Rule Clarification and Citation

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Originally Posted by cdoug

Hello all -

I'm still learning the rules (my 1st year) and I wanted some help with a rule. I think I remember reading somewhere that in NFHS rules once a receiver catches the ball by the side/end line and is "forced-out" by a defender it's an incomplete pass since there isn't a "force-out" rule in HS.

Here's my question: do I remember right and if so what rule is it? I re-read all of Rule 7 (specifically Art. 5, where I thought it'd be) a number of times and still didn't see it. (There's always the possibility I still missed it.)

Could you give a rookie a little help, please?

I don't want to complicate matters but you also need to look at the direction the receiver was going at the time he was shoved out. Long story short, if he's running forward and is shoved out of bounds in the same direction you don't have a catch.