So then which would you shoot first? Who gets the ball?

One more thought
 

BillyMac's handout explains things pretty well. But . . . the idea of "AP unless there is Team Control" as the answer to whom gets possession is worded poorly. As I undertand it, it is always POI. If there is no definitive POI, AP is the correct choice. As I've heard it said many times before, AP is almost never the right answer.

we would shoot the team that wasnt going to be getting the ball first. and the team that got the ball would be whichever team had fewer total T's.

I like the no shooting on both sides much better.

separate or not?
 

Another debated topic is that GHSA advises officials to not separate the players - "don't grab the players" once the melee starts. Does your association or State have different advise on this topic?

I have never been told to separate players. Ever.

Once they engage, just take numbers.

Same here. If you are close enough to get in between before anything starts then try and keep them apart. But if they are going at it just sit back and record what happens. If you are close to the table and have the ability to quickly get a pen and paper that could help a lot (but it should be done extremely quick).

Any coaches and personnel trying to break up the fight are considered beckoned on the court. Also I would not if you or your partner can then remind benches to keep their personnel on the bench. usually at the varsity level (for a majority of schools I have worked) there will be one or two coaches that initially make sure the bench stays where they belong.

This is a great rule of thumb along with Ronny's "Never shoot FT on both ends of the court"

I agree that NFHS really needs to address this with better casebook plays. GHSA has thrown a few things our way that has caused some confusion among officials.

Case 10.4.5A (c) and10.4.5E make it clear to me.

In both cases, FTs for players leaving the bench and FTs for players leaving and fighting offset resulting in no FTs overall.

Indirect TF for Coach
 

I thought I had this figured out but now . . . not sure.

A6 enters the court but does not fight = one indirect to HC
A6 enters the court and participates in fight = one indirect to HC
A6 and A7 enter the court and do not fight = one indirect to HC
A6 and A7 enter the court, A6 fights and A7 does not = two indirect to HC
A6 and B6 enter the court, A6 fights and B6 does not = one indirect to each HC

Are the above statements correct?

looks right to me

Let's mix it up a bit.

Fight begins with a live ball Flagrant personal foul by B1.

After he gets up, A1 punches B1. A2 then shoves B1. A6, A7, and B8 come off the bench and fight. B12 comes off the bench.but doesn't fight.

My try
 

All ejected.

2 FT's awarded to Team B

Coach A gets 2 Indirects
Coach B gets 1 Indirect

Team B gets ball at the division line.

Add 4 fouls to team A's count and 3 fouls to team B's count.

It depends on whether you view this as one incident or two (and maybe on whether you think a "personal" for fighting can offset a "technical" for fighting.)

The bench stuff all offsets.

So, if you view it as one event, then it's two flagrants on A and one on B, so B shoots 2 FTs and gets the ball.

If you view it as separate events, the A shoots 2 FTs, B shoots 4 FTs and gets the ball.

The flagrant personal foul by B1 cannot be offset by any technical foul. There is no rule provision which would allow for that.

Looking at it again
 

I believe coach B would also get 2 indirects now that I am looking at it again. One for players leaving the bench and one for B8 participating in the fight.