DISQUS

HoopRef95 · 1 year ago

Hector:
The cast the player wore was not allowable in my opinion. Here is the rule: Rule 3. Section 5. Article 2. "A guard, cast or brace made of hard and unyielding leather, plaster, pliable (soft) plastic, metal or any other hard substance may not be worn on the elbow, hand, finger, wrist or forarm; even though covered with soft padding."
It is not an easy call. I felt that there was a layer of soft pliable plastic like material that could hurt another player and did not conform with the rule. Other officials may have ruled differently.
I know if a player was accidentally hit with the cast and injured, it would not be very easy to defend a decision to allow the cast in the game.

GLT · 1 year ago

But for the past five games and as well as scrutiny by Rhode Island refs in their game with Bishop Hendricken it is allowed? Doesn't make sense.

me · 1 year ago

To answer the question, yes a soft cast is allowed as long as it does not fall into the materials stated above. In this case it does not fall into the materials stated above so he is able to play.

Hector Longo · 1 year ago

Thanks guys,
HR95, nice explanation on that one. There has to be all kinds of liability questions involved.
However, it does raise quite an issue with the tournament coming.
Oshodi is a starter, Central's most athletic defender and a nice little 1-2 punch in that tough-guy, defender spot with Timmy Wheeler. He's not like losing a Billy Marsden or AG, but it's a factor, if he can't go.

me · 1 year ago

What type of liability are you speaking of exactly. I see these games played at a very physical level and tough . As a ref I think you would agree on that. Do you really want to say somone is more likely to get hurt with a soft and I repeat soft splint or are they more likely to get hurt in this very tough physical game that they play at this level. Example how they rebound.... It is really tough and I do not fell that having a soft splint likle a foam pad will hurt anyone more then Tim Wheeler or AG going up to rebound a ball. I would think the liability is not a factor if the rules in your handbook are followed and one again I must point out they seem to be. I would think if they are followed as stated above, you have the splint and the handbook : you have no liability at all.. I also would disagree with you on this:::: ,KB is like losing AG or Billy Marsden, Did you not see the Lowell game??? Oh yeah he played that one with his soft splint!!! and what a game it was for him!!!

JFG · 1 year ago

Quick note: KB Oshodi DID play on Thursday night vs Boston English and had a very nice game (8 pts off the bench). He plays like the cast doesn't bother him a bit, and I don't see the risk of anybody else getting hurt because of it. Another note: Billy Marsden (24 pts) had 6 three-pointers in the game, scoring 14 points in about 3 minutes time in the 3rd quarter in the 79-46 thrashing of Boston English.

DEM · 1 year ago

Spirited Methuen Fans? I thought the same thing at the very beginning of the game, looking over at them all in blue and to see them clapping and cheering loudly. But in no time at all it turned inoto a vicious classless free for all that erased that first impression of them. Were we at the same game? This is what I heard from the Methuen Fans; you S----, so and so S----'s, Adrian (Gonzalez) S-----'s, Bull S---- (when refs made a call they didn't like) -- Then of course there was the big F----U. In addition to that they hurled a classes insult to Brother Renne Roy which was way out of line. They also insulted some Central Catholic students not assoiciated with basekteball in their mindless little chants. They also had no repsect for their cheerleaders who came out on the floor during half time to show their routine. They booed so loud you could hardly hear the girls. Considering their cheerleaders are highly talented State Champs you would think they would have given our girls a break. Speaking of cheerleaders, why doesn't the STate Champion Methuen Cheerleaders attend these games and support their team? It's because they are all supporting a local Cheer Gym instead. Which shouldn't be allowed, they should be required to support their team first! Last but not least, Methuen should consider changing their colors to Green (for envy). These fans have taken the top prize this year for misbehavior and rudeness.

Hector Longo · 1 year ago

You know, I wavered on this one a bit, because I thought for the most part the Methuen kids walked a tight rope, but fell just to the side of Ok, barely. A couple of the late remarks were pretty bad, I guess, enough to cause Mr. Arthur Nicholson to get invoved.
Yeah, you're probably right, they did go overboard. I was fired up by the early positives. Perhaps, I got carried away on that.
Didn't watch the cheerleaders to comment on that one.
But yeah, I heard the kids caught some grief in school, which is a good thing.
That's how I would consider the whole night, a good thing gone bad.
HL