I was sort of surprised there wasn't a thread about this already.
1:04 left in the game, down by 1, Douglass had the ball, 4th and 11, on their own 42. They threw a pass, receiver found some room, and scored a touchdown.
Flag on the play, second sideline infraction, which should have been assessed as a dead ball foul, putting the penalty on the PAT or the ensuing kickoff.
Refs assessed it as a live ball foul, calling the touchdown back, and giving Douglass 4th and 16. They failed to convert, LG took over on downs, and took three knees to run the clock out.
This has grown from people torqued about the call into a court case, and caused the delay of what was supposed to be tonight's Locust Grove-Heritage game.
I'm shaking my head at this. I thought OSSAA got it right when they denied the appeal. You can't replay a game, or any portion of the game. Mistakes happen, but that's life. IF the court allows this game to be replayed, will any score ever truly be final?
1:04 left in the game, down by 1, Douglass had the ball, 4th and 11, on their own 42. They threw a pass, receiver found some room, and scored a touchdown.
Flag on the play, second sideline infraction, which should have been assessed as a dead ball foul, putting the penalty on the PAT or the ensuing kickoff.
Refs assessed it as a live ball foul, calling the touchdown back, and giving Douglass 4th and 16. They failed to convert, LG took over on downs, and took three knees to run the clock out.
This has grown from people torqued about the call into a court case, and caused the delay of what was supposed to be tonight's Locust Grove-Heritage game.
I'm shaking my head at this. I thought OSSAA got it right when they denied the appeal. You can't replay a game, or any portion of the game. Mistakes happen, but that's life. IF the court allows this game to be replayed, will any score ever truly be final?
