Maryville Football 2021

The Rebels leave the field after a rain-shortened practice recently.

About the video:

We’d been trying to catch up with the Rebels for a couple weeks.

Something always came up.

We were running out time to grab some footage for a hype video we were planning, so we texted Maryville coach Derek Hunt for the okay to drop by practice.

It was smokin’ hot on the way over there, but at least we’ll have good light, we thought. Not long after arriving, the showers began. Great.

Soon after, Hunt called an early end to practice.

The jamboree wasn’t going to work. Maryville never plays its starters more than two or three plays in the annual season kickoff. In a word, we were toast. And that’s when it happened.

The only place to take shelter at Sheilds Stadium at that point was beneath the roof of the souvenir shack, which happened to be next to the gate where the Rebels were leaving field.

We’ll just get some B-roll, as Stephen calls it, and call it day. As the players filed past, for some reason, we just let it ride. The end result was magic.

Enjoy.