2017 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #10


RULING FORMAT: Team (A or B) in possession, down, distance and succeeding spot (example: A 1/10 A40). If relevant, also include other information such as whether the 25 or 40-second play clock will be used, whether the game clock starts on the ready or snap, if ZAP 10 is a factor or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: Try B3.  A88 fumbles.  B44 recovers in B's end zone, advances and fumbles on B's 2.  The ball rolls into B's end zone where A66 bats the ball over B's end line to prevent B44 from recovering.


2. PLAY: 2nd/25 A25. A19 is looking for a receiver when B96 grabs and twists his face mask on A's 17. A19 breaks away and then throws a legal forward pass to A86 who advances to A's 45 where he is downed.


3. PLAY: 4th/goal B4. A5's field goal attempt is blocked and does not cross the neutral zone. B96 bats the grounded ball backwards from B's 6. The ball bounces on B's 1 and A77, standing in B's end zone, recovers in B's end zone without the ball touching the ground in B's end zone.


4. PLAY: 4th/10 A20. A8's punt is high and short. B44 is in position to catch the ball on A's 45 when A88 grabs him by the face mask and swings him around. The ball comes down and hits B44 in the back and rebounds toward A's end zone. A68 recovers the ball on A's 37.


5. PLAY: F/K A35. B92 is in position to recover A4's free kick on A's 42 when he is blocked above the waist by A87. The ball hits B92's helmet and is recovered by A82 on A's 43.


6. PLAY: Try B3. Quarter: 4. Clock: 1:00. Score A26-B28. A12 rolls out and his legal forward pass is batted by B96 on B's 7. A12 catches the ball and throws a pass from B's 10 to A82 in B's end zone. B44 pushes A82 in the back before the pass arrives but A82 catches the ball in B's end zone.


7. PLAY: 4th/goal B4. A4's field goal attempt is blocked, lands on B's 2 and rebounds behind the neutral zone. B93 bats the ball backward from B's 6. A85 recovers the ball in B's end zone prior to the kick touching the ground in B's end zone.


8. PLAY: 4th/12 A28. The score is A28-B28. Team A is in a scrimmage formation with A2 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Immediately after the snap. B55 charges directly into the snapper and contacts him by pushing him backward. A2 muffs the backward pass, recovers the ball, advances and runs out of bounds on B's 40. The game clock shows 0:03 in the fourth quarter.


pigskin@romgilbert.us / November 22, 2017 / (q-1710q)