Down after penalty enforcement

[paulsonj72]

Originally Posted by 9thIsleZebra

NFHS rules: it is A's ball 2nd down and 7 from B's 10 yard line. During a forward pass by A, B is flagged for pass interference. After penalty administration, what is the ensuing down and distance?

Half the distance to the goal for the penalty so spot the ball at the B5 yard line. Down remains 2nd down and it is 2nd and 2. The automatic 1st down was removed from defensive pass interference a couple of years ago(as was the loss of down for offensive pass interference)