re: 2023 LHSAA semifinals thread…

Zachary received more favorable calls in the 2021 WM games than Catholic did in all 3 games combined.

Man, Zachary whipped your arse so bad 3 years ago you can’t quit talking about it.

Not replying specifically to this post but comments in general.. but...

here's the real thing having officiated games that have replay...
1. all of these videos that are shown from HS games (especially) NEVER show the same angle, elevation and perspective view of the covering official.

now for part 2 and 3 - going off seeing nearly every replay call from the LA hs games that have replay.

2. Had that call been complete and challenged none of the video presented would have been enough to overturn the call.

3. Had that call been incomplete and challenged none of the video presented would have been enough to overturn the call.


There are 160 ish plays in nearly every game now adays, players don't get 160 perfect, coaches don't and neither do officials and fans most certainly don't.

Those of you that think the LHSAA, LHSOA or officials ever want either team A or B to win are blindly and blissfully either ignorant or misguided. I have never been at a game or worked a game with another official that EVER cared or much less wanted either team to win.

Considering officials start working and preparing for games 2-3 weeks before spring games, then spend a week reviewing those. 2-3 hours a week.
then crank back up with weekly meetings in july(two midweek meetings and a saturday am field work meeting and much hudl watching). 4-6 hours a week.

Now once scrimmages start especially if one is a white hat it's probably 6-10 hours a week on meeting with association, crew meetings, hudl review, paper work and planning. Nobody sinister enough to "cheat" for a team is gonna go through all that - ONLY people that love the game.

FWIW ya'll have never thrown me or my crew under the bus on here except for the time ya'll had the rule for HS as it applied to that play so wrong even the coaches for both teams were texting me about the post .

If you think you can do better, by all means step up, but most people get over whelmed when they realize how many things they have to look at on each play and that they have to count players, read formations and keep sidelines clear EVERY play before the ball is even snapped.

Complain all you want but officiating is much better than it was when I first got involved with HS football - just think if the playoff games had 4 person crews like when I was a ball boy or player.

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That may be, but you cannot deny that CHS has now escaped 3 losses, due to favorable calls. I’d rather them win w/o that help

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Catholic was up 21-14 at the moment. Saying that call “escaped a loss” is a little much

And if you want to do this, the game should have been 21-12 at the moment because the refs gave Rummel a 2 pt conversion where the guy caught the ball 2 yards out of bounds

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Anyone watching that 4th quarter yesterday could see Catholic was the better team.

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Catholic got a break.. Had that game finished Friday night, Rummel would've won. CHS's defense was worn down and had their backs against the wall..

Rummel had to drive back to Metairie then back to BR... The CHS players just had to go home..

Catholic should be thanking their lucky stars for that delay.

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That call deflated Rummel, had that been called complete and a TD, at 21-21, no telling what the outcome would've been.

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If they got the other catch call right it would have been 21-19 Catholic

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There's a 2 pt conversion in HS football right?

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It would have been 21-12

TD makes it 21-18

Going for 2 wouldn’t have made any sense there, and even so that still makes it 21-20

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There's a 2 pt conversion in HS football right?

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I remember the "super ants" missing a 2 point try back in my ball boy days and being eliminated. But I think their kicker got hurt in pregame jubilation.

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Zachary received more favorable calls in the 2021 WM games than Catholic did in all 3 games combined.

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