ne fun aspect of winter here in the idyllic Heber Valley is the Polar Express. The local steam railway does this thing every year where they run special trains to "The North Pole" while reading the story The Polar Express to the kiddies. You get a cup of hot chocolate and a tasty cookie. On the return trip, Santa walks down the train giving everybody a gift. I took my kids last year, and they loved it.

And hearing the steam engine puffing slowly down the rails behind my house reminds me that I’ve got sidetracked though not completely derailed.

A quick review

We’ve got a throw-in after a made basket, and the defender knocks the ball back out of bounds on the end line. During the ensuing throw-in, can the thrower run the baseline?

If you read Part I, you already know the answer to that question. If you didn’t, follow the link above and read it first. This article builds on that one. It’s okay; I don’t mind waiting.

Let me just post the relevant rules again so we can more easily refer to them.

NFHS rule 7-5-7:

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