Lol, the ref had a clear view of what happened. The Shelton player, Santee player & ref weren't in a straight line where the ref couldn't see what happened.
No one is saying the Shelton kid didn't flop. Everyone is saying that yes, he did indeed flop.
Why do you keep saying the official didn't see anything that warranted a penalty? Clearly he did. And since the ball wasnt even in play yet, he clearly thinks the action warranted a foul. Had the Santee player waited, he probably doesn't get called.
Make the same call on a different game? I have no idea. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. Neither of us know & I'm not sure why that matters? He'd either be consistent with his reffing or not in that case.