Saturday's game was another interesting contest where the clock ran the entire second half and the game lasted a brief 2:15. Easy money.
The game did not start out this way. Each team scored on their first position and by the end of the first quarter the score was 21-6. I though we were in for a long day. But then there were the turnovers. The losing team had no business passing the ball. Three interceptions if I recall correctly.
From an officiating point of view this was a pretty boring game. I threw one false start flag. We may have had five flags the entire game. Unlike many of the other games I've reported on, the clocked worked, the chain crew was good, there were not personal fouls or unsportsmanlike. I could complain the ball boy took too long to bring the ball out - but, since he was only nine years old I guess I can cut him some slack.
The one place I did make a mistake was while we were in goalline. I forgot to cover the line of scrimmage. I do this because the two wings break to goalline. I have to come-up and rule on ineligible downfield and illegal forward pass. While the pass was in the air I realize my mistake. No one would even notice this besides me and a good evaluator. Hopefully, no one sees this. It's not a huge mistake, and when the score is 40-6, not that big a deal, but still a mistake.
So, an easy game to work, but not much to report on.
