You'll recall the Catholic high school near Topeka, Kan. that barred a female referee from officiating a boys basketball game.

Snagged this California follow-up from Stever, which suggests that it ain't unique to Kansas.

“It will not happen this year, but I have at least three women I would put on (a boys final), no problem,” Floquet says(San Diego area's chief assigner ). “I go on a person's ability – strictly on their ability. If they're good enough to do a men's game, they do them.”

Not everyone agrees with his assignment philosophy.

Coaches are allowed to “scratch” up to five officials per season from working their games, and Floquet says one male coach in the county – he won't name him – routinely uses all five deletions on female officials.