Scorebook/Scoreboard Error at End of Game

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by kbilla

here's another one, what if they looked at the book an hour, day, whatever, later and realized that the game was actually tied?

As someone pointed out waaaaay back, the rules cover that too. NFHS rule 2-2-4 says that the final score is approved when all officials have left the visual confines of the playing area. From our(the official's) standpoint, anything that happens after that is irrelevant as far as we're concerned. We can't do the scorer's job as well as ours. We just have to trust that they have done their job properly. If it comes out after the fact that the scorer screwed up, it's now up to the state/league to decide if they want to do anything further.

The official stance of the NFHS is not to accept any protests. That has never stopped individual states/leagues from doing so however.

[cmckenna]

I am still trying to figure out why anyone cares what the scoreboard says. In the OP the book was correct. The scoreboard is there for the fans and nothing else in my mind (well... maybe the clock).

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by cmckenna

I am still trying to figure out why anyone cares what the scoreboard says. In the OP the book was correct. The scoreboard is there for the fans and nothing else in my mind (well... maybe the clock).

And the coaches to determine how they will manage the game...you can't just discount out of hand that the scoreboard is important...NOT as the official keeper of the game result, I agree the book is final here, but the fact that they are different IS a serious problem and DOES potentially impact the outcome of the game...

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

As someone pointed out waaaaay back, the rules cover that too. NFHS rule 2-2-4 says that the final score is approved when all officials have left the visual confines of the playing area. From our(the official's) standpoint, anything that happens after that is irrelevant as far as we're concerned. We can't do the scorer's job as well as ours. We just have to trust that they have done their job properly. If it comes out after the fact that the scorer screwed up, it's now up to the state/league to decide if they want to do anything further.

The official stance of the NFHS is not to accept any protests. That has never stopped individual states/leagues from doing so however.

Right, understood, all I am saying is if it was determined after the fact that the other team actually won by a point, the association could always award the win to the other team after the fact...but if they are tied what do you do have them go back and play OT? Agreed, this is not the officials concern, but it would be interesting...