BOYS & GIRLS 5TH-VARSITY

General Info

• Each team will consist of 12 player roster

• Each player that steps on court must have Bolden Mack Issued Uniform (Top & Bottom)

Player Eligibility

• Grades 5th–8th: Eligibility is based on the grade the player just completed.

• JV Division: Players cannot have been on a Varsity roster during the 2024–25 school year.

• Varsity Division: Players cannot have graduated as part of the Class of 2025 as a Prep Year student.

Game Duration

High School

• Quarters: 4 quarters, 10 minutes each (running time).

• Stop Time: Last 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarters.

• Overtime: 5-minute periods until a winner is determined.

5th Grade – Middle School

• Quarters: 4 quarters, 8 minutes each (running time).

• Stop Time: Last 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarters.

• Overtime: 4-minute periods until a winner is determined.

Fouls

• Personal Fouls:

  • Players foul out after 5 personal fouls

  Team Fouls

  • After 5 team fouls in a quarter: 2 free throws (bonus).

• Technical Fouls:

  • Result in 2 free throws + possession for the opposing team.

Substitutions

• Allowed during dead-ball situations.

• Players must check in at the scorer’s table.

Possession

• Jump Ball: Game starts with a jump ball.

• Alternate Possession: Used after every held-ball situation.

Timeouts

• Total: 5 timeouts per game.

• Duration:

  • 3- Full timeout: 1 minute

  • 2- 30-second timeout: 30 seconds

  Protests

• Teams may protest a player’s grade before the game starts.

• No protests will be accepted once the clock starts.

**If a team forfeits a game ref fee must be paid for that missed game in order for them to play the following game. If it is not paid team will forfeit remainder of season and no refund will be provided.