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rz1,
High school has its own rule book, and that rule book says you have to go 4. You can't wait until after high school to use the high school book, because college and pros have their own rules.
MD,
You're absolutely correct and if we sat down after a game and looked at the book as we would score it, and totaled things up we would be in agreement in regard to the statistical outcome. The only problem I have is the HS book is in most cases fiction to begin with. Whether it is a team manager, a sub who lost the flip, or a dad who wants to help, the book many times has no consistencies. In order for it to be "official" it has to be done right, it has to be done right for every game, home and away, and I don't see that happening at the HS level. As a result, the important number is the score at the end of the game, the rest are "at-a-boys", and then the book can be shelved next to the Vonnegut collection. I feel that is why college recruiters have no interest in looking at HS stats.
That's the only argument that I have and it's a weak one since the game is made up of rules not opinions.