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ESCAPE


 
  ESCAPE
ESCAPE

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Number 24 had a great run on this play, during the first game I shot Thanksgiving morning.
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But only seconds later, he collided head on with another player and 24 lay motionless on the frozen ground for what seemed centuries. We watched as he was covered in blankets as the ambulance siren could be heard in the distance. All the coaches and teammates gathered around the boy as he was finally placed on a stretcher and wheeled to the ambulance.
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We stood there in the cold, almost in tears as we saw the boy's head and neck being immobilized. So I was greatly relieved that I was able to shoot the photo that I'll put in the discussion area showing Damion raising an arm to give us a "thumbs up."
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He was treated later for a concussion. Bad enough, to be sure, but he was a lucky man on Thanksgiving Day--all things considered.
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Michelle Alton

  
  Thumbs Up...He'll be OK
Thumbs Up...He'll be OK

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The picture says it all!
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Michelle Alton

  
 
 

Michelle Alton 		 

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After the collision.


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December 04, 2013

 

Monnie Ryan 		  Just another example of why I'm grateful our grandson is working hard to earn a music scholarship and isn't into football. I'm a huge football fan, mind you, but when they're just kids, it scares me silly. Wonderful capture, Michelle!


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December 04, 2013

 

Gord MacEachern 		  Fantastic images, both of them, and as always wonderful info!!


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December 04, 2013

 
- R. J. Laudenbacher

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R. J. Laudenbacher's Gallery 		  I love that you can see his eye and expression so well through his helmet, Michelle. Wonderful sports actions work, Michelle.


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December 04, 2013

 

David Phalen 		  Always nerve wracking when a player goes down but so good that they are very careful now.

Two more excellent sports action shots!!


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December 04, 2013

 
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Mitch Spence's Gallery 		  I don't much look at pro sports, but I love the amateur competitions, especially college football. (Came from Nebraska, which has no pro football, only college--well, if college sports can actually be called amateur anymore.) I also love your captures of these kids who play so hard and care so much. The injuries though. It's terrible to think that such pleasure they have in their abilities can lead to a lifetime of hurt.


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December 05, 2013

 

Ujjwal Mukherjee 		  Great action and eye expression captured here,Michelle!!


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December 06, 2013

 
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