First Round CIF Playoffs - Lakewood vs Mater Dei

Well this is not the way I wanted to end my football season.

Lakewood made the playoffs and was slated to meet Mater Dei at the Santa Ana Bowl.  The last time Lakewood went up against Mater Dei they lost 70 - 10, so needless to say I wasn't expecting much, although I was hoping for more than what I got.  Lakewood had a rough time from the starting kickoff to the end of the game losing 66 - 14.

As a sports photographer this was a tough game to cover.  I wanted to provide the team, their website, and the local papers some good action, but that's hard to get when the team your covering is having a rough time running and passing the ball.  I was able to walk away with some nice shots, but they were hard to come by.

Below you find my favorite shots from the game.  Here's until next year.

First Round CIF Pac-5 Playoffs Lakewood Varsity vs Mater Dei

Not sure how to start this post, other than this isn't the way I wanted to end my football season.

Lakewood has had a rough time this year getting things together.  They have gone from doing everything wrong to playing some of the best football I've seen.

I knew this was going to be a tough game for Lakewood, but man I didn't think it would go in the direction it did.  Final score was 71-10 Mater Dei.  So with that my football season has come to an end

With the game going like it did I had a rough time capturing Lakewood in action, so my goal and something I will try to work on is capturing other non-action shots better.

Let's start off with the cheerleaders - You all ROCK!