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NCHSAA Playoffs – Week 3

admin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:27:18 +0000

Friday, November 26, 2010 the A.L. Brown Wonders (12-1) hosted the Charlotte Catholic Cougars (13-0) in quarter-final action of the 2010 NCHSAA Football Playoffs. The Cougars struck first as kicker Jesse Roy nailed a 49-yard field goal. The Wonders answered back with a long touchdown catch and run by Keeon Johnson to take a 7-3 lead, but Charlotte Catholic would score touchdowns on their next 4 possessions for a 31-7 lead at half-time and tack on 2 more touchdowns in the second half for a 45-7 victory.

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Wake Forest Volleyball – Senior Night 11-23-10

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:26:17 +0000

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 the Wake Forest women’s volleyball team honored their 4 seniors prior to their match against the Duke Blue Devils at Reynolds Gymnasium on the campus of Wake Forest University. Then the Demon Deacons went out and swept the Blue Devils in 3 sets by scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 26-24. With the victory the Demon Deacons finished the season with an overall record of 19-12, and they set a school record for ACC wins with 11.

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(L-R) Seniors Megan Thornberry #22, Kelsey Jones #16, Kristen White #12 and Lauren McIntyre #6

MX Racing at Daniels Ridge

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:03:57 +0000

Prior to 2009 I had never photographed MX racing, but my cousin has an 8 year old son who is into racing, so last year I went and photographed him a couple of times at a track in Taylorsville, North Carolina. This past Sunday, it was a beautiful sunny day (last year it was either raining or freezing cold when I was there) so I took my family with me to take some more photos.

He races at Daniels Ridge and below are a few samples of the images I was able to capture.

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NCHSAA Playoffs – Week 1

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:31:47 +0000

This fall I have been photographing high school football for my local newspaper, the Independent Tribune. This past Friday (11/12/10) was week one of the NCHSAA playoffs, and I covered the division 3A game between the West Iredell (Statesville, NC) Warriors and the Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, NC) Trojans. Northwest Cabarrus is literally in my “backyard” and I had photographed two regular season games there (9/24 vs. Concord and 10/15 vs. Hickory Ridge). The lighting at Trojan Stadium is OK – ISO 6400, 1/640 f2.8 for most if the field (I am soooo thankful for the Canon EOS Mark IV body and it’s high ISO capabilities). The ability to be able to photograph night football games without the use of flash has been incredible!

Captains from the West Iredell Warriors and Northwest Cabarrus Trojans shake hands prior to the start of their NCHSAA playoff game at Northwest Cabarrus high school on November 12, 2010. Photo copyright 2010 Brian Westerholt / Sports On Film

The game was a defensive battle, with West Iredell taking a slim 10-7 lead to the locker room at half-time. The would extend the lead to 17-7 before Northwest Cabarrus would score 13 unanswered points and hold on for the 20-17 win. Northwest Cabarrus advances to face two-time defending state champions West Rowan, winners of 42 consecutive games.

Damon Bostick #51 of the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans celebrates after making a defensive stop against the West Iredell Warriors at Trojan Stadium November 12, 2010, in Concord, North Carolina. The Trojans defeated the Warriors 20-17. Photo copyright 2010 Brian Westerholt / Sports On Film

CJ Gibbs #3 of the West Iredell Warriors can't find the handle on a kick-off against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at Trojan Stadium November 12, 2010, in Concord, North Carolina. The Trojans defeated the Warriors 20-17. Photo copyright 2010 Brian Westerholt / Sports On Film