Offensive Offsides

[AW0352]

Does high school have an offensive offsides?   I don’t feel like I have ever seen the offsides/encroachment signal for the offense before.  I thought if it was on the offense then it was the false start signal.   However the ref gave an offsides signal for the offense earlier this year.   Is this possible? 

[JustRules]

First, there is no foul in HS football called offsides. The similar rule is encroachment. It would only happen for the offense if they lined up in the neutral zone and were there at the snap. It would probably have to be pretty egregious for the wing to call it. If it's minor, they will likely get a warning first. I think I've seen it called a couple times over 20+ years so it happens but it's rare. False start is simulating action at the snap and is a different foul.