Declaring String Variables within a while loop without it looping all throughout - java

Question

I am stuck at a part where I am supposed to declare a string variable called "phrase", where it shouldn\'t loop, all the way through.

to give you an idea my tas

Answer 1

you can use this code for option two

     Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

    int teamCounter = 1;
    //String[] teamsNames = new String[2];
    String teamOneName="";
    String teamTwoName="";
    //int[] playedGames = new int[2];
    int playedGamesTeamOne = 0;
    int playedGamesTeamTwo = 0;
    //int[] points = new int[2];
    int teamOnePoints = 0;
    int teamTwoPoints = 0;
    boolean firstTimeTeam1 = true;
    boolean firstTimeTeam2 = true;
    while (teamCounter <= 2) {
        if (teamCounter == 1) {
            if (firstTimeTeam1) {
                teamOneName = keyboard.nextLine();
                firstTimeTeam1 = false;
            }

            String letter = keyboard.next();
            if (letter.equals("W")) {
                teamOnePoints += 2;
                playedGamesTeamOne++;
            } else if (letter.equals("L")) {
                playedGamesTeamOne++;
            } else if (letter.equals("O")) {
                teamOnePoints += 1;
                playedGamesTeamOne++;
            } else if (letter.equals("N")) {
                teamCounter++;
            }


        } else {
            if (firstTimeTeam2) {
                teamTwoName = keyboard.next();
                firstTimeTeam2 = false;
            }

            String letter = keyboard.next();
            if (letter.equals("W")) {
                teamTwoPoints += 2;
                playedGamesTeamTwo++;
            } else if (letter.equals("L")) {
                playedGamesTeamTwo++;
            } else if (letter.equals("O")) {
                teamTwoPoints += 1;
                playedGamesTeamTwo++;
            } else if (letter.equals("Q")) {
                teamCounter++;
            }
        }
    }
    System.out.println(teamOneName + " has played " + playedGamesTeamOne + " games and has earned " + teamOnePoints + " points");
    System.out.println(teamTwoName + " has played " + playedGamesTeamTwo + " games and has earned " + teamTwoPoints + " points");
    if (teamOnePoints > teamTwoPoints) {
        System.out.println(teamOneName + " is in first place by " + (teamOnePoints-teamTwoPoints) + " points");
    } else {
        System.out.println(teamTwoName + " is in first place by " + (teamTwoPoints-teamOnePoints) + " points");
    }