Last night, I shot my first doubleheader. It was also the first time I’d shot college basketball in about a year, and — despite the facts that this is not Division I basketball and that I’ve covered a lot of high school basketball — I felt out of practice.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York College's Aja Wallpher tries to work around St. Mary's Jasmine Jones' and Taylor Petrisko's defense in the second half of the first game in the Capital Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament at York College on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. York College defeated St. Mary's 74-61 and will continue to the tournament's second-round game against Marymount on Thursday, Feb. 24.
Also: I haven’t really had a problem with referees getting in my way at high school games, but that was definitely an issue with both games I shot last night, no matter where I moved or sat.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York College's Julian Watson drives the ball against Salisbury's Justin Taylor during the first-round game of the Capital Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at York College on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. After tying 2-2 early in the first half, York College never gained the lead over Salisbury and lost 77-64.
Then again, my custom for high school games was to sit right under and behind the basket — where refs never go — whereas for these games, I made a point not to do so, to alleviate my backfocusing issues. As it turned out, backfocusing wasn’t such a big problem last night, but I know I missed a lot of great shots and great emotions because of the refs.
Long story short? I can’t win.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. York College's Jaimie Sapp shoots against St. Mary's in the first half of the first game in the Capital Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament at York College on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011.
But dammit, I’ll keep working and trying.
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YORK! The font on the new uniforms is wonky. But otherwise, good to see my alma mater win! 🙂
(Also, nice pics. I really like the framing on the middle one.)