has anyone ever officiated a shut-out

[Eckley]

I officiated a girls 8th grade game with the final score of 51-0. It was incredibly embarrassing for all parties involved. The losing team missed an untold amount of layups and foul shots. The winning team actually pressed through the third quarter. The winning coach is a nutbag who doesn't really have much knowledge about the game.

[Nevadaref]

This story appeared in the newspaper the same day that you wrote your original post.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...t.40d72ee.html

"The final score of the high school girls basketball game was 100-0..."

[A Pennsylvania Coach]

I had a 39-2 game in the girls' youth travel league (6th graders). The losing team was the second team from a school district, thrown together about three weeks before the season after another team pulled out. They got their two on a "steal" (pass dropped by opponents, bounced into somebody's hands) and layup with about 1:30 left in the fourth quarter. The parents from both teams went crazy celebrating.

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

This story appeared in the newspaper the same day that you wrote your original post.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...t.40d72ee.html

"The final score of the high school girls basketball game was 100-0..."

Excellent story about what happened, and how everyone views it. Have to love this from the winning (soon-to-be-former?) coach:

[In a brief e-mail statement Wednesday evening, Covenant coach Micah Grimes called his team's 100-point total "unfortunate."

"It just happened, and we are not happy about that," Grimes wrote. "Please know Covenant intended no harm against them. I see this as a real learning opportunity, so we can prevent this from happening in the future."]

It just happened?! Those triple-digit scores just sneak up on you out there, don't they? Especially when you hang 59 on the other team by halftime and continue to have your guards press their opponents for easy steals and layups.