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Media Day Recap: Inside the 2026 Panther Football Season Kickoff

August 3, 2026

Media Day is the moment a season stops being a schedule on paper and starts being real. On July 29, Zarcone Photography was on-site at Bridgewater-Raritan as the official media partner of Panther Football, photographing the full roster ahead of a season that opens against [OPPONENT] on August 27.

[ONE OR TWO SENTENCES ON HOW THE DAY WENT — turnout, weather, energy, anything that stood out on-site. This is the part only you have; drop it in and I'll fold it into the flow.]

What Was Captured

Every player on the 2026 roster came through for individual and team portraits — the images that end up on banners, in the program, in the weight room, and increasingly, in recruiting profiles. Coming off a program-defining 2025 season — Bridgewater-Raritan's first sectional championship in school history — this year's portraits carry a little extra weight.

[OPTIONAL: a specific portrait or moment worth calling out — a senior, a milestone, anything.]

Where to Find the Photos

Media Day portraits are being edited now and will post to the team's private gallery within days — not weeks. The fastest way to know the moment they're live:

The Season Ahead

Media Day is just the opening move. Regular season home games, Senior Night, and — if the Panthers make another run — the postseason are all covered under the season-long partnership. Game galleries go up within days of the final whistle, edited and ready for download, sharing, and print ordering.

First kickoff: August 27 vs. [OPPONENT]. See you there.


Follow the season at the Panther Football hub — roster, schedule, standings, and galleries, all in one place.

Go Panthers.


Tom Zarcone is a sports and portrait photographer based in Bridgewater, NJ, covering athletes, teams, and programs across New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia.