

4-41-2: "A try for field goal is an attempt by a player to score two or three points by throwing the ball into a team's own basket..."

Simple question here, if a player shoots in the wrong basket why do the points count for the other team according to the above?? I know I'm not connecting something somewhere.

Thanks!!

You're looking at the rule that defines a try, but you want the rule that defines a goal in order to answer your question. Scoring a goal does not require a try.