I don't have any answer or explanation for why the Officials ruled the way that they did in that situation, if the sequence happened exactly as you described. It seems like a clear-cut case of first touching by K, which should have been a first down for R at the yard line of the first touching spot. It is not a penalty though, an no flag should have been thrown, only a bean bag at the yard line of the first touching. Do you know if Virginia uses NFHS or NCAA rules for high school football?
They don't blame the state legislature anymore since its the same people who appointed the board now
But I agree every team should just pull out and form a new league since the state leadership is incompetent