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Wabash Football vs Kenyon

The Wabash Little Giants football team improved to 3-0 on the season with yet another stomping of an opponent as the easily defeated Kenyon 62-24 on Saturday. You can read the details of the dominating performance on the Wabash website by clicking here.

Below are a few things I did for the day. First is a detailed panographic image of the capacity crowd. This was made from 65 individual images. It is not perfect and you will find some odd things like people cut in half or showing up in multiple places. This is a result of the stitching process and the fact that you people did not see me waiving at you to tell you to hold still.

Use the ‘+’ and ‘- ‘ buttons at the left to zoom in and out. To move around the image when it is zoomed in, hold down with your mouse and drag the image as needed.

Hope you like it and good luck finding yourself in the crowd.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the game.

2009-09-26 Wabash Football vs Kenyon – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

Below is a slideshow of images from the halftime queen contest that my friend and fellow photographer Lori Poteet shot. View these at your own risk and note that neither of us are responsible for any therapy you may require after viewing them. You can also click here to view them as a gallery.

For those viewing this that are not familiar with Wabash College, it is a small, all male liberal arts college in Crawfordsville, Indiana that was founded in 1832. It is one of a very limited number of all male colleges left in the United States. It has 900 students and an endowment valued at $250 million, which is one of the highest per-student endowments in the United States and a student/faculty ratio of less than 10/1. The also love their Little Giant football team. Additional information for those who are interested can be found here.

2009-09-26 Wabash Homecoming Queens – Images by Lori Poteet

Finally, I have been experimenting with the video capability of my camera and shot some clips of the pre-game festivities and made a simple music video from them. It is not going to land me at any film festival but was good practice with the camera. Hope you enjoy it.

2009-09-26 Wabash Homecoming Pre-game Festivities from Kevin Seale on Vimeo.

Crawfordsville Football vs Beech Grove

Beech Grove traveled to Crawfordsville Friday night for a homecoming matchup with the Athenians. Crawfordsville was hoping to earn their first victory of the season in front of the large crowd but it was not to be as Beech Grove used a 21 point second quarter in route to a 35-24 victory.

Crawfordsville got off to a strong start taking the opening kickoff and marching down the field for a score. Craig Fairley accounted for 58 of the 62 yards on the opening drive. Joel Hobson found Caleb Rasmussen for a 31 yard touchdown pass later in the first quarter putting Crawfordsville up 14-0.

Beech Grove senior running back Kyle Cruz got the Hornets on the board as the first quarter was drawing to a close with a 56 yard score past the Athenian defense.

Cruz added two more rushing scores of 14 and 7 yards and Jordan King hit Zach Ford for a 44 yard touchdown pass allowing the Hornets to take control of the game.

Fairley added another 7 yard rush for a score in the second quarter but Beech Grove’s scoring outbust sent them to the locker room with a 28-21 lead.

Another long pass touchdown from King to Ford, this one covering 43 yards, capped the scoring for Beech Grove on the night and Crawfordsville was only able to muster a 27 yard field goal from Matt Mummert in the second half.

Again, Fairley accounted for the lions share of the Athenian’s 255 total yards with 164 yards on the ground and 27 more through the air.

Crawfordsville drops to 0-5 on the season and heads to Tri-West next Friday in hopes of getting that elusive first victory.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the game.

I was also covering the half time homecoming festivities so was not able to shoot much of the game action and when I was shooting it seemed like every play the Athenians ran went up the middle or toward their bench which really limited my opportunities. I spent most of the night trying to get some shots of the defense and lineman to mix it up a bit.

2009-09-18 CHS BV Football vs Beech Grove – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

Wabash Football vs Denison

The Wabash Little Giants opened the 2009 season with a dominating performance beating Denison 56-7 at Hollett Little Giant Stadium.

It took the Little Giants 2:02 of the first quarter to storm 77 yards on only 5 plays to take an early 7-0 lead. Braden Layer of Denison then fumbled on the first play from scrimmage that was picked up by Matt Kraft and returned 26 yards for a touchdown and an acrobat, albeit penalized flip into the endzone. 2:16 seconds into the game and Wabash had already scored all the points they would need for the afternoon.

Wabash added another TD in the 1st and two more in the 2nd to head to the locker room with a commanding 35-0 halftime lead.

Denison managed to get on the board early in the 3rd but that was it for the day. Wabash tacked on two more scores in the 3rd and with a 49-7 spread, the second stringers got some valuable early season playing time.

The Little Giants racked up 532 yards of total offense on 80 plays while limiting Denison to six first downs and 139 yards of total offense with only 55 coming on the ground.

Matt Hudson had a solid afternoon at quarterback completing 16 of 27 passes for 254 yards and 3 touchdowns and only 1 interception that came on a hesitant pass as he was hit by the Denison defense.

Hudson’s favorite target on the day was preseason All-American Kody LeMond who hauled in 7 passes for 126 yards and two TD’s. My apologies to Kody as I gave up on shooting the play that ended with him making one of the nicest catches I can remember seeing. I promise to not give up on you ever again. Great catch!!

Tommy Mambourg led the way on the ground picking up 120 yards and a single touchdown. Wes Chamblee made the most of his two rushing attempts (42 yards and 20 yards) as both ended with him in the end zone. Kyle Stevens rounded out the scoring on the ground with a 2 yard run.

Wabash travels north to take on the University of Chicago next weekend and return to Hollett Little Giant stadium the following weekend for homecoming.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the game.

You can also read more about the game on the Wabash website by clicking here.

2009-09-12 Wabash Football vs Denison – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

North Montgomery Football vs Tri-West

The North Montgomery Chargers continued to roll Friday night as they defeated the visiting Tri-West Bruins 49-19.

The Chargers, who have been plagued by injuries, made several adjustments to fill several key positions. While plagued with injuries, they are also blessed with a lot of depth as the faces may change but the results looked the same.

The Chargers racked up nearly 540 yards of total offense with it split nearly evenly between the running and passing game. Five different running backs contributed to the rushing game led by speedy sophomore Clay Birdsong’s 88 yards. Clayton Dale continued to efficiently lead the passing game completing 14 of his 20 passes yielding 4 touchdowns and a staggering 259 yards.

The one negative for the Chargers was they did allow Tri-West to make several big passing plays eating up a lot of turf with virtually every completion. Senior quarterback John Fredrick lit up the Charger secondary for 300 yards on only 16 completions accounting for all three Bruin touchdowns. All three touchdown passes went for at least 20 yards. Fredrick did pay for those yards as he was constantly pressured out of the pocket and took several very hard hits as he tried to make things happen.

The Chargers move to 4-0 on the year and are on a 13 game regular season winning steak. This will be put to the test next week when they travel to Lebanon to play the Tigers. Lebanon is now 3-1 on the season with their only loss coming to 5A powerhouse Carmel. The game will be a critical matchup on the road to the Sagamore Conference championship. North Montgomery and Lebanon are joined by an undefeated Western Boone team as the only conference teams without a loss yet this year.

Tri-West drops to 1-3 on the season and will host Southmont next week. Southmont beat Danville Friday night for the first time since Danville joined the conference and will be fired up for the game.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the night. Since I already have what seems like 145,00 pictures of Clayton Dale and the multitude of running backs, I spent the first half trying to get more shots of the big men on the line. The second half was spent experimenting with different things in the darkness as the games with sunlight are quickly coming to an end. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to see all the images from the night.

2009-09-11 NMHS BV Football vs Tri-West – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

North Montgomery Football vs Southmont

I used the big game as an opportunity to try out some new things and hope you enjoy the results. Below is a video I made combining video clips and still images I took throughout the night.

This was the first time I have created anything like this but think it turned out pretty good for a first attempt. I have a video posted from last girls basketball season but it was much simpler to create and is hosted on another server. This is the first one that mixes lots of stills with video and is also totally contained within this site.

All video was shot using my 5D Mark II digital camera. I still have a lot to learn but the functionality it provides is extremely cool.

Unlike the photo slideshows that start automatically, you have to press play to get it to start.

Hope you enjoy the video. If the video appears jumpy on your computer it is related to the way the file was created. This appears to be a problem only on PC’s. If you are on a MAC it should play just fine. I am working on adjusting the settings to fix this. Again, lots of new things to learn so bear with me.

Here is another new feature that lets you zoom way in on the image and see lots of detail. It was created from seven individual photos in a process called stitching. If you find someone who is cut in half or looks really funky, it is a result of the stitching process. The lady walking down the stairs to the right of the band is an example I just noticed. Sorry to cut you in half.

This was my first attempt at this and the original image could stand to be a bit sharper but it gives you an idea what this can do. Kinda like a football version of Where’s Waldo.

Use the ‘+’ and ‘- ‘ arrows at the left to zoom in and out. To move around the image when it is zoomed in, hold down with your mouse and drag the image as needed.

Hope you like it and good luck finding yourself in the crowd.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the night that were not already used in the video. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to see all the images from the night.

Whew!! That was a lot of work but I really had fun. Hope you enjoy all the stuff.

2009-09-04 NMHS BV Football vs Southmont – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

North Montgomery JV Football vs Southmont

The Charger JV football team hosted Southmont Mounties in an early week matchup of the big county varsity matchup this coming Friday.

I only shot the first half as it was starting to get dark so did not make it to the end of the game to see who won.

Hopefully the varsity matchup won’t use the greased ball that seemed to be in play in the first half of this game. The first quarter was a fumblefest with both teams fumbling a total of five times by my count.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the night.

2009-08-31 NMHS JV Football vs Southmont – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

North Montgomery Freshmen Football vs Sheridan

Since the weather was just about perfect, I decided to skip my night off and go cover some football.

The North Montgomery freshmen lost a heartbreaker to visiting Sheridan 20-18. The Chargers were able to score late but were unable to complete the 2 point conversion that would have tied the game. North Montgomery failed to convert on any of their 2 point conversions but played the Black Hawks well.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the night.

2009-08-31 NMHS F Football vs Sheridan – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

Crawfordsville Football vs West Lafayette

The opening of the Sean Gerold era of Athenian football did not go as well as hoped as the visiting West Lafayette Red Devils soundly defeated Crawfordsville 39-7.

The tone of the game was established on the first play from scrimmage as Crawfordsville sophomore starting quarterback Joel Hobson’s pass was picked off by Daniel Wodicka who then switched to offense and led the Red Devils down the field for a touchdown.

Things for the Athenians did not improve on the next possession when they quickly returned the ball to West Lafayette with a fumble on the second play which led to another quick touchdown. Two possessions, three plays, two turnovers and a 14-0 deficit. Not what Coach Gerold and his coaching staff had planned.

Crawfordsville’s defense finally forced the Red Devils into a 4th down punting situation but Wodicka turned that into a first down on a fake punt. Wodicka then connected on a 41 yard strike to a wide open Aaron Woodard putting West Lafayette up 20-0 just 35 seconds into the second quarter. A 4-yard scamper by Wodicka and a safety resulting from a bad punt snap by the Athenians closed out the scoring for the half with the Red Devils taking a 30-0 lead into the locker room.

Raindrops were not all that was falling Friday night as it seemed like an Athenian player was down on the turf about every other play. The Red Devils aggressive, physical play took its toll on Crawfordsville.

Athenian senior Craig Fairley who took his fair share of abuse from the running back position took probably his hardest hit of the night while playing defense when he was blasted pursuing a play across the field in the second quarter.Fairley showed his toughness as he recovered from the hit and continued to play accounting for 146 of the Athenian’s 161 offensive yards on the night.

Hobson completed 3 of his 7 passes on the night, unfortunately 2 of them were to the Red Devils. While it was not a good night for Hobson, the experience playing against such a strong defense will do him good as the season progresses.

The Athenians will regroup this week and prepare for their Sagamore Conference opener next week when the Danville Warriors travel to Crawfordsville. Danville opened their season with a 30-14 loss at home at the hands of 4A Plainfield.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the night.

2009-08-21 CHS BV Football vs West Lafayette – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

Crawfordsville Football Scrimmage vs Sheridan

A twisting and turning drive down SR 47 took me to Sheridan to see the Crawfordsville Athenians football team scrimmage against the Sheridan Blackhawks. Seeing all the state championship banners hanging at Bud Wright Stadium really gives you a sense of the long and successful football history at Sheridan. Given the size of the school, it makes it even more impressive that they have been able to be so successful.

While Sheridan coach Bud Wright is entering his 44th season (350-142 with 9 state championships) at Sheridan the game marked the first event for Crawfordsville head coach Sean Gerold. Best wishes to Coach Gerold as he begins what will hopefully be a long and successful career.

Sheridan is a considerably different team than they were last year. The graduation of all-everything quarterback Nick Zachary along with several other key players leave the Blackhawks with several big holes to fill. The quarterback position appears to have been filled by a first name change as freshman Sam Zachary steps into the very large shoes vacated by his older brother.

The Athenians also have several positions to fill from last season. Sophomore quarterback Joel Hobson took the majority of the snaps for the Athenians. While several positions will need to be filled, Craig Fairley returns for his senior season at running back. Fairley, who has received much preseason recognition already, had a strong performance against Sheridan and should be set to have another outstanding season.

My photography coverage of the game was really focused on Sam Zachary as I was on assignment for VYPE sports magazine so my photo selection from the game is somewhat limited. I will be covering Crawfordsville again next Friday as they open the 2009 season at home against West Lafayette so check back then for a larger selection of Athenian football images.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the night.

2009-08-15 CHS BV Football vs Sheridan – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

North Montgomery Football Scrimmage vs McCutcheon

FOOTBALL IS BACK!!

If you can’t tell, I am excited that football season has returned. While I enjoy all the fall sports, I really like football. Friday nights on the sidelines is hard to beat. Tonight was only a scrimmage, but the pads were on and the uniforms were different so it counts as a game in my book.

North Montgomery faced a new scrimmage opponent in McCutcheon. The Charger’s showed that the offensive show from 2008 is back as the Chargers were able to move the ball well against the McCutcheon defense. However, the Charger defense showed room for improvement as McCutcheon also was able to put the ball in the endzone several times in the scrimmage format.

Now that the scrimmage is complete, the Chargers can look ahead to next week’s regular season opener. North Montgomery will travel to Benton Central on 8/21 for a 7:00pm kickoff of the 2009 season.

Below is a slideshow of my favorite images from the event. Click here to view them as a gallery or click here to view all photos from the night.

Tomorrow I will be traveling to the football fanatic land known as Sheridan to cover the Crawfordsville Athenian football team as they scrimmage the Blackhawks and their legendary coach Bud Wright.

2009-08-14 NMHS BV Football vs McCutcheon – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale

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