So today I really wanted to check out Shawnee High’s playoff game, right? First thing I did was grab my phone and search up how regular folks like us can actually get tickets. Figured it might be tricky since playoff games get crazy popular.
The Ticket Hunt Begins
Went straight to Shawnee High’s official page – total dead end, just generic school info. Then I remembered they sometimes use that online ticketing platform lots of schools use now. Searched “Shawnee High football tickets playoffs” and bam! Found the right event page after scrolling past a bunch of sketchy reseller sites.
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Tried buying digital tickets:
- Clicked “Purchase” and got hit with $8 “convenience fee” per ticket. Highway robbery much?
- Almost panicked when payment errored out twice – turned out their server was choking on heavy traffic.
- Finally got two digital passes after refreshing like crazy and using Apple Pay instead of credit card.
Watching Plan B
Just in case we couldn’t make it to the stadium, asked around about streaming options. Couple buddies said:
- The local sports radio station sometimes does audio streams for free
- School athletic booster club might have student-run video on their page
- But nah, found out the district actually partners with that prep sports streaming service
Checked their platform – $12 for single game access. Decided screw it, bought the stream just as backup since winter weather looked iffy.
Game Night Reality
Parking was a total nightmare! Got to Shawnee High an hour early and still circled blocks forever. Saw tons of pissed-off people getting turned away at gates – they’d bought fake tickets from some scam site. Felt super relieved we’d gone official route.
Stadium was packed tighter than canned tuna! Our digital tickets scanned fine though. Actually ended up using the streaming pass at halftime when my buddy’s kid got sick and we had to wait in the car with heater running. Worked decent except when the feed froze during crucial third-down play.
In the end? Shawnee won by field goal! Honestly half the battle was just figuring out the dang tickets and viewing options. Pro tip: always go official route even with the extra fees, and buy early before servers crash!