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[Bob Lyle]

Originally posted by waltjp


How did he justify placing the ball at the 1???

From my first post on this subject

"Early in my high school officiating career, the DB in a game I was working deliberately knocked the ball to the ground rather than catch it and return. (It was 4th down with 30 seconds left on a 40 yard Hail Mary.) Our ignorant WH awarded the ball the passing team on the 1 yard line (as if it had been defensive pass interference) for what our WH deemed to be unsportsmanlike conduct. The coach went crazy and the team went on to score from the 1 and win the game. The WH was subsequently demoted and I went on to join another association."

I'm not sure of the WH's twisted reasoning, but like I said above, the ball was passed from about the 40 and batted down near the goal line. As far as I can tell, the WH invented a rule to right what he considered an unsportsmanlike act. He wouldn't listen to any of us or the coach.