Where is the NFHS rule regarding a receiver being forced out of bounds by an defender and having the pass ruled complete, even though both feet didn't come down in bounds due to the force-out?

ONE foot.....
 

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Is a catch...now do ya got DPI???? Judgement baby!!!!!

rule number
 

Does anyone know the rule number for this (NFHS)?

Well first off we only need 1 foot inbounds to have a completion. So I will assume you just mis-typed on the both feet thing. Under 2-4-1 it talks about being prevented from returning to the ground inbounds while maintaining possession.

2-4-1
A catch is the act of establishing player possession of a live ball which is in flight, and first contacting the ground inbounds or being contacted by an opponent in such a way that he is prevented from returning to the ground inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball.

Defintions."rule-2".. has answers to a lot of questions.

See Case Book 2.4.1.Situation H.

Not that you would care, but in general that would not be a catch under NCAA rules. He would have to have been held and carried out..

The Case Book explains this pretty well. Note the comment that says "the added force in the general direction he is moving is not considered a factor affecting his spot of landing."

There was a play on MNF last night that was reviewed by replay and ruled as a completed pass due to the force-out rule- in NFHS this wouldn't apply becuase that force was in the same direction the player was already moving.

Of course- he had one foot in anyway.

So am I to assume that, even if the player would have landed in bounds, that if a defender pushes the receiver in the direction of his momentum and that receiver then lands out of bounds it is an incomplete pass? That sounds a little common-senseless.

### For NF, you rule this to be complete.
For NCAA you rule incomplete.
For NFL, I don't have a clue.

FED - complete if official deems receiver would have gotten 1 foot in without being pushed.
NCAA - incomplete
NFL - complete if official deems BOTH feet would have been in.

Not entirely true. The defender must change the receiver's direction.