Can an official besides the WH eject players/coaches if he sees fit?

[KWH]

Remember Brandon, their only two times in NFHS football when a whistle correctly kills a live ball play in progress:
1) During a 1-point try attempt, when it becomes apparent the drop kick or place kick will not score.
2) During a 2-point try attempt, when B secures possession.

If a whistle is sounded during any other live ball action and "Lucy, there's some splainin' to do!"

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by KWH

Remember Brandon, their only two times in NFHS football when a whistle correctly kills a live ball play in progress:
1) During a 1-point try attempt, when it becomes apparent the drop kick or place kick will not score.
2) During a 2-point try attempt, when B secures possession.

No, not even in either of those cases. The facts that produce the dead ball precede the whistle.

[KWH]

Robert,
Not gonna splitt hairs with you. But, while technically you are correct, typically speaking, a whistle is required to shut down the action. This requirement does not occur in any other situation other than the two I listed.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by KWH

Robert,
Not gonna splitt hairs with you. But, while technically you are correct, typically speaking, a whistle is required to shut down the action. This requirement does not occur in any other situation other than the two I listed.

Required? No more so than declaring a runner down a split second before he fumbles.

[ajmc]

We have to be careful we don't explain ourselves into an unexpected problem. Every whistle we blow is AFTER we've seen or judged some sort of action to have already occurred.

Life (as it applies to football), and especially rules, are intended to be clear as in "black or white, "on or off".