Block...or not....

[Andy]

My partner and I had a disagrement on this.

HS match the other night, NFHS rules. I am R2

Ball is sent over the net by team A, team B front row player is back from the net a bit and jumps to block. She is late getting up and back from the net about three feet or so. Her initial contact of the ball came when a good portion of the ball was below the top of the net. She pushed the ball into the net, then bumped it up as it rolled out of the bottom of the net. I am immediately thinking double contact since the first contact of the ball occurred below the top of the net and did not meet the definition of a block. I discreetly signaled a double to my partner, but she did not whistle. So, I blew my whistle and stopped play.

I went across the court to my partner to tell her what I had and she tells me that she saw it, but ruled the first contact as a block, so the action was legal. We work together quite a bit and I respect her, so we agreed to replay the point.

1. Do I have the correct interpretaion for NFHS rules? I realize that it would be much easier to see the play in person, but any comments are welcome.

2. Should I have stopped play or just letit go and talk about it later? Neither coach said anything at the time of the play.