Scorer/Statistician Duties:
2024 NFHS Rule 2-9 Scorer:
ART. 1: Unless otherwise designated by the referee, the home-team scorer shall be the official scorer.
ART. 2: The scorer will assume the following duties:
a. Keep a record of the number of goals scored and assists made by each team, the name and number of the player making the score or the assist, and check the score with the referee at the end of each period.
b. Keep an accurate record of the number of time-outs taken by each team and notify the nearest official immediately if either team exceeds the number allowed during each half or during a sudden-victory period.
c. Keep a record of the name and number of each player to whom a penalty is assessed, the type of the violation, the time of the period when the foul occured and the duration of the penalty.
d. Notify the nearest official immediately should a player accumulate five minutes of personal fouls [or a quantity of four personal fouls]*.
e. Notify the timekeeper to sound the horn at any time when, under rule 2-8, it is the duty of the timekeeper to sound the horn.
f. Assume full duties of the timekeeper if the timekeeper is on the sideline.