Head Coach Mike Feminis leads the 2020/21 SXU Cougars into battle at Bruce R. Deaton Field in Chicago. A year that saw NAIA Football split between fall and spring, limited scheduling, and no spectators at many sites. Missouri Baptist @ Saint Xavier, March 13, 2021.
Bruce R. Deaton Field at 9:15 am in early March fanless and ready for football. Lawrence Tech @ Saint Xavier. March 6, 2021.
First look at the Cougs in 2021. Saint Xavier @ Roosevelt. February 21, 2021.
Payton Campbell and Daveon Jones in on the stop of Ke'von Johnson. SXU @ Roosevelt.
Payton Campbell
John Ivlow
Down Goes Sheehan and the ball is loose! Patrick Olsen with the strip sack of Jack Sheehan. SXU @ Roosevelt.
Kevin Block
John O'Sullivan
Vance McShane
John D'Ambrosio
Amari Venerable
Payton Campbell stops Ke'von Johnson.
The Chief
Vance McShane goes 53 yards for the TD on a 4th down reception.
Ron Carroll Fired Up after a stop.
Finn Brandon makes the stop on Christian Phill.
Joey Markasovic and Stephen Meyer in on the stop of Ke'von Johnson.
Daquayvious Thompson has a 40 yard reception to set up a 4th quarter score for the Cougars.
Stuart Ross scampers into the Endzone from 15 yards out.
Home or Away? The Cougs take Deaton field as the away team against Trinity International. February 28, 2021.
Jeremy Widmayer
Vance McShane breaks through to Paydirt unscathed.
Patrick Olsen
Jarvis Carter and Jair Myrick celebrate after a Carter Interception. I had the pick in frame but out of focus. One of the MANY picks I missed all year.
Stuart Ross goes in from 3 yards out for the score.
Jacon Luedeman hauls in an O'Sullivan pass in the Endzone for the score.
Mike Iturbe
Tyler Barnette on the hit.
Finn Brandon
DJ Donofrio rushes Nolan Brammer out of the pocket.
Down He Goes! A big hit and a sack for Payton Campbell.
Anthony Saro
Jacob Luedeman with a 44 yard reception.
Vance McShane
Stuart Ross
Amari Venerable
Peyton Nigro with one of his 2 INT's on the day.
Celebration after the INT.
Payton Campbell
Juabarey Anderson
John O'Sullivan
Caleb Marconi
Daveon Jones
Jaden Chandler
Maurice Harris makes a play on Special Teams.
Special Teams getting it done.
Kevin Countryman
Vance McShane
After a 65 yard McShane run for a TD.
Caleb Marconi on the stop.
Khyre Mitchell
Kevin Countryman with the INT.
Colin Mullaney
Kevin Sandoval
Mike Hyland
Maurice Harris
DQ Thompson with the grab.
Kyle Quinn
Stephen Meyer with the INT return.
Bruce Mesa
Jarvis Carter
After Victory.
Brenton Johnson and Offensive Coordinator Mark Yanule
Mac Stevenson
Bill Gleeson
Brenton Johnson
Jamie Cano
Anthony Kropp
Mark Yanule
Joe Marciano
Yanule's Brother? ( I had to) Brendan Murphy
Jimmy Flynn and Anthony Kowalczyk
AJ Porter
Defensive Coordinator Bill McKeon
The Cougs at 9am ready to take on Lawrence Tech.
Shooting into that March morning sun. I have taken this shot probably 30 times and have yet to expose it correctly.
Payton Campbell
As a photographer I Love this, but I rather get stale photos and Win. This one cost 15 yards. With Lawrence Tech you can get away with it; the beast lurking near the banks of the Missouri in Sioux Land not so much.
Kyle Hassert
Joe Polselli
Caleb Marconi
Ron Carroll on the Hit
Collin Sleeman
Amari Venerable
Mike Gundersdorf
Colin Cox
Ron Carroll
Vince Clinite
DJ Donofrio
Emmanuel Samuel
Patrick Olsen
Joey Markasovic on the Hit.
Jaden Chandler in on the stop.
Tyler Barnette
Kyle Quinn
Jacob Luedeman with the catch and run.
Jimmy Flynn and Company
Ready to battle Missouri Baptist. March 13, 2021.
Captains on the Field. Anthony Saro and Jarvis Carter
Kevin Countryman with the pass break up.
Jacob Luedeman attempts to elude.
DQ Thompson
Peyton Nigro with the stop.
Peyton Nigro
Ryan Fitzgerald
DQ Thompson TD reception
Mike Iturbe
Nico Uriarte and Jarvis Carter in on the stop.
Jose Aleman
Patrick Olsen wraps up
Luke Dill
Tommy Farley
Emmanuel Samuel
Stuart Ross
Kyle Hassert runs for the first down on the fake punt.
Joe Polselli
Vance McShane
Joey Markasovic celebrates after an INT. (Another one I missed, although that would have been tough capture no matter what)
George Johnson the ball carrier
Disposal
Emmanuel Samuel with the hurry.
Amari Venerable breaks the plane in the final minutes to give SXU the victory over Mo Bap.
One More Saturday Night. The Cougs take on Olivet Nazarene at Ward Field in Bourbonnais, IL. April 3, 2021.
Matthew Olsen ready for the snap.
Vance McShane
Jeremy Widmayer
John Ivlow and Jeremy Widmayer
Jarvis Carter
Finn Brandon and Ron Carroll on the stop.
Joey Markaovic
Joey Markasovic
Matthew Olsen
Jeremy Widmayer and Matthew Olsen
Luke Dill with the reception.
Sebastiano Ciaccia.
David O'Toole
David O'Toole
Evening Touchdown
Nick Schultz
Jose Aleman
Isaiah Castile
Senior Captains on the final home game of the season.
Nick Sakkos
Tyler Barnette
Juabarey Anderson and Ron Carroll
Kyle Quinn goes in for the only score of the day for either team.
No Comment
Down Goes Maffie! Payton Campbell sacks Eric Maffie on the first drive of the game. Setting The Tone.
Stuart Ross
Caleb Marconi on Special Teams
Colin Mullaney
Vance McShane
Justin Pringle
Jose Aleman
Juabarey Anderson
Emmanuel Samuel
Stephen Meyer Pass Break Up
Shutout Defense
Stephen Meyer on the stop
Got One! Stephen Meyer with the INT.
Amari Venerable
John Ivlow
Stephen Meyer
Peyton Nigro INT.
Ron Carroll pass break up
Juabarey Anderson
O Line
Ron Carroll
Payton Campbell
I used to take a lot of wide angle shots on the sideline but not much anymore. I hope I can be around next (this) year.
That's all folks. If you came this far and are still reading my commentary Cheers. I miss the fans, tailgating ( I managed to put down a few before a couple games),MSFA East rivalries, and everything pre-Covid. SXU Football was a main reason for my interest in photography 8 years ago and there is nothing else I would rather shoot (along with SXU Softball!) Thanks to all the coaches, players, staff, and SXU administration for all the hard work and allowing me to do this. Cougs.