Fouled called, but number reported incorrectly

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Described to me by several people who witnessed it, but couldn't definitively say if my interpretation was correct or not.

Situation: NFHS rules. Referee call foul against team and reports number. Table buzzes horn to inform the referee that there is no player on the team by that number. Referees confer as to who the player was, but none of them know who the foul was called on.

So, other than the obvious answer of, "The calling official needs to be a bit more observant", how is it decided as to who is charged the foul?

My answer to these fans was that I thought the foul is charged to the team and counts against their team foul count, but no individual is charged. It seems as if I've heard that in the past, but I couldn't find anything definitive in the rules book, case book, or official's manual. So if anyone knows the answer, a rules citing would be appreciated.