Technically only needed to be a one point difference since the game went to OT. But I think Montgomery actually closed the gap a bit during the brief time that Prewitt was out.

Agree on bolded. When Prewitt went to the bench in the first half MC increased their led. MC started going to the basket instead of popping up 3 pointers. I personally thought they played better as a team when he was on the bench. Don't get me wrong I think they need him to win, but when he is in the game everyone is looking for him as the scoring option and not looking to score themselves. If MC doesn't lose much off this team they my be a legit contender in the 10th next season.

The kid done this all night and there was many times the refs where looking right at him. Not once did they call the foul on his acting. Prewitt is a fine player and he would be a much better player if he would just concentrate on playing the game. Someone earlier in this tread commented that Prewitt was man handled by Walsh and I am sure glad they were not reffing the game. Even the double foul on Prewitt and Walsh was caused by Prewitt's holding Walsh so he could not go up the floor.

 

The double foul was on Prewitt and #50.

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Which is why we probably had a better line of sight on the call since we set up higher behind the scorers table. When I am asked to keep the clock at Montgomery County, although I love the arena, I have an easier time at the Barn because we set up higher from the floor. The players are actually below us. I struggled with several of the officials calls because they kept making the foul calls one handed. For ex. when everyone thought thay had called a foul on #11 for Pendleton and #11 was not even in the game. The foul was on #10.

 

That is the correct foul reporting mechanic for high school basketball.

All the bold is true. On that fourth foul #45 was not in the picture. It was a push off by #4 and called an offensive foul. Everyone had his fifth foul written down because he did have them. The play had resumed and IMO the refs did not have the right to put #4 back in the game basing it on their memories from previous plays. There are a lot of calls in a ballgame there is no way that they could change that call after play resumes. If it had been changed before the clock had started back it would have been a different story. Bottom line kid should not have been back on the floor.

 

Not everyone. This group did not have it as his 5th foul: Mt. Sterling radio, Montgomery offical scorer, Montgomery County stat crew, AND PENDELTON COUNTY SCORER. I witnessed the Pendleton coach ask her if it was 4 or 5 and she told him 4. He then shrugged his shoulders.

MC didn't lose any ground on PC when he was out but they didn't gain to much either. Prewitt was flopping all night when he got touched he would act like he got hit by a train. He needs to straighten up and just play ball because he is a great player. Crying to the refs only gets you into trouble.My take on the foul. I thought when it occured out by the three point line it was called on Prewitt. He and Walsh were the only two players there. Where 45 came into the picture I don't know. I know Prewitt was complaining when the call was made. Sumo I think you were right in your explanation which I just read after I started this post. The people around me said that the scoreboard had 45 posted for the foul. Maybe that is what messed everything up. The foul was called on Prewitt because no one else was around but Walsh for PC. You had it right.

#45 was setting a screen for Prewitt to pop out to the wing and that is where the illegal screen call was made. In order to have an illegal screen you must have a player setting the screen. IF it was just Prewitt and Walsh out there on the wing there is no possible way the officials could have made that call.

#45 was setting a screen for Prewitt to pop out to the wing and that is where the illegal screen call was made. In order to have an illegal screen you must have a player setting the screen. IF it was just Prewitt and Walsh out there on the wing there is no possible way the officials could have made that call.

They were the only ones out there at the time. As someone else mentioned it was a push off on Prewitt not an illegal screen. I think the scoreboard is what messed everyone up on the foul and who it was on. They had 45 and not 4 on the board.

They were the only ones out there at the time. As someone else mentioned it was a push off on Prewitt not an illegal screen. I think the scoreboard is what messed everyone up on the foul and who it was on. They had 45 and not 4 on the board.

That 4th foul on Prewitt had nothing to do with an illegal screen. He did pushed off.

The double foul was on Prewitt and #50.

I thought it was with Walsh, but I will take your word for it.

Not everyone. This group did not have it as his 5th foul: Mt. Sterling radio, Montgomery offical scorer, Montgomery County stat crew, AND PENDELTON COUNTY SCORER. I witnessed the Pendleton coach ask her if it was 4 or 5 and she told him 4. He then shrugged his shoulders.

I will take your word on this one too. The official keeper had it correct with the 5th foul and that should have stood especially since play had resumed for a while. My guess is the ones that had it wrong got it from the clock. A ref should not be aloud to go back in the game and pick out a play and change it. I thought the officiating was very good in the game except for this incident.

Thanks for the facts sumo. If I understand correctly, you struggled with the foul reporting from the officials and had to ask them several times to come over and "tell" you who the foul was on. Is this accurate?

 

Yes, this is also true that we had a hard time reading the officials and getting the fouls calls. We had a few problems during the game.

I will take your word on this one too. The official keeper had it correct with the 5th foul and that should have stood especially since play had resumed for a while. My guess is the ones that had it wrong got it from the clock. A ref should not be aloud to go back in the game and pick out a play and change it. I thought the officiating was very good in the game except for this incident.

 

Why was this bad? The ref didn't change anything. He saw an illegal screen on #45 and reported it. When they charged the 5th to Prewitt the officials asked them if they truly had 5. They were told he had 5. So when the coach from MC asked who they called the illegal screen on what was he supposed to say? He called it on 45.

 

Book made a mistake. It was corrected.

Yes, this is also true that we had a hard time reading the officials and getting the fouls calls. We had a few problems during the game.

 

I've never heard of a table having trouble getting a foul call. What was the issue?

I love having a referee that makes the call, positions himself in an unobstructed view of the scorers table around midcourt, and then gives them the call and the number of the player using both hands.

 

It is improper procedure to give the number with two hands.

I support the scorekeeper, and it sounds like he supports the fact that there were 5 fouls on Prewitt. My question was this a correctable error and if so doesn't have to be corrected by the end of the next possession.

Was Monroe sick during this game? Did anyone catch the assisant slipping on vomit as he ran to get a towel or something?:lol: