[ericfdx]

I was in attendance at the game...and as a non-biased fan I don't believe the officiating was an issue. It was just a great football game by 2 very good Class 1A teams. There were some questionable penalties called on both sides...such as a holding penalty called against Allen Central in the end zone that gave Harlan a safety...and a play that was blown dead just as an Allen Central running back was about to break free from the tacklers and probably go for a TD. On the other side, a couple of holding penalties were called that backed Harlan up to a 4th and 21 in the 4th quarter that resulted in a punt with just under a minute left in regulation. Penalties are just part of the game and they were called against both teams last night.