NFHS Rule 8-3-9 or 8-4-2

[Mike L]

Yes, I have. Freshman game, the home team is getting blown out. After the visitors score again, the home team coach calls me over & lets me know he wants to kick off. I told him by rule he has that right, but I wanted to make sure he really wanted it. He did and he told me it was because his kicker wanted to try his "new" on side kick and the way they were going they'd never score to give him a chance. Anyway, it turned out the kicker was the school's star soccer player who hit a laser line shot into the chest of the R player right in front of him. K recovered it too, especially since it rebounded nearly 10 yds. Naturally the home team fumbled the ball away on the 2nd play from scrimmage, but that was kinda expected considering the way things had gone.