NFHS Ruling on Penalty at End of Game

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Originally Posted by TXMike

On the final play of the season, against arch rival East Haven, Branford's defense came up with the big defensive play. Jimmy Boyd intercepted a pass in the end zone with no time remaining on the clock...

Please educate this broadcaster. In my 10 years of calling high school games, I've never seen a player run an interception out of the end zone. They always down it. Thus I always thought once the ball breaks the plane of the goal line, the ball becomes dead, just like in a kickoff or punt, except the ball becomes dead on the catch, not immediately when the ball breaks the plane in mid air.