Ref calls technical after game is over, team loses

A. Isaac Senior Editor

Its too bad there are refs out there that want to make themselves the story. I like to refer to it as “Ed Hightower” syndrome.
Ed Hightower syndrome is simply defined by making yourself a part of the game (i.e. being overly demonstrative with your calls, making sure the tv camera is on you)

(cough, cough)

ref replay Ref calls technical after game is over, team loses

So I can’t say I’m shocked that a situation like this hasn’t occurred before. In a high school basketball game in the Detroit area, a referee called a technical foul after the game was finished.

Yes, the clock was showing zeros but the referee thought it was necessary to hit the winning team with a technical foul for taunting.

There was nothing controversial about the shot Morris sank. It was a 3-pointer and it did easily beat the buzzer and there was no would-be foul on either side. It’s what happened after Morris’ shot that will be debated for years to come.
Reports vary, but the jist of the story is after Morris hit his shot he immediately started sprinting in the direction of the Romeo bench.
Fellow players and fans followed and eventually wound up being a little too close and even on the Bulldogs bench.
Words were exchanged and somebody got physical because the officials called a technical foul for excessive celebration on someone from Dakota, giving the Bulldogs two freethrows.

Obviously, there are two sides to the story. Some are claiming that immediately after the shot went in, there was still .1 seconds left on the clock and thus, the technical was legitimate. Others have argued that it is the refs job to maintain the court from the time he steps on, til the time he steps off.

And you know what I say….

Jay Leno can suck it (wait, what?)

Yea, taunting has no place in high school sports but I’m guessing the kid was maybe a bit excited after hitting a three pointer to win. If punishment is going to be doled out, let the school and/or high school athletic association take care of it. Definitely not the place of the official.

So congrats to this random, unnamed ref. You’ve entered the Jackass Officiating Hall of Fame. Your name will be amongst the greats in the sport.

Dick Bavetta, Bennett Salvatore, the dude who got the coin flip wrong, and of course Easy Ed Hightower.

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