NOTE: I want to apologize for covering my images with watermarks that cover the whole image. However, I have no other choice since I have seen my pictures appearing in various spots without my permission.
I photographed my last basketball game for Oakland CC’s 2010-2011 season last week. The game was held at Oakland CC’s Highland Lake campus where the Delta College Pioneers, from the Midland/Bay City area, took on the Raiders. The Oakland CC Raiders won the game, but it wasn’t an easy one. It was a very close game and both the Pioneers and the Raiders led at different parts of the game. With just seconds left in the game the score was 82-82. Oakland CC’s #1, Daniel McClendon, drove and kicked it out to the corner where Richard Hill, #14, was open for a three pointer, which he hit with just 1.1 seconds left. It was a lot of fun to be there photographing it and it was an awesome game. But wait, it gets better. Tomorrow, 3/1/2011, Delta will travel back down to play Oakland CC again. This time it is playoffs. The two teams will be playing each other in the first round of the MCCAA Tournament. That game is sure to be another fun one.
The picture below is when Oakland CC drove with just seconds left. They then kicked it out for a three pointer for the win. The picture after is the gaming winning shot. I was almost certain that they were going to try to get a close look at the basket, they only needed one point to win, but I was wrong – they went with a three pointer.
– Tim