"... their lucky photographer..."

I’m sorry the Crest basketball team lost the state final game last
Saturday.
It’s because they didn’t have their lucky photographer with them.
I’d shot their previous two victories. I don’t know if anyone noticed,
but in the semifinal I had the play of the game.
As the halftime buzzer went off in the earlier, quarterfinal game, one of
the Crest players put up a long shot. It bounced off one of the backboard
supports…
And came down in my outstretched left hand.
I thought that was pretty good, especially given my other hand was busy
with a camera.
But that was nothing.
During the next game’s second half I spotted the ball bounding towards
me. I extended my right foot, the sole of my running shoe angled towards
the ceiling.
The ball struck it, ricocheted upwards…
And came down in my left hand.
Dad says this shows both my soccer and basketball skills.
He also notes that my combination hand-and-foot technique would be
illegal in both sports.