IMPORTANT INFO: Watch The Finals Live!
Per The Agreement With The VHSL, All Current Gameday MVP Members Will Also Need To Purchase A VHSL All-Access Pass To View The State Championships Online.....
DULLES, VA - Gameday is proud and excited to announce that for the 4th consecutive year, we will be broadcasting the VHSL State Championships live. This year will be the finest yet, as our plans are to have live video on all 6 championship games across the Commonwealth. Through our arrangement with the VHSL, all 6 championship games will be offered on a Pay Per View basis. An All-Access Pass to all 6 games will be $14.99 for the entire day.
Current Gameday MVP Members will have to purchase a VHSL All-Access Pass in order to watch the VHSL State Championships online at GamedayMagazine.com. This is mandated via the agreement entered into by Gameday and the VHSL for these events.
The VHSL All-Access Pass will not only provide access to all 6 championships live on Saturday, those that purchase will also have the opportunity to come back and watch the On-Demand replays available later in the weekend. In total, the VHSL All-Access Pass will be for 3-Days, and similar to the 3-Day Pass currently offered by Gameday during the year.
Fans are encouraged to purchase their VHSL All-Access Pass by 10am on Saturday Morning, or sooner.
In addition to the live video and audio broadcasts of the state championship games, Gameday will be televising the Post Game Press Conferences from UVA and Virginia Tech at the conclusion of each game. So in total, there will be 10 events aired live with video online, barring any major technical issues out of our control.
To Purchase the VHSL All-Access Pass, please visit this link or follow the steps below:
Step: 1 - Go To Login Or Sign Up At The Top Of The Front Page
Step: 2 - Enter Password and Login (Current Members) or Create A New Account
Step: 3 - Select Product (VHSL All-Access Pass)
Step: 4 - Click Order
Step: 5 - Agree To Terms of Service (This Pass Won't Renew Automatically)
Step: 6 - Proceed To Pay Pal To Complete Payment Transaction
Step: 7 - Return To Front Page > Click Watch Live On Any Game
Step: 8 - The Premium Scoreboard Will Be Loaded > Click Watch Live Again
Step: 9 - ENJOY THE CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVE!
IMPORTANT SUPPORT INFORMATION:
To Help all of you interested in watching the games live on Saturday, we will have two support representatives available, and answering emails from our support@gamedaymagazine.com address.
Before you e-mail our support team, PLEASE check out our FAQ's Here to see if your problem can be corrected easily. Here are some easy tips to follow to ensure you can follow the action without issues.
Step: 1 - Check To Ensure Your Volume Is Up On Your Computer
Step: 2 - Check To Ensure You Have The Latest Flash Player Updated (Click Here To Update)
Step: 3 - You must have high speed internet to watch our video streams....NO DIAL UP
Go to www.speedtest.net to check your upload and download speed. We will be streaming the VHSL State Championships at a bit rate of 548kbps to 1,000kbps. If your connection is slower than that, or near that, you will see the video jump and become jerky at times.
Step: 4 - If you are using Internet Explorer, and you are having trouble, try downloading Mozilla Firefox, sometimes a different browser will work differently based on your computer settings.
Step 5: - If none of that works, try logging out, and restarting your computer, then logging back in. Normally, if you can see the video on our front page, you should be able to log in and see the video on our premium video platform.
Step 6: - Try to listen to the audio link as well, and see if the issue is just based on the video.
NOTE: We are at the liberty of the Internet Speeds at each location. There are times within a broadcast that the Internet Feed may slow, or go out for a few seconds. Our system will automatically restart the live stream once it re-connects, so please be patient.
The problem could also be on your end, with your internet speeds. It is hard to decipher during a game unless it continues for an extended period of time.
If we are experiencing Major Technical Issues due to weather or equipment malfunction, we will notify all of you who are trying to view the game that we are having issues on our live scoreboard.
IP ADDRESS RESTRICTION & PASSWORD SHARING VIOLATORS:
Please note and pay special attention that this Pay Per View Event Will be for one computer only. Those trying to login from multiple locations with other family and friends will see their account locked by our system. This VHSL All-Access Pass is not a family pass, it is no different than purchasing a ticket at the game. If your account is locked by accident, you must e-mail our support team at support@gamedaymagazine.com for review. We will assist you as best and as quickly as possible. If your account is re-activated by our support team, and it is locked again, we will not unlock it for the remainder of the day, and no refund will be provided. Please do not try to violate this IP Restriction, or find a way around it, it will cause you to miss the State Championship games.
REFUND POLICY:
Gameday does not normally issue refunds for purchases made for Live Events. If you have an issue with our service, please e-mail support@gamedaymagazine.com and carefully explain it in e-mail. Our senior technical staff will review each issue on a case by case basis, and respond to you within 24 to 48 hours.
THE LINEUP FOR SATURDAY:
Division 1 & 2 (Salem, Virginia)
Alta Vista vs J.I Burton 12:00pm Kickoff
(Live Pregame Starts At 11:30am)
- Aaron Canada (Play By Play)
- Matt Nieman (Color Commentary)
- Bill Vigna (Camera Operator)
- Matt Aiton (Reporter)
- Dave Bernhardt (Photography)
Radford vs Essex - 4:30pm Kickoff
(Live Pregame Starts At 4pm)
- Aaron Canada (Play By Play)
- Matt Nieman (Color Commentary)
- Bill Vigna (Camera Operator)
- Matt Aiton (Reporter)
- Dave Bernhardt (Photography)
Division 3 & 4 (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Northside vs Bruton - 12:00pm Kickoff
(Live Pregame Starts At 11:30am)
- Justin Waddle (Play By Play)
- John Murphy (Color Commentary)
- Grant Paulsen (Sideline)
- Ken McAdow (Camera)
- Thomas Emmerick (Reporter)
- Gary Sousa (Photography)
Broad Run vs Amherst - 4:30pm Kickoff
(Live Pregame Starts At 4pm)
- Grant Paulsen (Play By Play)
- John Murphy (Color Commentary)
- Justin Waddle (Color Commentary)
- Andy Hayes (Sideline Reporter)
- Ken McAdow (Camera)
- Thomas Emmerick (Reporter)
- Gary Sousa (Photography)
Division 5 & 6 (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Stone Bridge vs Phoebus - 12:07pm Kickoff
(Live Pregame Starts At 11:37am)
- Andy Hayes (Play By Play)
- John Stancik (Color Commentary)
- Kevin Prince (Sideline Reporter)
- Helene Shain (Camera)
- Sean Frye (Reporter)
- Marc Gold (Photography)
Lake Braddock vs Thomas Dale - 4:07pm Kickoff
(Live Pregame Starts At 3:37pm)
- Bruce Bornarth (Play By Play)
- Derek LeComte (Color Commentary)
- Kevin Prince (Sideline Reporter)
- Tom Dalton (Camera)
- Sean Frye (Reporter)
- Marc Gold (Photography)
PRESS CONFERENCES:
Live Press Conferences will begin approximately 30 minutes after each game. Each team will receive their trophy and their medals, and then the losing team coach and chosen players will be led to the Media Room at UVA and VT to do their press conference first, followed by the winning team.
ON-DEMAND:
All games and press conferences barring technical issues, will be published for On-Demand viewing by Sunday evening, some earlier. They will be available online at GamedayMagazine.com for an extended period of time, and also available to purchase at a later time.
