Night One... Scores

Tonight I learned how to operate the software WBTV uses to record FootballFriday Night scores. The entire process was an intense few hours of waiting onphone calls or checking tweeter to collect all 63 final scores we needed toreport. I enjoyed every minute of it. From fans to head football coaches toeven other local news stations, people called in with adrenaline still flowingfrom the games; excited to tell us about their team. Simultaneously, Icontinued to refresh my twitter feed to see score reports from more coaches,fans and reporters from the Charlotte Observer. It seemed that from 9pm untilwe finished airing the reports at 12:35am, the whole town was connected andfocused on high school football.

Score Reporting: Gathering the scores then entering them into three differentplaces. First, we update paper copies of the nightly scoreboard. These copiesserve as a reference for the anchors broadcasting the FFN show and as a way forus to keep a list of what scores we have and don't have. Secondly, I enteredeach score onto football.tvstats.com so that those who wanted to look onlinecould do so to view the scores. That website also gives an update on if thescores are final, overtime or due to a forfeit. Last and most importantly, Ilearned how to enter the scores right into the broadcast feed. As nerve-wrackingas it was knowing that I was editing information that would be directly viewedon TV, it was motivating to know that I was given that responsibility. The onlyother task of score reporting is to keep a running tally of which scores we didn’thave, a list on a scrap piece of paper, so that Delano Little can read it atdifferent points during the FFN broadcast and ask viewers to call in and reporttheir scores!

In all honesty- I left the night thinking, "I could do that everyday forthe rest of my life".

Winning Teams: A.C. Reynolds, Bandy's, Bishop McGuinness, Butler, North Rowan, Central Academy, Bunker Hill, York Comprehensive, South Florence, Crest, Dillon, Draughn, Hibriten, Hunter Huss, Marvin Ridge, East Surry, Forest Hills, Northwestern, Cox Mill, Hickory Ridge, Victory Christian, Independence, Kinds Mountain, South Iredell, Lewisville, Lincolnton, McDowell, Porter Ridge, Myers Park, Nation Ford, East Lincoln, Asheville, Alexander Central, Fred T. Foard, Mount Pleasant, Ashbrook, Providence, Robinson, East Rowan, South Caldwell, Charlotte Catholic, South Point, South Pointe, Central Cabarrus, South Stanly, Statesville, Richmond Senior, Union Academy, Vance, Ashe County, Concord, West Lincoln, Rocky River, West Rowan, Albermarle, North Raleigh Christian, Charlotte Christian, Davidson Day, First Assembly, Hickory Grove, South Lake Christian, Lake Norman Charter.