Photo Scrapbook - Team 255 - National Champs

Flip Book version

• Woody at the main arena - FIRST 2000 Nationals
• behind the team
• watching the action
• blue alliance - Ready?
• load the balls
• go for the score
• dump while on the bar
• then hang high
• high scoring game!
• in 10 place after 3 matches!
• Gunn High School with the fancy 'do
• Gunn runs some defense
• a victory for the home team - but no points
• 255 is ready for more
• pit tour - team 197 that is one high lift
• team 80 how did they get such high scores?
• team 382
• team 329
• team 330 the beach bots - we really like these guys.
• about to score again - that ugly dude just above the yellow ball is Dr. Federman.
• another close high scoring match
• team 69
• 255 side dump...again
• 3 robots hanging
• ranked 3rd after 6 matches!
• high 5s in the pits - GRT gives ata boy to Team Odyssey.
• Mickey offers advice.
• Let's check out this team for an ally! Students Kenny, Paul, Jackie, Andrew, Glenn, and Maritza, Mentor Jeff Ota and Teacher Jeff Jacobs.
• Our alliance. Team 25's arm is an awesome defensive weapon. Team 232 - well built versatile machine.
• Now who plays when?
• Team 25 is focused.
• Astronaut Sonny Williams introduces the teams.
• 255/232 blue vs 16/68 red
• desparation shot for red
• Team 67
• ready to go again
• pile up on Napa
• 'Poofs' our cross-town rivals.
• our allies can do it.
• Once 25 is on the bar ---- say goddnight Gracie!
• 68 tries to score past team 25
• Denied!
• Battle for valuable real estate
• Who won?
• Napa looks happy
• Getting Ready - in background Steve Lugo(Team 254)
• Is Ody playing this round?
• Looking nervous - we're one behind - if we lose we're out!
• 255 and 254 duel
• we get past them, but meanwhile 64 scores.
• So do we
• looks real close
• 4 robots try to hang
• we are going to 3!
• probaly the highest scoring match in the finals
• - here is where strategy pays off - put 25 in!
• it is all up to our allies now
• and they win!
• On to the semi
• easy as
• pie
• THE FINALS
• 25 and 255 vs 126 amd 131
• Pru on the big screen
• They start
• battle for the ramp
• 255 and 126 all locked up
• our basket is trashed we lose by 5
• it is up to Napa and New Brunswick now
• they tie it up
• and then 232
• shuts down 126.
• to win it all
• Kenny and Jackie show off the hardware
• Vindication!
• We get our trophies the old fashioned way - we earn them.