Approval of Final Score

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Then, if the game is over since the officials have left the gym, who won and exactly what did the officials approve? Even if the book ultimately shows something different, the score they approved is what counts.

About three seasons ago, a situation arose in this state which had something to do with the matter under discussion.

Following a contest late in the season and several hours after everyone had departed, the home school AD was tallying up the stats from the scorebook.
Everyone had left the gym thinking that the home team had won the contest by one point. Yet during his calculation, he discovered that the book did not match what had been on the scoreboard. I can't recall exactly how it differed, but both point totals weren't what had been posted and the book definitely had more points for the visiting team!

As the contest had bearing on the playoff seeding, he contacted the state office and reported the matter. He also asked that it award the victory to the visiting team.

I must confess that I can't recall what the final decision of the state office was at this time, but it made an impression on me about the honor of the school AD. I probably still have some emails regarding this situation for which I could search and discern the details.