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I cannot believe all the discussion about a simple fact: It was made very clear to the referees and announced before the match, that the scoreboard clock, operated by a certified referee, was the official time. Horn sounds, game over. No matter where the ball is. PERIOD!!!

a fan, read some of my other ideas in the past posts...you may think twice about things being as simple as you may think they are.

Coach P, I enjoy your discusion on this subject! You are right that it would be very difficult to have consistency. It is unfortunate the game had to end like that...oh well, there is always next year for all the teams! Good luck!

Very well put, a fan.

a fan: My daughter also informed me of that announcement tonight after my post. She heard it but I didn't. Not sure why.

Also, I noticed at the end of the 1st half and regulation that the horn was not very loud. It was hard to hear due to crowd noise.

Per the High School league, the official timekeeper is a certified official and receives signals (or no signals) from the Referee. The clock operation has been this way since the 2003 tournament. Since the center official had responsibility to signal, the scoreboard clock only stopped/started on his signal. The horn therefore signified the end of the match, and the rule - as explained a few times in this thread - was applied.

Dave: From what I can tell, this policy only applies to the championship final match in the tournament. Is that correct? I've never seen any non-final high school matches in SC where there was a certified official to operate the scoreboard clock.

Only the State Finals have a certified referee run the clock in South Carolina prep matches.