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Time Lapse video shot with Gopro camera mounted on my handlebars.

The only sports event this week besides wrestling was a makeup game at Page for boy’s basketball.  Madison started slow….and didn’t get much better.  There was a little spurt in the fourth period when Madison was down by 20 and Bobby Ford hit back to back three pointers, followed by a Travis Warren three pointer, but we were still down by 11 and couldn’t recover, finally losing to the Panthers 70-55.  From the MCHSAthletics web page: The Varsity Boys Basketball team lost at Page County tonight 70-55. Page scored the first 12 points of the game and Madison never got it back to single digits the remainder of the game. Travis Warren led the Mountaineers with 17 points. Nick Paxton had 10 points and Bobby Ford added 9 points.

Just playing with the shiny new floors in Page's new gym.

It was good to see Rashad back...

Bobby Ford his back to back 3's in the fourth period.

....um, yeah, doesn't really need a caption does it?

The JV Boys also lost at Page 55-28.

Tyler Colvin

From the MCHSAthletics website: The Wrestling team hosted 9 other schools this afternoon in the Mountaineer Classic and finished the day with a runner-up finish to Fluvanna. Madison won their pool beating Courtland (46-33), Monticello (41-33), Western Albemarle (54-30) and Dinwiddie (38-36) Madison faced off against Fluvanna, who also won their pool, and lost 44-26. Ethan O’Connell and Anthony Jewett both went 5-0 and Jeff Foster was 4-0 on the day to lead the Mountaineers. Jacob Welch, Lynn Welch and Derek Nicholson all were 4-1.

I shot Madison’s first three matches, all wins.  Here are links:

Madison vs Courtland

Madison vs Monticello

Madison vs Western Albemarle

The lighting for wrestling is especially tough, the wrestlers are usually looking down, and there is NO light reflected off those mats.  So, for something different, I shot the first match with strobes, mounted high on the bleachers in two corners.  The color is MUCH better, and those faces pressed into the mat are now lit up…but it’s a lot of work to set it up…..

Derek Nicholson went 4-1 for the day. I saw his first three matches and they didn't last long, quick pins, the longest match lasting 49 seconds.

…and the next to matches I shot natural light, no strobes….

Ethan O'Connell was 5-0 for the day.

Jeff Foster was 4-0 for the day.

Shot a little wrestling yesterday….running back and forth between MCHS and the “day job”.  Results for Madison from MCHS Athletics:

The Varsity Wrestling team hosted 12 teams today in the Madison Duals tournament. Madison beat the Riverbend “B” team 54-12 to open the day and then lost to Loudoun Valley (40-30), Orange (33-30), Culpeper (42-28) and Colonial Forge “B” team ( 53-25). Hunter Welch and Ethan O’Connell both went 5-0 on the day and O’Connellbecame the schools all time pin leader. Jacob Welch, Danny Camunas and Anthony Jewett all went 4-1. Jeff Foster, Brandon Campbell and Derek Nicholson all went 3-2.

Madison vs Riverbend

Lynn Welch (125lb) defeated Riverbend's John Agosto by fall in 1:07.

Ethan O'Connell (130lb) defeated Riverbend's Cameron Clem by fall in 4:13

Rappahannock vs James River

Rappahannock vs Orange

Madison’s girl’s varsity basketball lost to Luray last night 42-24.  Chandler Gentry led Madison with 15 points.

The JV girls lost a close game to Luray 27-24.