St. Bernard

A league developed to give the "B" level player a better understanding and learning of the game of Basketball and to be competitive against equal opponents and to provide fair play, teamwork & good sportsmanship Below are just a few imoportant rules changes adapted to our Leagues Play, A FULL copy of rules will be displayed when completed.. INTERPARISH RULES  Governed by the current High School Federation rules for basketball and the Girls/Boys NCAA with the exceptions listed below:  Two halves will be played instead of 4 quarters  7 - 8 & 5 – 6 Grade 16 Minute Halves  3 - 4 Grade 14 Minute Halves  Grade 3 – 5, every 3 ½ minutes, & Grades 5 –6, 7 – 8 every 4 minutes, the Referee will stop the game for substitutions.  Each player must play a minimum of two full quarters per game (or equivalent time of two full quarters) when there are between six and ten players on the team  Each player must sit out at least one full quarter per game (or equivalent time of one full quarter) when there are between six and ten players on the team  Press – Full Court -  10 point pressing rule. The team in the lead cannot press if they are ahead by 10 or more points.  Permitted only the last two minutes of the game.  5- 6 Grade - Teams must allow the opposing team to get the ball past ½ court.  3 – 4 Grade - Permitted only the last two minutes of the game. Teams must allow the opposing team to get the ball past top of the “3 point” line - straight across the court. Time outs - Three Full time outs (60 seconds each) and two twenty (20) second timeouts per game.  Fouls  5 fouls put a player out of the game  7 team fouls put the opposing team in a One & One situation.  10 team fouls will award the opposing team two free throws.  Foul Line – 3 –5 Grade will be the bottom line of the circle surrounding the foul line. (Important to maintain correct shooting form at this level of play.)  Rosters must be in by October 29, 2003.

Boys A Division - 7 team, single elimination - Kings Bay gets a bye Seedings 1-KB 2-STC 3-SSJ1 4-STM 5-SSJ-2 6- STE-1 7-STE-2 Game Division Home vs Visitor Location Date Time # KB - BYE 1 BA STM vs SSJ-2 STM 3/1 7:00 pm 2 BA STC vs STE-2 STE 3/1 8:00 pm 3 BA SSJ-1 vs STE-1 STE 3/2 8:00 pm 4 BA KB vs WINNER 1 KB 3/6 6:00 pm 5 BA WINNER 2 vs WINNER 3 STE 3/8 8:00 pm CHAMPIONSHIP 6 BA WINNER 4 vs WINNER 5 KB 3/13 6:00 pm Boys B Division - 5 team, single elimination - Kings Bay gets a bye Seedings 1-KB 2-SSJ 3-STB 4-STE 5-GS Game Division Home vs Visitor Location Date Time KB - BYE 7 BB STE vs GS MP 3/6 3:00 pm 8 BB STB vs SSJ STB 3/4 7:30 pm 9 BB KB vs WINNER 7 KB 3/12 6:00 pm CHAMPIONSHIP 10 BB WINNER 8 vs WINNER 9 STE 3/16 7:00 pm Boys C division - 3 team, single elimination - Kings Bay gets a bye (Resurrection dropped out) Seedings 1-KB 2-SSJ 3-STE Game Division Home vs Visitor Location Date Time KB - BYE 11 BC SSJ vs STE SSJ 3/6 10:00 am CHAMPIONSHIP 12 BC KB vs WINNER 11 SSJ 3/7 10:00 am Girls A Division - 4 team, single elimination – (Resurrection dropped out) Seedings 1-KB 2-OLG-2 3-OLG-1 4-STE Game Division Home vs Visitor Location Date Time 13 GA KB vs STE STE 3/3 8:00 pm 14 GA OLG2 vs OLG1 STE 3/3 7:00 pm CHAMPIONSHIP 15 GA WINNER 13 vs WINNER 14 STE 3/8 7:00 pm Girls B Division - 4 team, single elimination – (Resurrection dropped out) Seedings 1-GS 2-STB 3-OLG 4-STE Game Division Home vs Visitor Location Date Time 16 GB GS vs STE STE 3/2 7:00 pm 17 GB STB vs OLG STB 3/6 3:00 pm CHAMPIONSHIP 18 GB WINNER 16 vs WINNER 17 MP 3/13 3:00 pm Girls C Division - 2 team, best 2 out of 3 – (Resurrection dropped out) Seedings 1-KB 2-STC Game Division Home vs Visitor Location Date Time 19 GC KB vs STC KB 3/5 6:00 pm 20 GC STC vs KB KB 3/7 4:00 pm * 21 GC KB vs STC KB 3/14 4:00 pm * IF NECESSARY