How is a match scored under current NFHS rules?

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Move Points Takedown 3 (since 2024-25) Reversal 2 Escape 1 Near fall 2, 3 or 4, equal to the seconds near-fall criteria are held (2, 3 or 4) Near fall when the defender is injured, indicates injury or bleeds after a 4-point near fall 5 Also: Inbounds requires only one point of contact by either wrestler inside or on the boundary line (since 2024-25). Only one near fall is scored per pinning situation. A 15-point advantage is a technical fall. If it comes from a near fall (or a takedown or reversal straight into one), wrestling continues until the near-fall criteria end. Once earned, the leader can't lose the match. An advantage wrestler who locks or overlaps hands around the opponent's body (including with a leg in the clasp) commits a technical violation. Exceptions: the opponent has all their weight on their feet, has been lifted off the mat, or is in near-fall criteria. Leaving your feet and using a foot or leg to cut out an opponent's leg (a "cut-back" leg block), including from rear standing, is an illegal maneuver.

Move	Points
Takedown	3 (since 2024-25)
Reversal	2
Escape	1
Near fall	2, 3 or 4, equal to the seconds near-fall criteria are held (2, 3 or 4)
Near fall when the defender is injured, indicates injury or bleeds after a 4-point near fall	5