Some great matchups tonight in 4A. Who will go to state and will a top 4A power or two stare in disbelief after they were upset?
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1Q- Dubuque Senior 13, Davenport North 10
Half- Davenport North 29, Dub. Senior 23. Lots of Ram turnovers.
Iowa City West big over Pleasant Valley at the half.
Final- Waterloo West hits a three at the buzzer to oust North Scott.
3Q- Davenport North 41, Dub. Senior 33
My 2 cents
1. Why are the #2 and #3 ranked teams playing before state?
2. I'm guessing that from the time North Scott called a time until the clock was stopped there was a second or more that came off. Because the official would have to recognize the timeout, and the clock operator would have to stop the clock.
Overall it's not a good situation
Correct...just like you can't review the game winning shot....North Scott couldn't get a review on how much time should have been on the clock in the first place. Should there have been over a second left...probably. In a "miracle" shot like this its always going to be debated depending on what side you are on. What is absolutely disgusting is the people attacking the woman who was working the clock. She is a pillar of the community in every sense and has been for decades. To think she had the ability to manipulate the clock by fractions of a second is ridiculous. There is actually video showing the clock starting and it looks on point to when the ball was caught. I don't blame West for being upset and disappointed....but don't direct it towards a woman who was volunteering.My 2 cents
1. Why are the #2 and #3 ranked teams playing before state?
2. I'm guessing that from the time North Scott called a time until the clock was stopped there was a second or more that came off. Because the official would have to recognize the timeout, and the clock operator would have to stop the clock.
Overall it's not a good situation
Correct...just like you can't review the game winning shot....North Scott couldn't get a review on how much time should have been on the clock in the first place. Should there have been over a second left...probably. In a "miracle" shot like this its always going to be debated depending on what side you are on. What is absolutely disgusting is the people attacking the woman who was working the clock. She is a pillar of the community in every sense and has been for decades. To think she had the ability to manipulate the clock by fractions of a second is ridiculous. There is actually video showing the clock starting and it looks on point to when the ball was caught. I don't blame West for being upset and disappointed....but don't direct it towards a woman who was volunteering.
You can debate who should be working the scorers table (directed by the state).
You can debate the timing of the final shot.
It's disgusting to attack the woman working the scorers table.
I'm assuming every team who hosted had their "fans" working the scorers table.It’s also supposed to be a “neutral court” so why would let a fan of one team be the timekeeper? Even if it is volunteer work, you’d think they have someone not affiliated with any of the competing schools working the clock. Not blaming her, she’s just doing her job, but putting a north scott fan as the timekeeper doesn’t help their case either.
I'm assuming every team who hosted had their "fans" working the scorers table.
I'm also assuming North Scott was assigned the responsibility of staffing someone at the neutral site.
I'm not debating if that's how it should be.....just saying the staffing of the table was no different than other sub-state locations.
Exactly. I can't blame the timekeeper as the clock looks to start as soon as he touches the ball. I also have a hard time putting too much blame on the officials. I am guessing they were looking at the light which turned on when the ball was halfway to the hoop. So from that, it would be safe to assume he got the shot off in time, which he did not according to the clock. If I was in their shoes I would assume they would be synced up which they clearly were not. I am not a ref though so maybe that is not proper protocol.if there’s anything to blame it probably be the clock not being fully synced with the buzzer and the led lights on the backboard.
Incorrect, NS was designated the home team at the neutral site.West was the home team in that game so i would assume they would’ve be the host team. Also the scoring table from West/NS game stayed for the CF/Hempstead game later on.
if there’s anything to blame it probably be the clock not being fully synced with the buzzer and the led lights on the backboard.
then why did west wear their home whites and ns wear their away uniforms?Incorrect, NS was designated the home team at the neutral site.
I think according to the rule book, the refs go by the buzzer and instead of the clock.Exactly. I can't blame the timekeeper as the clock looks to start as soon as he touches the ball. I also have a hard time putting too much blame on the officials. I am guessing they were looking at the light which turned on when the ball was halfway to the hoop. So from that, it would be safe to assume he got the shot off in time, which he did not according to the clock. If I was in their shoes I would assume they would be synced up which they clearly were not. I am not a ref though so maybe that is not proper protocol.
It’s unfortunate that this happened and there is no way to overturn it. The officials have to know that shot is IMPOSSIBLE to get that shot off in time.