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2n d P L ACE “ Th e Agony of Def e at ” S h e lby Tauber, photo g ra pher Lori Oglesbee , advis er McK inney High Schoo l McK inney, T X
A single player is caught in sheer isolation as he’s helped not by a coach, but by a policeman leaning down offering a hand and a consoling word. The player’s body language and bent head provide all the information about his emotions, including the one-point loss illuminated on the scoreboard.