No official scorer till the 30-second point

[assignmentmaker]

Tonight, high school varsity game, Fed rules, there is no official scorer at the table until the 30-second mark. There's an official score book, with the home team's players, and the visiting scorer is there, with the visiting team's players in that book. When I inquired of the site manager - in this case the AD - he said 'Don't worry about it, we'll find someone.'

Off the top of my head, I couldn't for the life of me dredge up whether or not I could - and I was so inclined - t-up the home team, so I didn't, never liking to be on shakey grounds. I mean, the info was at the table, sorta.

What say you?