As many people may already know, there has been debate about whether Makenna Noecker from Cedar Catholic should have fouled out early in the 4th quarter of Friday’s game against Centura.
I did my own research by watching the On Demand replay on NFHS Network, and here are the results.
Using the official book on the NSAA site, it says that Noecker had the last foul of the third quarter called on her. That foul was an illegal screen against #20 Katelyn Arens. #2 Makenna Noecker buried a three pointer that was wiped off the board.
So, the problem comes down to one of two people:
1. The official scorekeeper incorrectly marked 2 instead of 20.
2. The official indicated the wrong number at the table, signaling 2 instead of 20.
In either case, a huge mistake was made, and the fact that everyone knew it but the scorekeeper and the official tells you all you need to know about the way the game was handled.
It’s also interesting to watch the 45-60 second conversation and debate that ensued. The Cedar Catholic book and the standby official can both be seen indicating 4 fouls. The Centura book comes and has five fouls to verify what the official book has. Two were correct and two were incorrect.
I did my own research by watching the On Demand replay on NFHS Network, and here are the results.
Using the official book on the NSAA site, it says that Noecker had the last foul of the third quarter called on her. That foul was an illegal screen against #20 Katelyn Arens. #2 Makenna Noecker buried a three pointer that was wiped off the board.
So, the problem comes down to one of two people:
1. The official scorekeeper incorrectly marked 2 instead of 20.
2. The official indicated the wrong number at the table, signaling 2 instead of 20.
In either case, a huge mistake was made, and the fact that everyone knew it but the scorekeeper and the official tells you all you need to know about the way the game was handled.
It’s also interesting to watch the 45-60 second conversation and debate that ensued. The Cedar Catholic book and the standby official can both be seen indicating 4 fouls. The Centura book comes and has five fouls to verify what the official book has. Two were correct and two were incorrect.