Fitty

I nudged my brother after the Lincoln kid committed the foul at .01 and reminded him of the irony here. Boyle lost a game to Whitley Co back in December under similar circumstances, except the 13th region ref crew had to put a tenth back on the clock before the free throws. Remember that? https://instagram.com/p/w5Jzlgrf9X/

Seems that the head official botched the bookkeeping by using the book from the last game instead of the one Boyle provided for tonight's game (#3 did not dress that game as he was sick). To make matters worse for Boyle, the official scorer waited until Boyle had just made a stop at a pivotal point in the game to stop play rather than at the time #3 checked in. So Lincoln was given an extra possession plus the two free throws AFTER the Boyle stop. Props to Lincoln for a executing a great game plan, but easy to see why the Boyle coach was so angry.

Danville had a relatively small crowd. They were next to the Lincoln section. The Lincoln folks were cheering against Boyle at the end when it looked like Boyle would be upset. The broadcast was from the top of the Danville/Lincoln half of the gym. Boyle had a good crowd and a lot of students in beach attire who stormed the court after the final buzzer. A tough loss for the Danville kids after they played so well. They made a couple turnovers in the last two minutes after going up 60-55 to let Boyle back in it, and there were no timeouts after Bell's layup put Boyle up with 9 seconds left. Danville's last possession was pretty out of control and they did not get a good shot off. The Boyle contingency is breathing a sigh of relief just to be moving on.

Rebels making a statement!

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So, does the host school get an automatic bye into the semifinals?

Very similar situation in a tournament game in NY couple years ago. But in this case, the refs convened and waived off the foul; the whistle blew after time had expired. Check out the slow-mo video. Sidelines » A foul or no foul ? The Crazy End of Section II Class AA Boys Basketball Final (Rules, Photos, Video)