Gonzaga DC Classic: Day 3

Another Saturday, another 8 hours shooting high school basketball. This time it was another tournament/showcase with the word "classic" in it's title. The Gonzaga DC Classic. Mater Dei (CA), Jesuit College Prep (TX), Calvert Hall (Baltimore) and Iona (NY) were the visiting teams and Chantilly, Sidwell Friends, Bishop McNamara and Gonzaga played the locals. The games progressed in interestingness as the night went on and Gonzaga and Mater Dei didn't disappoint in the championship game. Gonzaga took the crown in their own tournament with a 62-59 victory. The players celebrated the mid-season tournament victory like it was a real championship so I'm guessing it was a pretty big win for the Purple Eagles. Shout out to Bender Arena...so many places to shoot from. Especially when it is mostly empty.

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Quakers & Saints

Driving up and down Wisconsin Ave. here in Washington DC, I occasionally pass Sidwell Friends School. The only thing I know about the school is that it was once the academic playground of one Chelsea Clinton. After stepping on the campus last weekend to shoot a football game between Sidwell Friends and the St. James School I learned a few more things: a) it's not an all girls' school b) I attended the last football game to be played on that particular field c) Sidwell Friends football runs a Peyton Manning style hurry-up offense, the likes of which I've never seen in high school.

Besides all that other stuff, I got a lot of good photos from that game. I can comfortably attribute those good photos to abnormal amount of passing that went on during that game...and my uncanny ability to shoot sports of course.