POI or Not?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Two-Man Crew; Third QT; and Team B has the AP Arrow. A1 has PC in his Front Court TS. L is TS and T is OTT.

A1 drives toward the FT Lane along the FT Line extended and loses the ball. A1 dives on the ball and regains PC. Before B1 can tie up A1, Team A's HC requests a TO. T recognizes A-HC's request by sounding his whistle and giving the Stop Clock Signal and then starts to move toward the ST. L moves toward the Ball when T sounds his whistle.

As the T is moving toward the ST and L moves toward the Ball, A1 and B1 grab each other's jersey and start to shove and slap at each other. L sounds his whistle and gets between A1 and B1 and the T joins him in seperating A1 and B1.

A1 and B1's actions are considered Fighting by the Officials, A1 and B1 are charged with a FTF for Fighting and they are Disqualified for the game.

A-HC and B-HC are notified that A1 and B1 have been Disqualified; the Scorer is notified of the DTF and the Disqualifications; the Timer is then instructed to start a 20-second TO to replace A1 and B1; then Team A's TO request is reported to the Scorer and the Timer is instructed start a 30-second TO for Team A.

When Team A's TO is over, how is the Ball put back into play (Is NFHS different from NCAA?)? Give NFHS and NCAA Rules and Casebook/Approved Rulings to support your answer.

MTD, Sr.