“The Steelers? Aren’t they a… football team?”
I may be somewhat pop culture-illiterate, but I had to double-check on that one because, one day last week, I saw I was assigned to photograph the Steelers play a basketball game against local teachers.
Sure enough, the Steelers are a football team. But they also play basketball for fundraising, and West York hosted them to play three games last week.
Here’re a few photos I made during their game against the middle-school teachers:
© 2012 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Mundy high-fives wide receiver Antonio Brown before leaving the bench during player introductions prior to the game against the West York Area Middle School faculty on Friday, March 23, 2012. West York is hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers' basketball team in three games -- one against the faculty of each the elementary, middle and high schools -- on Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, to raise money for the girls field hockey team. The Steelers defeated the middle school faculty 84-46.
© 2012 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. West York Area Middle School's Kelly Kessler, back, gets the ball after fellow faculty member Matt Smith, center, was blocked by a Pittsburgh Steeler in the second half on Friday, March 23, 2012.
© 2012 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Twins Carrington and Zoey Henry, 3 of West Manchester Township, offer up their teddy bears to be autographed by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Mundy during halftime on Friday, March 23, 2012.
© 2012 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Wes Lyons goes up for a dunk against the West York Area Middle School faculty in the first half on Friday, March 23, 2012.
Be sure to check out Ryan’s recap of the alley-oops and fun that everyone had at the game… as well as this video I made about how the middle-school teachers prepared to play basketball against professional football players:
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