2B | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
OSAA considers new 40-second play clock proposal for high school football
The State High School Association Football Rules Committee recently approved the move
In an effort to establish a more
consistent time period between
downs in high school football, the
play clock will start at 40 seconds
instead of 25 seconds in many cases
beginning with the 2019 season.
This change was one of seven
rules revisions recommended by
the National Federation of State
High School Associations (NFHS)
Football Rules Committee at its
Jan. 13-15 meeting in Indianapolis,
which were subsequently approved
by the NFHS Board of Directors.
The play clock will continue to
start at 25 seconds (a) prior to a try
following a score, (b) to start a peri-
od or overtime series, (c) following
administration of an inadvertent
whistle, (d) following a charged
time-out, (e) following an official’s
time-out, with a few exceptions,
and (f) following the stoppage of
the play clock by the referee for any
other reason.
In all other cases, 40 seconds will
be placed on the play clock and start
when the ball is declared dead by a
game official.
Previously, the ball was marked
ready-for-play when, after it had
been placed for a down, the referee
gave the ready-for-play signal and
the 25-second count began. Begin-
ning next season, in addition to the
above situations when the 25-sec-
ond count is used, the ball will also
be ready for play when, starting
immediately after the ball has been
State
from 1B
and bump Horrillo into the
match for third place.
Horrillo was able to take
the bout in overtime to
Siuslaw
from 1B
Unfortunately, both play-
ers fouled out late in the
game as the Lady Pirates
hammered the scoreboard
with two players in dou-
ble-digits.
Marshfield opened the
game with 21-8 scoring run
in the first quarter, then out-
Vikings
from 1B
Though the Pirates con-
tinued to gain momentum,
Siuslaw countered with an
8-0 run to end the third
quarter to re-main within 8
points to start the fourth
Fishing
from 1B
casting lures are good tech-
niques to catch a Siuslaw
winter steelhead.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
ALSEA RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing
has slowed down on the
Alsea with the low and clear
water conditions. Numbers
entering the Alsea hatchery
trap have slowed down as
well.
A few fish are still being
caught everyday but it will
improve with the next shot
of rain. The extended fore-
casts look cold and dry
which will continue to the
low and clear conditions.
These conditions slow
migration and congregate
the fish that are trying to
move upriver in the lower
portions of the Alsea River.
There is an old saying “when
the water is low fish low,
when the water is high fish
high.”
Smaller presentations and
lighter line will work best in
the lower water conditions.
The numbers of later
returning right maxillary
clipped fish should increase
with each rain event for the
rest of February through
March. The earlier returning
ruled dead by a game official after a
down, the ball has been placed on
the ground by the game official and
the game official has stepped away
to position.
“The entire committee needs to
be commended for its thorough
discussion regarding the move to a
40-second play clock, except in spe-
cific situations that will still have a
25-second play clock to show play
is ready to begin,” said Todd Tharp,
assistant director of the Iowa High
School Athletic Association and
chair of the NFHS Football Rules
Committee. “This is one of the
most substantial game administra-
tion rules changes to be approved
in the past 10 years, and without
detailed experimentation from sev-
eral state associations over the past
three years, along with cooperation
of the NFHS Football Game Offi-
cials Manual Committee, all the el-
ements needed to approve this pro-
posal would not have been in place.”
Another significant change ap-
proved by the committee was the
addition of a note to Rule 1-3-7 to
permit state associations to create
instant-replay procedures for state
postseason contests only. This re-
vision would allow game or replay
officials to use a replay monitor
during state postseason contests
to review decisions by the on-field
game officials.
Use of a replay monitor would be
on a state-by-state adoption basis,
and the methodology for reviewing
calls would be determined by the
applicable state association.
“The ultimate goal of each game
official and each officiating crew is
to get the call correct,” Tharp said.
“Each state association, by individ-
ual adoption, can now use replay
or video monitoring during its re-
spective postseason contests to re-
view decisions by the on-field game
officials. Each state association, if it
adopts this rules revision, will also
create the parameters and scope of
the replay.”
With regard to uniforms, the
NFHS Football Rules Committee
clarified the size requirements for
numbers on jerseys through the
2023 season and added a new re-
quirement effective with the 2024
season. Clarifications to Rule 1-5-1c
(in bold) that are in effect through
the 2023 state that the numbers, in-
clusive of any border, shall be cen-
tered horizontally at least 8 inches
and 10 inches high on front and
back, respectively. In addition, the
entire body of the number (the con-
tinuous horizontal bars and vertical
strokes) exclusive of any border(s)
shall be approximately 1½-inch-
es wide. Finally, through the 2023
season, the body of the number
(the continuous horizontal bars and
vertical strokes) shall be either: (a)
a continuous color(s) contrasting
with the jersey color; or (b) the
same color(s) as the jersey with a
minimum of one border that is at
least ¼-inch in width of a single sol-
id contrasting color.
Effective with the 2024 season,
the entire body of the number (the
continuous horizontal bars and ver-
tical strokes) of the number shall
be a single solid color that clearly
contrasts with the body color of the
jersey.
“The purpose of numbers on jer-
seys is to provide clear identifica-
tion of players,” said Bob Colgate,
NFHS director of sports and sports
medicine and staff liaison to the
NFHS Football Rules Committee.
“In order to enhance the ability to
easily identify players, the commit-
tee has clarified the size require-
ments for jersey numbers through
the 2023 season and added a new
requirement for the 2024 season.”
Two changes were approved by
the committee in an effort to reduce
the risk of injury in high school
football. First, tripping the runner
is now prohibited. Beginning next
season, it will be a foul to inten-
tionally use the lower leg or foot to
obstruct a runner below the knees.
Previously, a runner was not includ-
ed in the definition of tripping. Sec-
ond, in Rule 9-4-3k, the “horse-col-
lar” foul was expanded to include
the name-plate area, which is di-
rectly below the back collar. Colgate
said grabbing the name-plate area
of the runner’s jersey, directly below
the back collar, and pulling the run-
secure third place and a trip
to state.
In the 152-lb. division,
Ryan Jennings went 3-2 and
finished fourth, but qualified
for state after winning his
wrestleback match.
“That was a special win
because Ryan had dislocated
his knee a week ago,” said
Wartnik. “It wasn't even
clear if he would be able to
compete at district.”
Riley Jennings went 4-2 at
170 lbs., placing fourth and
qualifying for state because
he had already defeated the
fifth-place wrestler earlier in
the tournament — eliminat-
ing the need for a wrestle-
back match.
scored the Viks 17-2 in the
second period for a 38-10
lead by halftime.
In the third quarter,
Marshfield struck for the
first 12 of the half ’s 14 points
to secure a 50-12 lead to
start the final period.
The win essentially
secured the league title for
Marshfield, which holds first
place at 8-0 (as of Monday),
followed by Marist (6-2),
Cottage
Grove
(5-3),
Junction City (4-4), Elmira
(1-7) and Siuslaw.
Last night (after press
deadlines), the Viks hosted
Elmira during the final
home game of the season —
and last home game for
seniors Madison Reynolds,
Alyssa Richards and Lillian
Wenham.
Thursday, the Viks will
wrap up the season on the
road at Junction City, in a
game originally scheduled
to be played on Friday.
Tip-off for Thursday’s
game is set for 5:45 p.m.,
followed by the boys' game
at 7:15 p.m.
quarter, 40-32.
However, the Pirates had
the final volley, on a 13-0
scoring run toward an even-
tual 56-43 win.
Senior guard Dylan Wynn
led Siuslaw with 13 points,
along with 11 points from
freshman
Braydon
Thornton.
Last night, Siuslaw hosted
Elmira (after press dead-
lines) for the final home
game of the senior, where
seniors Jordan Taniguchi,
Nick Swift and Wynn were
recognized.
Thursday, Siuslaw will
finish the season on the road
at Junction City in a game
that was originally sched-
uled for Friday.
The Viking boys will tip
off against the Tigers at 7:15
p.m., following the girls’
game, which tips off at 5:45
p.m.
left maxillary clipped fish
are past peak and will con-
tinue to decrease for the rest
of the season.
The Alsea still gets a good
amount of the early return-
ing stock that peaks in
December and January, as
well as a later stock that
peaks in February and
March.
Expect more fish to show
up with each rise in the river
level from now through
April. Bobber fishing with
jigs/bait, drift fishing, and
casting lures are all effective
ways to catch these hard
fighting fish.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
SALMON
RIVER:
Winter steelhead
Winter steelhead will
continue to enter the
Salmon River system
through the month of
February as the later return-
ing wild fish start to show
up from now through
March. The Salmon River
has no hatchery releases and
is entirely a wild run. These
fish will start to enter the
system in December but the
peak is January through
March. Bobber fishing with
jigs/bait and casting lures
are great techniques to catch
a Salmon River winter steel-
head.
Trout fishing in streams
will reopen May 22, 2019.
SILETZ RIVER: Winter
steelhead
Winter steelhead contin-
ues to be fair on the Siletz.
The low and clear water
conditions have slowed
migration and made the
fishing more challenging. A
mix of hatchery and wild
fish are still being caught
everyday by boaters and
bank anglers. With the
extended forecast showing
no signs of considerable
rain, expect more of the
same conditions for the next
week. The numbers of wild
and hatchery fish should
continue to improve, as we
get closer to the peak of the
run in February and March.
Anglers are starting to
catch more wild fish in the
basin as well, remember to
handle these wild fish with
care and immediately release
them back into the river.
January is typically when
things heat up and continue
through March/April.
ner to the ground is now an illegal
personal contact foul.
A change in the definition of a
legal scrimmage formation was
approved. A legal scrimmage for-
mation now requires at least five
offensive players on their line of
scrimmage (instead of seven) with
no more than four backs. The com-
mittee noted that this change will
make it easier to identify legal and
illegal offensive formations.
The final change approved by the
NFHS Football Rules Committee
for the 2019 season was a reduction
in the penalty for illegally kicking or
batting the ball from 15 yards to 10
yards.
A complete listing of the foot-
ball rules changes will be available
on the NFHS website at www.nfhs.
org. Click on “Activities & Sports” at
the top of the home page and select
“Football.”
According to the 2017-18 NFHS
High School Athletics Participa-
tion Survey, 11-player football
is the most popular high school
sport for boys with 1,036,842 par-
ticipants in 14,079 schools nation-
wide. In addition, there were almost
30,000 boys who participated in
6-, 8- and 9-player football, along
with approximately 2,500 girls who
played the sport for a grand total of
1,068,870.
Wrestleback matches are
held when a fourth-place
finisher has not beaten the
fifth-place finisher earlier in
the tour-nament.
All four wrestlers will
return to the mats for the
final time this season during
the OSAA 4A State Wrestling
Tournament at Veterans
Memorial Coliseum Feb.
22-23 in Portland.
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