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| Halfback Leron West passing for Touchdown |
Friday was the Virginia Region 5C football championship game
between the Tuscarora Huskies and the Stone Bridge Bulldogs at the “Dog Pound,”
the Stone Bridge’s stadium. Stone Bridge was undefeated and had previously won
against Tuscarora by a single point in the regular season. It was a perfect day
for photographers. Bright and sunny. I could set my ISO to 800 and f-stop to
around 5.6 and still get very fast shutter speeds. At least until late in the game
when the sun was setting.
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| Kyle Jenkins catching Leron West's touchdown pass |
The game was exciting and fitting for a championship game. The
Bulldogs scored first but the Huskies scored three more in the first half, two
of which were scored in the final 41 seconds of the half. The third touchdown
was with five seconds to go on a halfback option pass from Leron West (# 4) to
Kyle Jenkins (# I). Fortunately, I was in a position where I was able to capture
the pass and the reception.
An exciting second half came down to the final three
minutes. Leron West scored a touchdown to tie the game at 27 all. The ensuing
extra point kick put the Huskies ahead. But it was not over.
With less than a minute to go, the Bulldogs got a chance to win with a field
goal, but it fell short and the Huskies won the championship.
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| Leron West scoring winning touchdown in last minute |
I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to be the team’s
unofficial photographer and get many pictures posted by the local weekly paper.
Being able to capture key plays like the ones on Friday make it even more
exciting.
