Originally Posted by Mud Packer:
Being an IHSAA official myself there is nothing as an official they could have done "officially". If the game was played under National Federation High School rules, there is no mercy rule and no running clock.
Around here, it's pretty customary to keep the clock running in the 4th quarter when the margain reaches 25 pts. or more. Besides, as this "game" happened in a private school conference, I'm not sure whether or not it would have fallen under the jurisdiction of the state athletic association.
As for the coach of the team that won, while I don't think he should be fired, I do wish the school and/or league administration would require him to volunteer with the Special Olympics, or otherwise work with special needs kids. Maybe then he'd think twice about running up the score on learning disabled athletes.
The sad thing is, nothing substantive will likely be done, and we'll continue to periodically hear about these 80 or 90 point blowouts from across the country.:rolleyes: