Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium sidelines with his camera during East Carolina’s season-opening 28-23 loss to MEAC member North Carolina A&T on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Myatt captured this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.)

Juwan Moody was hit out of bounds on this play as A&T drew 113 yards in penalties. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Michael Witherspoon makes a tackle for the Pirates. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Blake Proehl had nine catches for 65 yards with a touchdown. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Jake Verity kicked field goals of 22, 35 and 22 yards on Sunday. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Defensive coordinator David Blackwell signals for a timeout. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Trevon Brown had seven catches for 57 yards, returned three kickoffs for 72 yards and had four punt returns for 48 yards. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Anthony Scott was ECU’s leading rusher with 12 carries for 34 yards. (Photo by Al Myatt)

There was a portion of a rainbow in the fourth quarter but the pot of gold went to the Aggies. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Reid Herring completed 37 of 65 passes for 309 yards with two scores and two picks. (Photo by Al Myatt)

Coach Scottie Montgomery with quarterback Reid Herring. (Photo by Al Myatt)

ECU cheerleaders were flipping for the Pirates. (Photo by Al Myatt)

John Young punted four times for the Pirates for an average of 40.2 yards. (Photo by Al Myatt)