DallasLJ, I don't know about up there, but I suspect it is the same as we have in central Texas, we have to combine games at one site or they will not get covered.
Hef, about 10 years ago the UIL changed the pay rate to make all games a flat $450, for all levels. The schools complained and they changed it so the pay is based on how many minutes are played per quarter. I liked the flat fee structure because it made it easy for the schools and officials to know how much they were to get paid, instead of having to guess how many minutes are played per quarter, and we didn't have as much trouble getting guys out to work games. Yes, pay does make a difference. When you are looking to work a double header with kickoff at 4:30 and the field is as hard as a rock, with no grass and mostly dirt and dust, and the temperature is 106 with an index of 115, yeah, most guys don't really want to be out there.