From Anticipation to Defeat: A Season Opener’s Tough Lesson
At the inaugural Montana photo workshop, the sports team photographed a Ronan High School football game against Butte Central Catholic from beginning to end. Here are the photos that tell the story of a season opener loss at home, 32-22.
From the left: Ronan's Uriah Read, Dom Mckay, Michael Ramirez and Rowan Parks gather on a bench in the locker room preparing for the first home game of the season against Butte Central Catholic at Ronan High School.
A young kid rides a bike behind the scoreboard at Ronan High School hours before the first home football game of the season.
​Butte Central Catholic players arrive on a bus at Ronan High School before the game.
Butte Central's Ryan Peoples warms up outside of the locker rooms to prepare for a high school football game against Ronan High School.
Ronan players look at the game plays together in the locker room before their first home game against Butte Central Catholic.
Ronan's Masyn Wayman drinks water during the pre-game warm-up.
Ronan players look at the coin as the referee explains the rules for the coin flip before the start of the game.
Butte Central Catholic's Jack Nagle tackles Ronan's Siouxpixm Qualtier during the first half of a football game at Ronan High School.
Ronan players break at halftime after a pep talk urging players that they could still make a come back being down 25-0.
Butte Central Catholic's Jonathan Cox celebrates a win against Ronan High School.
A Ronan football player looks on as he squats between one of the final plays against Butte Central.