Every year, the Minisink Valley Warriors square off against the Delaware Valley Warriors in a game they like to call the Warrior Cup Game. Similar to the Bell Game between Minisink and Port Jervis, the Warrior Cup Game has been an ongoing event for a long time between the two rival schools!
This year, the matches were held at Minisink Valley. After Loretta was done with the wrestlers portraits, she setup her lights in anticipation of the Junior Varsity and Varsity matches.
One of the Junior Varsity matches (from the angle we were at) looked like it should have been a pin …
… but when it wasn’t and the time ran out, the Minisink wrestler had the same reaction most of us did …
After looking through all of the shots from the evening, this is one of my favorites because of a few reasons. I like how only the Delaware Valley wrestler is looking at the camera and just his eyes are illuminated by the flash. I also like how his entire team is positioned behind him in the background … adding to the struggle you see in his eyes …
This was also a big night for Brendan Byrne as it was his 101st career win …
