Despite being a sports writer and sports editor for the last 10 years of my life, I continue to find rules in high school football that just don’t make any sense to me.

I don’t understand the automatic touch back rule when a kickoff sails to the end zone. The same for holding being a spot foul. Now I can add the muffed punt rule.

The latter came into play/question last Friday in the Lassiter/Sprayberry game.

With the game tied 7-7. The Yellow Jackets punted the ball back to the Trojans, but the returner muffed the punt and the loose ball rolled into the end zone.

Based on replays, which you can see in slow motion on the weekend highlight show at cobbfootballfriday.com, it clearly shows Sprayberry’s Blake Young falling on the ball for an apparent touchdown. The closest official to the play signaled touchdown, which would have given the Jackets at least a 13-7 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

However, after the officials huddled the touchdown was waved off. The initial reason Lassiter coach Chip Lindsey was given was Young did not control the ball before it went out of the back of the end zone.

Well, if you look at the highlight, it doesn’t look like either Young or the ball come anywhere close to the end line.

Well, the original explanation doesn’t cut it, but after further clarification with rules officials… well … they got the call right in spite of themselves.

In high school football, a muffed punt -- which is when a player trying to make the catch, touches the ball but never gains control. Only in high school is that not considered a fumble.

So, when Young dove on the ball, it was a simple touchback, not a Sprayberry touchdown.

Hasn’t the game evolved enough to where we can make all the rules the same yet?

What do you think