Dunk in pregame

[SC Official]

It will be a cold day in hell before I whack a kid for dunking at halftime of the game before his.

Mainly because I’m in the dressing room during halftime and wouldn’t be on the court to see it happen. Secondarily because my jurisdiction for the second game hasn’t begun yet. (In South Carolina the varsity girls and boys play on the same night and we work DHs.)

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by SC Official

It will be a cold day in hell before I whack a kid for dunking at halftime of the game before his.

Mainly because I’m in the dressing room during halftime and wouldn’t be on the court to see it happen. Secondarily because my jurisdiction for the second game hasn’t begun yet. (In South Carolina the varsity girls and boys play on the same night and we work DHs.)

I agree, but the JV officials had better whack him.

MTD, Sr.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I agree, but the JV officials had better whack him.

MTD, Sr.

For what? The JV officials aren’t the varsity officials and have no authority to penalize something for the game following theirs that they won’t be calling.

For clarity’s sake, JV typically plays on a different night than varsity here.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by SC Official

For what? The JV officials aren’t the varsity officials and have no authority to penalize something for the game following theirs that they won’t be calling.

For clarity’s sake, JV typically plays on a different night than varsity here.

No need for clarity's sake because you are misreading my reply. Per the Casebook Play, if the JV officials see the VAR player(s) dunking the ball during halftime of JV game, and infraction of the dunking rule has occurred. And maybe in your neck of the woods JV games are not played on the same night as the VAR games but in the 48 years that I have officiated boys'/girls' H.S. basketball I have officiated in Ohio (since 1971), Florida (1973 to 1977), California (1982-1984), and Michigan (since 1984), and in all of those states, the JV game is played immediately before the VAR game and in some leagues in Ohio a FR game is played immediately before the JV game.

MTD, Sr.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

No need for clarity's sake because you are misreading my reply. Per the Casebook Play, if the JV officials see the VAR player(s) dunking the ball during halftime of JV game, and infraction of the dunking rule has occurred.

Okay, so what do you expect the JV crew to do? Tell the varsity crew that someone dunked? By the way, why the heck would the JV officials be observing the varsity team warming up during halftime?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Okay, so what do you expect the JV crew to do? Tell the varsity crew that someone dunked? By the way, why the heck would the JV officials be observing the varsity team warming up during halftime?

You obviously did not read the Casebook Play did you?

MTD, Sr.