private static ArrayList<Score> createScores(String scores) {
        if(scores == null) {
            return null;
        }
        
        ArrayList<Score> list = new ArrayList<Score>();
        String[] scoreList = scores.split(";");
        
        for(String s : scoreList) {
            String[] s2 = s.split(":");
            Score score = new Score(s2[0], s2[1]);
            list.add(score);
        }
        
        return list;
    }