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Thanks for the many calls from last month’s edition and we do have

a winner that we will be running down. We are looking for even

more winners in 2012. All you have to do is give us a call at

(281) 999-4244 and take your guess of the year, make and model of

the automobile in the photo. If you are the first to give the right

answer you win $125.00 in cash and $50.00 in gift cards to shop at

Fiesta. Go ahead and pick up the phone because you could be our

next winner!

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL EDITION

NAME THIS CAR

2013 Lexus GS 350-Four-Door Sedan (Page 2)

Dallas-Kimball takes Class 4A title (Pages 12-13)

Automobiles - Page 2-4Mover and Shaker - Page 4John Engel - Page 6Rising Stars - 6The Love Corner - Page 17The Way I See It - Page 17

Inside This Edition...STUDENT

OF THE WEEKJohn Gibbs Jr.

Washington(Pages 18-19)

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Shannon Lilly Jr.-Dallas KimballPhil Forte-Lewisville Marcus (Page 11)

61st TSU Relays (Pages 20-23)

A KING-SIZE VIEW IN DALLAS! SEE PAGE 11

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Austin, Texas-Over the river and

through the woods we went to

the state basketball tournament

in Austin. But his time we were

behind the wheel of the 2013 all-

new Lexus GS 350 and man let

me tell you it was some ride.

Yes the new Lexus is out early

with the 3.5 Liter V6 with direct

injection and port fuel injection

cranking out 306 horsepower

and 277 lbs per foot of torque.

Good mid-size numbers of 19 in

the city and 28 on the highway

with a combine mileage of 23

miles per gallon. The engine is

mated to a six-speed sequential

shift electronically controlled

transmission with intelligence

(ECT-I and paddle shifters/drive

mode select. The new Lexus is

equipped with front independent

double-wishbone and independ-

ent multi-link rear suspension

with gas pressurized shock

absorbers and stabilizer bar.

Vehicle speed sensing power

steering adds to what is already

super handling. Four wheel

power assisted disc brakes

brings this baby to a super safe

and swift stop. That four- sensor

four- channel anti-lock braking

system with electronic brake-

force distribution and brake

assist makes stopping as much

fun as taking off. All of this

comes thrusting to the pavement

on 17 inch nine-spoke Alloy

wheels neatly wrapped by P

225/50R 17 inch performing

tires.

In addition to all the normal

safety features the new Lexus is

equipped with whiplash injury

lessening front seats and driver

and front passenger knee air

bags. Other features such as

VSC, ABS and brake assist and

TRAC to name a few. Daytime

running lamps along with Bi-

xenon headlamps just round out

the state-of-the-art safety tech-

nology for this model.

Once you are inside the new

Lexus GS 350 you come face to

face with perforated leather

trimmed interior with 10-way

memory driver power adjustable

seats. Smart access keyless entry

and push button start/stop. Sure

the steering wheel and gear shift

knob are leather wrapped. Other

standard features include a

power tilt/slide moon roof with

one touch open/close.

When it comes to sounds you

know to look for an optional

Mark Levinson Premium

Surround Sound Audio system

with 17-speakers with 835 watts

with 7.1 channel architecture

digital amplifier and Green Edge

speaker technology. A special

HDD navigation with 12.3 inch

high resolution split screen mul-

timedia display and Lexus

Enform with destination along

with Nav weather, Nav traffic

sports and stocks. There is even

a pre-collision system and

dynamic radar cruise.

We could go on and on about the

new Lexus GS 350 but we think

you’ve read enough to check

them out at your Lexus Dealers!

March 2012 A King-Size View

BehindThe WheelWith THE KING

(Arthur Prayther)

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Toyota came to America in 1958

and since that time the automak-

er has became more American as

the years have gone by. Fact is

their Georgetown Kentucky

plant is cranking out many vehi-

cles these days. Not to mention

Toyota’s Truck plant in San

Antonio, Texas is turning out

Tundra Trucks by the boat loads

as well. But to the matter at

hand, the Camry is all new for

2012 and they call it a reinvent-

ed vehicle that for years has

been number one in the market

place. The Camry styling has

been flavored more toward

sports packages with fancy look-

ing air dams up front and the

wider stance certainly is very

appealing. A set of fog lamps

and sport mean front grille with

integrated front and rear under-

body spoilers along with side

rocker panel and rear spoiler.

Please don’t forget those chrome

tip exhaust pipes that really

reminds you of the classic 1970s

sports cars.

Yet Toyota had done a wonder-

ful job of holding the price

down as well with our test vehi-

cle very well equipped came in

at just over $31,000.

Economically the Camry four-

door SE V6 Sedan we tested is

powered by a 3.5 Liter V6

DOHC 24 valve with dual VVT-

I engine with plenty of power.

However it still manages to get

21 miles per gallon in the city

and 30 miles per gallon on the

highway. A six-speed automatic

transmission with paddle shifters

makes for smooth operation

from one gear to the next. Power

meets the road on P 225/45R

18” tires circulating around

Alloy wheels. With sport-tuned

electric power steering and a

sport-tuned suspension including

spring and shock absorbers this

baby handles like vehicles in the

50-grand range.

Noted for doing a lot of research

and developing before putting a

product on the road Toyota took

their time before they rebuilt the

Camry and it shows. Every little

detail was well thought of before

its application took place.

The Sound system is one of the

best in the business. The JBL,

and those of you who have fol-

lowed our columns over the

year, know this is one of my

favorites. This system makes

you feel you are in the studio

when the recording was done.

With 10 speakers in eight loca-

tions you get the concert sound

all over the vehicle. Once again

Toyota has stepped up to the

plate and smacked a home run

with the new Camry.

This time around we took a

stroll in the new 2012 Toyota

Yaris 5-Dr. SE liftback and

found it to be quite a quality

economically sound buy. Fact is

the vehicle we tested was pretty

well equipped and came in at

just over $18, 00. Powered by a

peppy little 1.5 Liter DOHC 16

valve four-cylinder VVT-I

engine that’s matted to a four-

speed automatic transmission.

We are talking about a unit that

cranks out 30 miles per gallon in

the city and 35 miles per gallon

on the highway. This front wheel

drive vehicle has good traction

and moves well in and out of

Houston’s big time traffic with

ease. A sport tuned independent

Macpherson strut front suspen-

sion with stabilizer bar and tor-

sion beam rear suspension mak-

ing handling fun. Sport tuned

electric power steering simply

gives the driver a big time sense

of control when behind the

wheel.

Safety comes in at a high level

for a vehicle in this class with

star safety system including

VSC, TRAC and anti-lock brake

system, EBD, Brake Assist and

Smart Stop Technology. The

automobile comes with nine air

bags plus tire pressure monitor-

ing system and engine immobi-

lizer.

Inside the Yaris Toyota made

sure you feel good with leather

wrapped steering wheel with

audio controls for the AM/FM

CD player with MP3 and 6

speakers HD radio and the

works.

The driver is treated to a six-

way power seat and front pas-

senger has a four-way power

seat plus sport fabric. In the rear

seats are 60/40 split fold down

allowing for more cargo space

when needed.

In closing allow me to add the

new Yaris as Toyota New

Vehicle warranty with three-

year, 35,000 miles basic cover-

age and five-year/80,000 miles

power train coverage, plus five-

year/unlimited miles corrosion

perforation coverage.


TOYOTA YARIS FIVE-DOOR SE LIFTBACK QUALITY BUYBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

The 2012 Toyota Camry SE

The 2012 Toyota Yaris five-door SE Liftback

TOYOTA INTRODUCES THE NEW RESTYLED CAMRYBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

As the automobile industry con-

tinues to deal with a slow econo-

my, General Motors has truly

stepped up to the plate and

delivered some quality products

that first reminds you of their

storied past. Yet their product

lines are making big turns into

the new wave of technology and

electronic age at the same time.

That is certainly clear in the new

Buick Regal GS for 2012. First

of all it definitely reminds you

of the vehicles of the seventies

and yet this Buick gets 19 miles

to the gallon in the city and 27

miles per gallon on the highway.

Coming with a 2.0 Liter HO

Turbo Ecotec DOHC four-cylin-

der SIDI W/VVT engine, that

delivers 270 horsepower and

295 lbs per foot of torque. Let’s

not forget no premium gasoline

is required for this model either.

A six-speed manual transmission

with interactive drive control

system with sport and GS modes

goes well with hiper strut front

suspension. Talk about fun when

it comes to handling.

We think it goes to show just

how much thought Buick put in

to their products.

The vehicle is finally assembled

in Osawa, Ontario Canada with

60% of its parts from the U.S.

and Canada and 15% from

neighboring Mexico. The

engine and transmission are both

built in Germany. Warranties

include a four-year/50,000

bumper to bumper warranty and

a five-year/100,000 miles power

train limited warranty.

Thanks to an array of safety fea-

tures Buick Regal GS was a

2011 Top Safety pick award

winner from the Insurance insti-

tute for Highway safety. The GS

is equipped with six-month

Onstar directions and connec-

tions with automatic crash

response and turn-by-turn navi-

gation and Onstar remote line.

Your dealer can fill you in on

geographic coverage for your

area.

Once inside the new Regal you

will be greeted to a steering col-

umn, tilt and telescoping with

controls as well. A Keyless entry

system gets you started and

eight-way power adjustable front

seats await the driver and front

passenger. Complete with four-

way lumbar now that should get

you’re seated very well. Not to

mention the seats are also heated

for those cold weather states.

Sounds come from a nine-speak-

er AM/FM/XM stereo CD player

with USB port and Sirius XM

radio service for three months

free. The system also offers a

MP3 with navigation system and

touch screen displayed on a

color seven inch color monitor.

Other options include 20-inch

polished alloy wheels and a car-

bon black metallic paint job to

name a couple. Fully loaded our

vehicle came just over $38,000.

We are proud to announce that

our KING-SIZE Mover and

Shaker for the month of March

is Lieutenant Joseph Levingston.

As I began my interview with

Lt. Levingston, he stated, “that

last year this time he was diag-

nosed with prostate cancer and

did not know if he would be

here today or be able to continue

to live a life that has been truly

blessed by God”. Lt. Levingston

has been with the Houston

Police Department for almost 30

years. He grew up in Houston

and after graduating from M.C.

Williams High School, he

enrolled into the University of

Houston; where he obtained a

Bachelor of Science degree.

Shortly, thereafter he joined the

Houston Police Department and

his life took on a new meaning.

He started out as a Patrol Officer

in Houston’s Southwest area and

moved into the Special

Operations Division in 1983.

After a brief period in the

Dispatch Division, he returned

to the Special Operations

Division in 1988. In May of that

same year, he was promoted to

the rank of Sergeant and became

a Jail Supervisor. In 1989, he

became a Robbery Investigator,

and in 1990, he moved over to

the Internal Affairs Division.

In 1994, Sgt. Levingston was

promoted to the rank of

Lieutenant and became the

Administrative Officer for the

North Division. In 1995, as a

Lieutenant, he received a Chief

of Police Unit Citation for form-

ing and managing a robbery task

force. He would go on to receive

three more Chief of Police Unit

Citations for his work in the

Internal Affairs Division, the

Training Division, and the

Homicide Division.

During his time in the training

Division, he managed the Cadet

Training Unit, the Driver’s

Training Unit, the Defensive

Tactics Unit, and the Pistol

Ranges.

In 2009, Lt. Levingston became

the supervisor for the Family

Violence Unit. For his efforts, he

was honored as the Mid-

Manager of the Year for 2010.

Also during that year, he moved

into the Dignitary Protection

Unit within the Criminal

Intelligence Division.

As I concluded my interview, Lt.

Levingston shared with me that

most recently, he had the privi-

lege of working with the Secret

Service unit that protects the

President of the United States of

America; in doing so he had an

opportunity to meet President

Obama and take a picture with

him. He added that, “the presi-

dent was extremely knowledge-

able, very professional, and most

importantly approachable”. Lt.

Levingston went on to say that,

“this was definitely a highlight

in my career, to serve and to

meet the 1st African American

President of the United States of

America was a proud moment

for me”.

I then asked Lt. Levingston what

were his plans for the future? He

stated that “God has blessed him

with a good wife, a wonderful

family, and a career that has

been so meaningful; my plans

include retirement within a few

years, after retirement, I plan to

travel, enjoy my family, and

reflect back on the goodness of

life”.

Lt. Levingston we are extremely

proud to honor you as this

month’s Mover and Shaker.


BUICK REGAL GS BLENDING THE FUTURE WITH THE PAST

A KING-SIZE MOVER AND SHAKER: LIEUTENANT JOSEPH LEVINGSTONBy King Arthur Prayther

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The 2012 Buick Regal GS

By King Arthur Prayther

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In Loving Memory of James E. McGinty

A few months ago I wrote about

The Fallen Heroes Survivors

Foundation and more recently

about The Veteran’s Action

Network. These two organiza-

tions are partnered and good

things are happening. Last

month the portable Viet Nam

memorial wall sponsored by

Bringing Home the Wall was

brought to San Antonio. To

honor the occasion, FHSF

President and Founder, Mike

Ladouceur was invited to give

the keynote speech. The event

was hosted by DeVry University

and the occasion was used to

announce the decision of DeVry

to support the Foundation.

DeVry is offering a program for

the surviving spouses of our fall-

en veterans. Held at all 120 cam-

puses across our nation each

quarter, the University is giving

programs for resume writing,

interviewing techniques and

child care assistance. The pur-

pose is to get the spouses back

into the workplace as quickly as

possible so they may resume a

more normal life. This is not a

one size fits all program but is

tailored to the needs of each

individual.

Also available to the surviving

spouses and children of our fall-

en heroes is a tuition reduction

program. The tuition is lowered

from $600.00 per credit hour to

$250.00. This makes higher edu-

cation much more affordable for

qualified students and helps pro-

grams such as the FHSF get

more bang for their dollars.

To qualify for either program,

the family members must be

screened through the Foundation

which will then forward the

application to the University.

Assistance is available for first

year students as well as those

seeking higher degree. A student

could be applying for a

Bachelor’s degree or wishing to

complete a Master’s program.

DeVry is considering adding an

office of the FHSF at each cam-

pus and would like to include

the Foundation in its Master of

Business program. Many busi-

ness majors move onto charity

work and the Foundation is a

great place to learn.

At the wall ceremony Ladouceur

ran into a member of his old

Army Company. Sergeant Larry

Ricketts was in attendance and

running for Sherriff of Bexar

County. Mike and Larry had not

seen each other in 35 years. It

was a tearful reunion as neither

one knew the other would be

attending. Also in attendance

was Congressman Joaquin

Castro. In his speech he spoke of

the reverence of the wall and

used the quote that became the

title of this article. When you

look at the wall, the size of the

East and West walls, eachcon-

taining 72 panels meeting in the

middle with a 125 degree angle

overwhelms you. The list of

over 58,000 names of those who

gave their lives to defend our

freedom in Viet Nam is enough

to bring tears to the eyes of even

the toughest veteran.

In another development, the

Foundation was featured in the

winter edition of Sugarland

Magazine. They will also be fea-

tured in the spring addition of

Katy Magazine and the summer

edition of Cy Fair Magazine.

Upcoming events for the

Foundation include a golf tour-

nament on June 1 at the Quail

Valley Golf Club in Missouri

City. Entry fee is $150.00 per

person. A hole in one competi-

tion is being hosted by Lexus

with a new car as the prize for

the first golfer to get the elusive

ace. Former Houston Texan’s

player Chris White is scheduled

to play the tournament.

Corporate sponsors are still

being solicited. Other events on

the schedule are a 5K run/walk

and a motorcycle poker run and

crawl. Further details on these

events will be given as they

evolve.

In other news, the FHSF is part-

nering with the Gold Star Wives.

These are the spouses of the mil-

itary heroes that need help

adjusting. The Gold Star Wives

has told the foundation that they

are having issues locating the

families of the men and women

that paid the ultimate price for

our freedom. Together, these

groups are hoping to better serve

the families have been forgotten

by many.

Coming this summer, Hooters

Restaurants will be hosting a

series of car washes to benefit

the Foundation. The lovely

ladies from Hooters will be

soaping up cars and trucks for

charity. Watch these pages for

more details. This will be a great

way to get your car cleaned and

raise some money for a good

cause.

Although only a year old, this

locally founded organization is

well on the way to helping the

families of our fallen and those

soldiers fighting Post Traumatic

Stress Disorder (PTSD)live long

and productive lives. If you

know of someone that could

benefit from what the

Foundation has to offer, contact

them at www.fallenherowssur-

vivorsfoundation.com or

http://www.vaninc.org.

The soldier stood and faced God,Which must always come to

pass. He hoped his shoes were shining,

just as brightly as his brass.

“Step forward now, you soldier,how shall I deal with you?

Have you always turned theother cheek? To My Church have

you been true?”

The soldier squared his shoul-ders and said, “No, Lord, I guess

I ain’t,because those of us who carryguns, Can’t always be a saint.

I’ve had to work most Sundays,and at times my talk was tough.And sometimes I’ve been violent,

because the world is awfullyrough.

But, I never took a penny, thatwasn’t mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of over-time, when the bills got just too

steep.

And I never passed a cry forhelp, though at times I shook

with fear.And sometimes, God, forgive me,

I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place,among the people here.

They never wanted me around,except to calm their fears.

If you’ve a place for me here,Lord, It needn’t be so grand. I never expected or had too

much, but if you don’t, I’ll under-stand.”

There was a silence all aroundthe throne, where the saints had

often trod.As the soldier waited quietly for

the judgement of his God.

“Step forward now, you soldier,you’ve borne your burdens well.

Walk peacefully on Heaven’sstreets; you’ve done your time in

Hell.”

~Author Unknown~


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Continue thou in the things

which thou hast learned:

But first to summarize the previ-

ous month’s articles, “Happy

Holidays” and “Tormented”,

our endeavor as those striving to

be Christians, was to

prove/examine, by the apostles’

doctrine these holidays that so

many observe, and to see if they

were of the faith, thereby being

good; or of man (being evil).

Also to prove by scripture, in the

TORMENT article, the destina-

tion of the souls of those, that

chooses to follow man, rather

than God through Christ and his

apostles’ words. We know

according to scripture, God said

“this is my beloved Son in

whom I am well pleased; hear

ye Him” (Matt.17: 4-8), so we

searched in Christ’s word, as

Christians are commanded to do

(John5:39), and found no such

customs. We also know accord-

ing to scripture, Jesus command-

ed the Apostles to teach all

nations, teaching them to

observe all things that he had

commanded them (Matt.28: 19-

20). So, we searched the

Apostle’s words and we found

no such customs or traditions

(1Cor.11:16). Jesus said in

(John 17:19-21), Christians

must believe on him through the

Apostle’s word, because Jesus

gave them the word and through

the Apostles he is glorified

(John17:6-16). So then, we

went to the only other place to

find, the origin of the Christmas,

Thanksgiving Traditions, and

that was to man. And, if it’s of

Man it is not of the Faith

(Rom.10:16&17, James1:22);

and thereby not of the Truth

(John17:17).

The dates of origin of these tra-

ditions, were established too late

to be of Christ or his Apostles,

to TRUE Christians this fact

ALONE, should be and MUST

be enough. True Christians must

continue steadfast in the

Apostle’s Doctrine, customs, and

in their traditions, which is in

New Testament scripture, to be

right (righteous) with God.

(Acts1:1-4; Acts2:41-42;

Phil.4:9; Col.2:7-8; 1Tim.4:15-

16; 2Tim.3:14)

Christmas: Date (Dec. 25), was

established in (A. D. 336), by

the Western church, based at

Rome. The Eastern Orthodox

and the Eastern Rite churches

within the Roman Catholic

church chose (January 6).

Thanksgiving: The

Thanksgiving holiday has its ori-

gin in the Puritan Thanksgivings

of colonial New England. Both

the Pilgrims of Plymouth and

the Boston Puritans were strict

Calvinist Protestants.

Cal·vin·ism ) n. The religious

doctrines of John Calvin,

emphasizing the omnipotence of

God and the salvation of the

elect, by God’s grace alone.

Dear reader I hope you will bear

with us for a moment, while the

“religious doctrine of John

Calvin”, be proved/tested by the

apostles’ doctrine, as Christians

has been commanded to do. This

is to be done to every man or

woman, including us, concern-

ing the things that are written in

these articles. Now, the doctrine

of “the salvation of the elect, by

God’s grace alone” is FALSE

DOCTRI�E according to the

apostles’ WORD. Salvation by

grace alone or only, can not be

found in the apostles’ doctrine.

This doctrine can not be found

in God’s word at all. This is

another deadly doctrine that so

many believe, that will cause

torment for ever, in the last day,

because it is FALSE. “Matt

7:15 Beware of false prophets,

which come to you in sheep’s

clothing, but inwardly they are

ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall

know them by their fruits. Do

men gather grapes of thorns, or

figs of thistles? 17 Even so

every good tree bringeth forth

good fruit; but a corrupt tree

bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A

good tree cannot bring forth evil

fruit, neither can a corrupt tree

bring forth good fruit. 19 Every

tree that bringeth not forth good

fruit is hewn down, and cast into

the fire. 20 Wherefore by their

fruits ye shall know them. 21

�ot every one that saith unto

me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into

the kingdom of heaven; but he

that doeth the will of my Father

which is in heaven. 22 Many

will say to me in that day, Lord,

Lord, have we not prophesied in

thy name? and in thy name have

cast out devils? and in thy name

done many wonderful works? 23

And then will I profess unto

them, I never knew you: depart

from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth

these sayings of mine, and doeth

them, I will liken him unto a

wise man, which built his house

upon a rock:”

The scriptures do teach salvation

by grace, the problem here is the

words “alone” or “only”, for sal-

vation is accomplished by sever-

al things. Now let us read the

TRUTH about SALVATIO�:

Mark 16:15 And he said unto

them, Go ye into all the world,

and preach the gospel to every

creature. 16 He that believeth

and is baptized shall be saved;

but he that believeth not shall

be damned.

1 Cor 15:1 Moreover, brethren,

I declare unto you the gospel

which I preached unto you,

which also ye have received,

and wherein ye stand; 2 By

which also ye are saved, if ye

keep in memory what I preached

unto you, unless ye have

believed in vain.(KJV)

Eph 2:5 Even when we were

dead in sins, hath quickened us

together with Christ, (by grace

ye are saved;)

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye

saved through faith; and that

not of yourselves: it is the gift of

God:

Rom 10:16 But they have not

all obeyed the gospel. For

Esaias saith, Lord, who hath

believed our report? 17 So then

faith cometh by hearing, and

hearing by the word of

God.(KJV)

II Th 2:10 And with all deceiv-

ableness of unrighteousness in

them that perish; because they

received not the love of the

truth, that they might be

saved.(KJV)

James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart

all filthiness and superfluity of

naughtiness, and receive with

meekness the engrafted word,

which is able to save your

souls. 22 But be ye doers of the

word, and not hearers only,

deceiving your own selves.(read

also James 2:14-22)

1 Pet 3:20 Which sometime

were disobedient, when once the

longsuffering of God waited in

the days of Noah, while the ark

was a preparing, wherein few,

that is, eight souls were saved

by water. 21 The (1)like figure

whereunto even baptism doth

also now save us (not the put-

ting away of the filth of the

flesh, but the answer of a good

conscience toward God,) by the

resurrection of Jesus

Christ:(KJV)

Definition: (1)like figure-499

antitupos- 1) a thing formed

after some pattern 2) a thing

resembling another, its counter-

part something in the Messianic

times which answers to the type,

as baptism corresponds to the

deluge (1 Pet. 3:21)

We must be careful about

adding, or for that matter, sub-

tracting words, or anything else,

to and from the apostles’ doc-

trine; for this is deadly.

Remember God commanded

man in the garden of Eden, that

they could eat freely of every

tree of the garden; except the

tree of the knowledge of good

and evil. God said that in the

day that they ate of it, they shalt

surely die. Remember what the

serpent told the woman, “Thou

shalt not surely die”. Eve being

beguiled (deceived), one word it

seems, changed the course of the

created creature, man. Please

read:

Gen 2:16 And the LORD God

commanded the man, saying, Of

every tree of the garden thou

mayest freely eat: 17 But of the

tree of the knowledge of good

and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:

for in the day that thou eatest

thereof thou shalt surely

die.(KJV)

Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the

tree which is in the midst of the

garden, God hath said, Ye shall

not eat of it, neither shall ye

touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the

serpent said unto the woman, Ye

shall not surely die:(KJV)

1 Cor 11:8 For the man is not of

the woman; but the woman of

the man. 9 Neither was the man

created for the woman; but the

woman for the man. (KJV)

2 Cor 11:1 Would to God ye

could bear with me a little in my

folly: and indeed bear with me.

2 For I am jealous over you with

godly jealousy: for I have

espoused you to one husband,

that I may present you as a

chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I

fear, lest by any means, as the

serpent (1)beguiled Eve through

his (2)subtilty, so your minds

should be corrupted from the

simplicity that is in Christ.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)beguiled-1818

exapatao (ex-ap-at-ah’-o); from

1537 and 538; to seduce wholly:

KJV— beguile, deceive.

(2)subtilty-3834 panourgia

(pan-oorg-ee’-ah); from 3835;

adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense)

trickery or sophistry: KJV—

(cunning) craftiness, subtilty.2) a

specious or false wisdom

1 Tim 2:12 But I suffer not a

woman to teach, nor to usurp

authority over the man, but to be

in silence. 13 For Adam was

first formed, then Eve. 14 And

Adam was not deceived, but the

woman being deceived was in

the transgression. 15

Notwithstanding she shall be

saved in childbearing, if they

continue in faith and charity and

holiness with sobriety. (KJV)

Christians are commanded to

prove all things, holding fast

that which is good (1Thes.5:21).

The scriptures also teach

Christians to examine them-

selves to see if they are in the

faith; not in a faith, but in THE

faith (2Cor.13:5). One must

conclude when reading “the

faith”, the apostle Paul was

speaking of a specific faith. One

must also conclude that this spe-

cific faith was also the one that

he and the other apostles were

in, thereby being authorized by

Jesus Christ. The final conclu-

sion one must have is that, there

being so many different faiths,

in the religious world today,

every one that is not of the faith

that the apostle Paul is speaking

of, is false and is unauthorized

by Christ. Thereby if we contin-

ue therein, Christ will NOT be

in us; then at the JUDGEMENT

we will then be JUDGED unap-

proved, worthless, rejects, cast-

aways, in danger of “TOR-

ME�T”!

1Thes 5:21 (1)Prove all things;

(2)hold fast that which is good.

22 Abstain from all appearance

of evil.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)prove 1381

dokimazo- to test, to examine, to

prove, to scrutinize (to see

whether a thing is genuine or

not), as metals to recognize as

genuine after examination, to

approve, to deem worthy.

(2)hold fast 2722 katecho (kat-

ekh’-o); from 2596 and 2192; to

hold down (fast), KJV— have,

hold (fast), keep (in memory),

let, X make toward, possess,

retain, seize on, stay, take.

2 Cor 13:5 Examine your-

selves, whether ye be in the

faith; (1)prove your own selves.

Know ye not your own selves,

how that Jesus Christ is in you,

except ye be

(2)reprobates?(KJV)

Definitions: (1)prove 1381

dokimazo- to test, to examine, to

prove, to scrutinize (to see

whether a thing is genuine or

not), as metals to recognize as

genuine after examination, to

approve, to deem worthy.

WHAT IS TRUTH? THE TRUTH ABOUT SALVATION


(2) except ye be reprobates-96

adokimos (ad-ok’-ee-mos); from

1 (as a negative particle) and

1384; unapproved, i.e. rejected;

by implication, worthless (liter-

ally or morally): KJV— cast-

away, rejected, reprobate.

True Christians have no choice

in what faith they are of or in,

because according to the apos-

tles doctrine, Christians are not

their own. There is only one

faith that is authorized by Christ

and one body, which is the one

Church that he is the head of.

This faith and its practices and

traditions, must be found in the

apostles’ word, for this is where

the blueprint is found, for the

Church that Christ is continu-

ously building. We must remem-

ber, the Church is people that

belong to, and is subject to

Christ, in everything, and he

adds them such as should be

saved(Acts2:47); as they contin-

ue steadfast in the traditions and

commandments of his apostles.

1 Cor 6:19 What? know ye not

that your body is the temple of

the Holy Ghost which is in you,

which ye have of God, and ye

are not your own? 20 For ye

are bought with a price: there-

fore glorify God in your body,

and in your spirit, which are

God’s.(KJV)

1 Cor 7:22 For he that is called

in the Lord, being a servant, is

the Lord’s freeman: likewise

also he that is called, being free,

is Christ’s servant. 23 Ye are

bought with a price; be not ye

the servants of men. 24

Brethren, let every man, wherein

he is called, therein abide with

God.(KJV)

Eph 4:4 There is one body, and

one Spirit, even as ye are called

in one hope of your calling; 5

one Lord, one faith, one bap-

tism,(KJV)

Eph 5:23 For the husband is the

head of the wife, even as Christ

is the head of the church: and

he is the saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is

subject unto Christ, so let the

wives be to their own husbands

in every thing.(KJV)

Col 1:18 And he is the head of

the body, the church: who is

the beginning, the firstborn from

the dead; that in all things he

might have the preeminence.

(see also Matt.16-18)

Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly

received his word were bap-

tized: and the same day there

were added unto them about

three thousand souls. 42 And

they continued stedfastly in

the apostles’ doctrine and fel-

lowship, and in breaking of

bread, and in prayers.(KJV)

II Th 2:14 Whereunto he called

you by our gospel, to the obtain-

ing of the glory of our Lord

Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore,

brethren, stand fast, and hold

the traditions which ye have

been taught, whether by word,

or our epistle.(KJV)

2 Pet 3:1 This second epistle,

beloved, I now write unto you;

in both which I stir up your pure

minds by way of remembrance:

2 That ye may be mindful of

the words which were spoken

before by the holy prophets, and

of the commandment of us the

apostles of the Lord and

Saviour: 3 Knowing this first,

that there shall come in the last

days scoffers, walking after their

own lusts,(KJV)

Keeping the preceding scriptures

in mind, this brings us to the

command that was given to

Timothy, by the apostle Paul,

“But continue thou in the

things which thou hast learned

and hast been assured of,

knowing of whom thou hast

learned them;” We believe that

the apostle Paul was admonish-

ing the young minister Timothy,

to suffer and follow the apostles’

commandments, traditions, cus-

toms and examples, as they were

guided by the Holy Spirit; and

�OT the things, traditions and

customs of ME�. This was the

safe thing to do then, and now.

This is safe because, to suffer

and follow the apostles’ doc-

trine, will keep us as it kept

those before us, from TOR-

ME�T in the last day.

2 Tim 3:12 Yea, and all that

will live godly in Christ Jesus

shall suffer persecution. 13 But

evil men and seducers shall wax

worse and worse, deceiving, and

being deceived. 14 But continue

thou in the things which thou

hast learned and hast been

assured of, knowing of whom

thou hast learned them; 15 And

that from a child thou hast

known the holy scriptures,

which are able to make thee

wise unto salvation through

faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All scripture is given by

inspiration of God, and is prof-

itable for doctrine, for reproof,

for correction, for instruction in

righteousness: 17 That the man

of God may be perfect,

throughly furnished unto all

good works.(KJV)

But continue thou:

2 Tim 3:14 But (1)continue

thou in the things which thou

hast learned and hast been

assured of, knowing of whom

thou hast learned them;(KJV)

Definition: (1)continue-3306

meno-1) to remain, abide a) in

reference to place: 1) to

sojourn, tarry 2) not to depart a)

to continue to be present b) to be

held, kept, continually b) in ref-

erence to time: to continue to

be, not to perish, to last, to

endure; used of persons, to sur-

vive, live c) in reference to a

state or a condition: to remain as

one, not to become another or

different

2 Tim 3:14 ... continue thou in

the things which thou hast

learned and hast been (KJV)

1 Tim 4:15 Meditate upon these

things; give thyself wholly to

them; that thy profiting may

appear to all. 16 Take heed unto

thyself, and unto the doctrine;

(1)continue in them: for in

doing this thou shalt both save

thyself, and them that hear

thee.(KJV)

2 Tim 1:13 Hold fast the form

of sound words, which thou hast

heard of me, in faith and love

which is in Christ Jesus. 14

That good thing which was com-

mitted unto thee keep by the

Holy Ghost which dwelleth in

us.(KJV)

2 Tim 2:1 Thou therefore, my

son, be strong in the grace that is

in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things

that thou hast heard of me

among many witnesses, the

same commit thou to faithful

men, who shall be able to teach

others also. 3 Thou therefore

endure hardness, as a good sol-

dier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man

that warreth (1)entangleth him-

self with the (2)affairs of this

life; that he may please him who

hath chosen him to be a sol-

dier.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)entangleth him-

self-1707 empleko (em-plek’-

o); from 1722 and 4120; to

entwine, i.e. (figuratively)

involve with: KJV— entangle

(inself, with), to involve in.

(2)affairs of this life-4230

pragmateia (prag-mat-i’-ah);

from 4231; a transaction, i.e.

negotiation: KJV— affair. prose-

cution of any affair; business,

occupation 4231 pragmateuo-

mai (prag-mat-yoo’-om-ahee);

from 4229; to busy oneself with,

i.e. to trade: KJV— occupy.1) to

be occupied in anything

II Jn 1:9 Whosoever transgres-

seth, and abideth not in the

doctrine of Christ, hath not

God. He that abideth in the doc-

trine of Christ, he hath both the

Father and the Son. 10 If there

come any unto you, and bring

not this doctrine, receive him

not into your house, neither bid

him God speed: 11 For he that

biddeth him God speed is par-

taker of his evil deeds.(KJV)

2 Tim 3:14 ... assured of,

(KJV)

Matt 22:29 Jesus answered and

said unto them, Ye do err, not

knowing the scriptures, nor the

power of God.(KJV)

1 Cor 1:24 But unto them which

are called, both Jews and

Greeks, Christ the power of

God, and the wisdom of God.

(see also 1Cor 1:30-31;Col 2:2-

4 )

1Thes 1:5 For our gospel came

not unto you in word only, but

also in power, and in the Holy

Ghost, and in much assurance;

as ye know what manner of men

we were among you for your

sake. 6 And ye became follow-

ers of us, and of the Lord, hav-

ing received the word in much

affliction, with joy of the Holy

Ghost: 7 So that ye were ensam-

ples to all that believe in

Macedonia and Achaia.(KJV)

2 Tim 3:14 ... knowing of

whom thou hast learned them;

(KJV)

John 8:31 Then said Jesus to

those Jews which believed on

him, If ye continue in my word,

then are ye my disciples indeed;

32 And ye shall know the truth,

and the truth shall make you

free.(see also Acts 17:11)

Rom 16:17 Now I beseech you,

brethren, mark them which

cause divisions and offences

contrary to the doctrine which

ye have learned; and avoid

them. 18 For they that are such

serve not our Lord Jesus Christ,

but their own belly; and by good

words and fair speeches deceive

the hearts of the simple.(KJV)

Gal 1:8-12 But though we, or

an angel from heaven, preach

any other gospel unto you than

that which we have preached

unto you, let him be accursed. 9

As we said before, so say I now

again, If any man preach any

other gospel unto you than that

ye have received, let him be

accursed. 10 For do I now per-

suade men, or God? or do I seek

to please men? for if I yet

pleased men, I should not be the

servant of Christ. 11 But I certi-

fy you, brethren, that the gospel

which was preached of me is not

after man. 12 For I neither

received it of man, neither was I

taught it, but by the revelation of

Jesus Christ.(see also Eph 4:18-

21)

Phil 4:9 Those things, which ye

have both learned, and

received, and heard, and seen

in me, do: and the God of peace

shall be with you.(KJV)

Col 2:7 Rooted and built up in

him, and stablished in the faith,

as ye have been taught, abound-

ing therein with thanksgiving. 8

Beware lest any man spoil you

through philosophy and vain

deceit, after the tradition of men,

after the rudiments of the world,

and not after Christ.(KJV)

1Thes 2:10 Ye are witnesses,

and God also, how holily and

justly and unblameably we

behaved ourselves among you

that believe: 11 As ye know how

we exhorted and comforted and

charged every one of you, as a

father doth his children, 12 That

ye would walk worthy of God,

who hath called you unto his

kingdom and glory. 13 For this

cause also thank we God with-

out ceasing, because, when ye

received the word of God

which ye heard of us, ye

received it not as the word of

men, but as it is in truth, the

word of God, which effectually

worketh also in you that

believe.(see also 2Tim 3:15)

Again, the Lord warns us of the

Prudent, the Intelligent

through his Word, let’s look at

some scriptures on the prudent.

After reading the following

scriptures pertaining to the

Prudent, the Wise, which is the

Intelligent, one might began to

think as I have learned to think,

Keep it Simple Stupid. In other

words, become a fool in this

world, so that I might become

wise in The Lord. We have

learned, the things we used to

strive for, one being, higher

learning, intelligence, wisdom in

this world, is foolishness with

God, and vain according to

scriptures.



It is vain because once we have

died, how will those degrees

help us then? Christians must be

wise in Christ Jesus; because he

is the wisdom of God and we

must strive to do the things he

has commanded us, so that we

will have a happy everlasting

life after death. According to

scripture, we can’t have them

both; Christians must strive to

be wise in one, which is Christ

and a fool in the other, which is

the world, to be righteous with

God. When God hides some-

thing who can find it? READ

The Prudent, the Intelligent,

the Wise In This WORLD.

Matt 11:25 At that time Jesus

answered and said, I thank

thee, O Father, Lord of heaven

and earth, because thou hast hid

these things from the wise and

prudent, and hast revealed

them unto (1)babes. 26 Even

so, Father: for so it seemed good

in thy sight. (see also

Luke10:21)

Definition: (1) Babes; not

speaking, i.e. an infant (minor);

figuratively, a simple-minded

person, an immature Christian:

KJV— babe, child (+-ish).

1 Cor 1:19 For it is written, I

will destroy the wisdom of the

wise, and will bring to nothing

the understanding of the pru-

dent. 20 Where is the wise?

where is the scribe? where is the

disputer of this world? hath not

God made foolish the wisdom

of this world?(KJV)

1 Cor 1:24 But unto them which

are called, both Jews and

Greeks, Christ the power of

God, and the wisdom of God.

25 Because the foolishness of

God is wiser than men; and the

weakness of God is stronger

than men. 26 For ye see your

calling, brethren, how that not

many wise men after the flesh,

not many mighty, not many

noble, are called: 27 But God

hath chosen the foolish things

of the world to confound the

wise; and God hath chosen the

weak things of the world to con-

found the things which are

mighty; 28 And base things of

the world, and things which are

despised, hath God chosen,

yea, and things which are not, to

bring to nought things that are:

29 That no flesh should glory

in his presence. 30 But of him

are ye in Christ Jesus, who of

God is made unto us wisdom,

and righteousness, and sanctifi-

cation, and redemption: 31 That,

according as it is written, He

that glorieth, let him glory in the

Lord.(KJV)

1 Cor 2:1 And I, brethren, when

I came to you, came not with

excellency of speech or of wis-

dom, declaring unto you the tes-

timony of God. 2 For I deter-

mined not to know any thing

among you, save Jesus Christ,

and him crucified. 3 And I was

with you in weakness, and in

fear, and in much trembling. 4

And my speech and my preach-

ing was not with enticing

words of man’s wisdom, but in

demonstration of the Spirit and

of power:(KJV)

1 Cor 2:5 That your faith should

not stand in the wisdom of

men, but in the power of God. 6

Howbeit we speak wisdom

among them that are perfect: yet

not the wisdom of this world,

nor of the princes of this

world, that come to

nought:(KJV)

1 Cor 3:18 Let no man deceive

himself. If any man among you

seemeth to be wise in this world,

let him become a fool, that he

may be wise. 19 For the (1)wis-

dom of this world is (1)foolish-

ness with God. For it is written,

He taketh the wise in their own

craftiness. 20 And again, The

Lord knoweth the thoughts of

the wise, that they are

vain.(KJV)

Definitions: (1)wisdom of this

world-4678 sophia- wisdom,

broad and full of intelligence;

used of the knowledge of very

diverse matters: a) the wisdom

which belongs to men 2) the sci-

ence and learning. (2)foolish-

ness -3472 moria (mo-ree’-ah);

from 3474; silliness, i.e. absurdi-

ty: KJV— foolishness.

2 Cor 10:5-10 For his letters,

say they, are weighty and power-

ful; but his bodily presence is

weak, and his speech con-

temptible. 11 Let such an one

think this, that, such as we are in

word by letters when we are

absent, such will we be also in

deed when we are present.(see

also the 11th chapter, verses

6&7)

Phil 3:7 But what things were

gain to me, those I counted loss

for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and

I count all things but loss for

the excellency of the knowledge

of Christ Jesus my Lord: for

whom I have suffered the loss of

all things, and do count them

but dung, that I may win

Christ,(KJV)

James 2:5 Hearken, my

beloved brethren, Hath not God

chosen the (1)poor of this world

rich in faith, and heirs of the

kingdom which he hath prom-

ised (2)to them that love

him?(KJV)

Definitions: (1)poor-4434 pto-

chos-1) reduced to beggary, beg-

ging, asking alms 2) destitute of

wealth, influence, position,

honor a) lowly, afflicted, desti-

tute of the Christian virtues and

eternal riches c) poor, needy 3)

lacking in anything, as respects

their spirit; destitute of wealth of

learning and intellectual culture

which the schools afford (men of

this class most readily give

themselves up to Christ’s teach-

ing and proved them selves fit-

ted to lay hold of the heavenly

treasure). (2)to them that love

him-John 14:15 If ye love me,

keep my commandments. John

14:21 He that hath my com-

mandments, and keepeth them,

he it is that loveth me: and he

that loveth me shall be loved of

my Father, and I will love him,

and will manifest myself to him.

(KJV)

Additional scriptures from the

“Tormented” article

Matt 7:19 Every tree that

bringeth not forth good fruit is

hewn down, and cast into the

fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits

ye shall know them. 21 �ot

every one that saith unto me,

Lord, Lord, shall enter into the

kingdom of heaven; but he that

doeth the will of my Father

which is in heaven. 22 Many

will say to me in that day,

Lord, Lord, have we not prophe-

sied in thy name? and in thy

name have cast out devils? and

in thy name done many wonder-

ful works? 23 And then will I

profess unto them, I never knew

you: depart from me, ye that

work iniquity. 24 Therefore

whosoever heareth these sayings

of mine, and doeth them, I will

liken him unto a wise man,

which built his house upon a

rock:(KJV)

Matt 10:28 And fear not them

which kill the body, but are not

able to kill the soul: but rather

fear him which is able to destroy

both soul and body in hell.(KJV)

Matt 13:49 So shall it be at the

end of the world: the angels

shall come forth, and sever the

wicked from among the just, 50

And shall cast them into the

(1)furnace of fire: there shall be

(2)wailing and (3)gnashing of

teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto them,

Have ye understood all these

things? They say unto him, Yea,

Lord.(see also Matt 25:41)

Definitions: (1) Furnace of

fire: KJV— furnace; to set on

fire, i.e. kindle or (by implica-

tion) *consume: KJV— burn,

light. (2) Wailing: KJV—

wailing, weeping, as the sign of

pain and grief for the thing sig-

nified (that is, for the pain and

grief). (3) Gnashing: a grat-

ing (of the teeth): KJV— gnash-

ing; a primary verb; to grate the

teeth (in pain or rage): KJV—

gnash.

Matt 25:46 And these shall go

away into everlasting (1)pun-

ishment: but the righteous into

life eternal.

Definition: (1) Punishment:

from 2849; penal infliction:

KJV— punishment, torment.

John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say

unto you, The hour is coming,

and now is, when the (1)dead

shall hear the voice of the Son

of God: and they that hear

shall live. 26 For as the Father

hath life in himself; so hath he

given to the Son to have life in

himself; 27 And hath given him

authority to execute judgment

also, because he is the Son of

man. 28 Marvel not at this: for

the hour is coming, in the which

all that are in the graves shall

hear his voice, 29 And shall

come forth; they that have done

good, unto the resurrection of

life; and they that have done

evil, unto the resurrection of

damnation.(KJV)

Definition: (1)dead-3498

nekros-2) metaphorically: a)

spiritually dead 1) destitute of a

life that recognizes and is devot-

ed to God, because given up to

trespasses and sins

2 Cor 5:10 For we must all

appear before the judgment seat

of Christ; that every one may

receive the things done in his

body, according to that he hath

done, whether it be good or bad.

11 Knowing therefore the ter-

ror of the Lord, we persuade

men; but we are made manifest

unto God; and I trust also are

made manifest in your con-

sciences.(KJV)

Heb 10:30 For we know him

that hath said, Vengeance

belongeth unto me, I will recom-

pense, saith the Lord. And again,

The Lord shall judge his people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall

into the hands of the living

God.(KJV)

Heb 12:28 Wherefore we

receiving a kingdom which can-

not be moved, let us have grace,

whereby we may serve God

acceptably with reverence and

godly fear: 29 For our God is a

(1)consuming fire.(KJV)

Definition: (1) CO�SUMI�G-

to consume; used of fire.

WEBSTER- deeply felt: Ardent

(to burn, fiery, hot); see fiery

and Engrossing; see immerse;

[To put under water]-Syn. sub-

merge, bury, drown; see also

Baptize- cover, sink.

1 Pet 4:17 For the time is come

that judgment must begin at the

house of God: and if it first

begin at us, what shall the end

be of them that obey not the

gospel of God? 18 And if the

(1)righteous (2)scarcely be

saved, where shall the ungodly

and the sinner appear? 19

Wherefore let them that suffer

according to the will of God

commit the keeping of their

souls to him in well doing, as

unto a faithful Creator.(KJV)

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for at the end of life is pay time and your pay will

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all appear before the judgement seat of Christ,

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body according to that he hath done, whether it

be good or evil.” You will find in John 15:14. “Ye

are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command

you.” Solomon said in Proverbs 1:5 “A wise man

will hear and will increase learning, and a man of

understanding will attain unto wise counsel.”

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the duty of man to work out his own salvation.

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SHANNON LILLY JR.

DALLAS KIMBALL

Austin, Texas-for the second

time in as many years Shannon

Lilly Jr. led Dallas Kimball to

the state class 4A championship.

The multi-talented senior guard

was a member of the 2009 team

that lost to Jack Yates and after

missing out on the big dance in

2010 he has came to Austin and

won the last two seasons. Not

only has he won the state but the

MVP both years as well. This

time it was his big trey late in

the game that brought Kimball

back from 7 points down against

the Mighty Jack Yates Lions.

Lilly scored 27 points to lead all

scorers in the game and hit on 8

of 12 shots from the field

including 5 of 8 from behind the

arc. But his biggest points came

at the foul line where he hit on 6

of 8 attempts to help seal the

win for the Knights.

With the game on the line Lilly

said he was just hoping for a

shot and he explained how he hit

the foul shots that won the

game. “First of all I lineup my

feet up take 3 dribbles with

hands on the stripes and follow

it up”. He said he is just grateful

they got it done for the commu-

nity and this is wonderful. “My

teammates needed a big shot and

I got and open trey and nailed it

because we were just doing

whatever it took to win the

game”.

Deep down inside Lilly said he

felt a little rough when Yates

was up by a score of 70-62.

When Torrey Henry hit that trey

from the corner and Yates fouled

Lilly he knew the game was in

reach. “I had been working on

my free throws and that was the

break we needed”.

In closing Lilly said was just

focused because their coaches

had told them it was going to be

a war against Yates. He said the

team was not playing around

they were all business going into

the game.

PHIL FORTE-LEWISVILLE

MARCUS

Austin, Texas-clearly one of the

best shooting expeditions since I

watched Larry Bird warm up in

the Summit before the Boston

Celtics beat the Houston

Rockets for the NBA title in

1981, Phil Forte did his thing for

Lewisville Marcus. He scored a

game high 24 points but he

scored his team first 8 points in

route to a big 56-52 win over

Fort Bend Travis for the state’s

class 5A title. With their point

guard in foul trouble the

Marauders had problems scoring

in the second quarter but

rebounded to score 14 in the

third and 22 in the fourth peri-

ods.

The talented shooter who makes

600 treys in practice session

each day Phil did Travis in when

he went 8 for 8 at the foul line.

“Eight months ago I was told I

would win the MVP as we

would win the title again”. The

senior said he is tremendously

proud of the team and they

shared tears before the game

knowing this would be the last

time they would be playing

together. Upset by the fact he

did not play well in the semi-

finals Phil was looking for a big

night and he got it. “I wasn’t

happy about my performance

last year and it’s nice to know

my teammates wanted me to get

to the foul line”. He went on to

tell us he shoots literally thou-

sands free throws in the gym

and it paid off this time around.

In closing Forte said defense

was the key to them winning the

game, being down by 2 at the

half didn’t bother them at all.


SHANNON LILLY JR.-DALLAS KIMBALL; PHIL FORTE-LEWISVILLE MARCUS

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Shannon Lilly Jr. of DallasKimball gets his second statetitle and his second MVP also

-photo by Dr. Victor Keys

Phil Forte (10) LewisvilleMarcus wins the MVP for the

class 5A title game-photo by Dr. Victor Keys

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Austin, Texas-The Mighty Jack

Yates Lions roared into the

Frank Erwin Center with plans

of winning their third state Class

4A basketball title in five years.

But the Knights of Dallas

Kimball were waiting in full

armor for the Lions. Kimball

jumped to an early lead but he

Lions tied it at 11 by the end of

the first period. Yates then went

up by six points at the half only

to see Kimball trim it back to

one point at the end of three. In

the fourth period the Lions led it

70-63 at 2.50 mark. It was then

when things took a turn for the

worse for Coach Greg Wise and

his Lions. Chris Wells scored the

Lions last points with 44 second

left. Torrey Henry made a steal

and called a timeout and then hit

a big trey closing to 75-73 and

after Yates missed two free

throws. Henry made the biggest

play of the game with another

trey from deep in the corner

with only 12 second left and a

big 76-75 lead. Following a

Yates turnover M.V.P. Shannon

Lilly Jr. sank two free throws

with six seconds left to seal the

victory and their second straight

state title in Class 4A. Yates

tried a trey at the buzzer but it

fell off and Kimball began to

celebrate the come from behind

win.

Henry talked about his big trey

in the closing minutes. “Yes sir,

it felt good from the time it left

my hands and I knew we needed

those points to get back into the

game. Henry finished with 12

points went two for two from

behind the arc and both coming

late in the fourth period. Plus he

teamed with Shannon Lilly Jr. to

take away three balls from Yates

down the stretch that turned out

to be the difference in the out-

come of the game.

Keith Frazier had a pretty good

game as well with 17 points and

14 rebounds and was kind of an

unsung hero for the Knights in

this one. But have no feat this 6

feet 5 inch junior will be back

next season along with Darian

Hancock who is 6 feet 7 inches.

David Tucker also had a big role

in the game because of his game

leading nine assists including the

treys hit by Henry down the

stretch which both came off

assists from Tucker’s hand.

When good shooting teams

which have good guard play,

there aren’t many assists dished

out. Fact is Tucker’s game lead-

ing nine assist was more than

the Yates Lions (eight) had as a

team and even Kimball had only

13 for the game on 26 made

field goals. So half of Kimball

made baskets came by way of an

assist. The Knights also made

10 of 13 shots from behind the

arc while Yates hit on only five

of 19 from long range.

The makeup of the Knights team

consist of three seniors- David

Tucker, Shannon Lilly Jr. and

Chaise Nelson. They have seven

juniors with Keith Frazier,

Torrey Henry, Darian Hancock,

Jordan Adams, Sheldon

Yearwood, Gabriel Lilly and

Randelle Jones all coming back.

There are three sophomores

returning as well with D’Angelo

Allen, Trenton Brinkley and

Dondre Carter, plus freshman

Cordel Finley will also be back.

In Class 3A action it was Argyle

beating Corpus Christi Miller

44-33. Class 2A title went to

White Oak who beat Brock 61-

53 and Class A division I title

went to Clarksville who won

over Mumford 65-67 and

Calvert beat Graford 63-37 for

the Class A Division II title.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL REPORT-KIMBALL STUNS YATES IN CLOSING MINUTESBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

Junior Keith Frazier (4)had solid game for Kimball The Dallas Kimball State championship team

Torrey Henry (10) had big gamedown the stretch for Kimball

and is only a junior

Kimball’s Coach Royce Johnson along with MVP Shannon Lilly Jr.and Dr. Mark Cousin of the UIL

Dallas Kimball fans celebrating the victory


HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL REPORT-KIMBALL STUNS YATES IN CLOSING MINUTES

The crowd of nearly 10,000 fans enjoy the game

Guard Shannon Lilly Jr. (3) drive past Yates Lions

King Arthur ,Daryl Beasley Dr. Charles Briethaupt of the UIL sharea photo with Darrell K. Ardison and Big John Chandler

Jack Yates Lions mascot atErwin Center

�ick Strong (right) along with coach Robinson doingthe Yates-Kimball game on the radio live

Jack Yates Lions Cheerleaders at Erwin Center

Action shots by Andre Odums photography (713) 296-9111

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Austin, Texas-Tasia Foman and

Empress Davenport led the way

as Duncanville girls turned back

once beaten Spring-Dekaney for

the girls Class 5A championship.

The final count 69-31 with the

big 24-3 lead after one period

there was little double about the

outcome. Duncanville poured it

on in the second for a 41-9 half

time lead and made it 61-20

after three periods.

Foman scored 21 points to lead

all scorers in the game and Most

Valuable Player Empress

Davenport rattled the rim for 17

more points as the three guards

two forwards attack was simply

too much for Dekaney. Morgan

Bolton who led the fast break

tossed in 12 points and Ariel

Atkins chipped in seven while

Antoina Robinson added six

more along with three rebounds.

When it comes to rebounds,

Duncanville outrebounded

Dekaney 46-23 and Kiara Perry

led the game with 12 boards and

Duncanville had 42 points in the

paint and 22 offensive boards in

the victory. Fact is those 16

points on fast breaks were a big

key and the fact that Dekaney

bench failed to score in the

game really hurt with all Region

III and Region II girls this year.

Jaleesa Chapel led Dekaney with

12 points and was the only Lady

Wildcats that scored in double

figures.

To round out the team of Coach

Cathy Self-Morgan’s of hard

working girls are Adrianna

Davis, Alisha Spearman,

Destiney Means, Martisha

Bables, and Shannon Franklin.

A crowd of more than 6,500

paid to see the game at the

Frank Erwin Center on the cam-

pus of the University of Texas.

Congratulations are in order for

Duncanville as well as Dekaney

for a great showing in only their

fourth year of varsity. Coach

Stacey Stroman and her staff did

a marvelous job.

DUNCANVILLE TAKES GIRLS CLASS 5A STATE TITLEBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

Cathy Self-Morgan shows offanother state championshiptrophy at the Erwin Center

Duncanville state championship basketball team shares the spotlight

Photos by Andre Odums Photography (713) 296-9111

Empress Davenport holds upher MVP award in title game

Duncanville cheerleaders posing for photos

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Austin, Texas-Phil Forte scored

the first eight points and the last

eight points as Flower Mound

Marcus edged Fort Bend Travis

56-52 for the Class 5A state title.

The senior guard is one of the

purest shooters we’ve seen in a

very long time. He hit a jumper

and made six free throws to seal

the win, but it was also Forte

who hit one jumper and two

treys for the Marauders first

eight points as well. They won

for the 115th time against six

defeats in the past three seasons.

That landed them two state titles

and one state finalist appearance

as the seniors shed tears before

the start of the title game. With

their point guard A. J Lucky in

foul trouble Marcus bought time

and stayed close trailing by only

two points at the half. Travis

got off to a good start on a 5-0

run in the second half as Andrew

Harrison led Travis with 23

points. His twin Aaron Harrison

added 10 and was the only other

Tiger in double figures.

One of the keys was 6 feet 8

inch Nick Banyard, who grabbed

a game high13 rebounds to go

along with his 10 points and two

assists.

With both teams running a

patient offense with Travis only

taking 41 attempts at the basket

and connecting on 17 of them

while Marcus connected on the

same amount while attempting

two mores with 43 attempts.

The difference in the game was

at the foul line where Marcus hit

18 of 21 and Travis only 12 for

19. So few attempts lead to low

assists total as well with Travis

having only 6 and Marcus had

10.

Clearly a hard fought game with

four points separating the two

teams when the final horn

sounded at the Erwin Center

where a little more than 10,000

fans gathered for the Class 5A

game.

It’s time to rebuild for Marcus

with 12 seniors one junior, one

sophomore and one freshman on

the team. Coach Danny

Henderson and his staff will

have some work to do to get

back here again. Jack Holden,

Sean Campbell and Mark

Wheeler are the only three guys

coming back next year.

Graduating this spring is John

Malone, Jared Hamilton, Matt

Ledford, Jacob VanNattan,

Austin Parish, Cody Apfel, Phil

Forte, Jordan Johnson, Nick

Banyard, Marcus Smart and

Tanner Backus.

LEWISVILLE MARCUS EDGES FORT BEND TRAVIS FOR 5A TITLEBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

Phil Forte (10) of Marcusaccepts MVP from

Dr. Mark Cousin of the UIL

Flower Mound Marcus Cheerleaders

Marcus celebrates state title

Fort Bend Travis Cheerleaders at Erwin Center

�ick Banyard (4) grabbed14 rebounds in title game

King Arthur interviewsMarcus Smart (3)

Andrew Harrison (5)

Travis Harrison twins

Flower Mound Marcus Class 5A state champs

Crowd shot during Class 5A game

Travis fans at the Erwin Center

TAIJE JORDAN

LANCASTER

Houston, Texas-When it comes

to hurdles many people are

unaware of just how much dif-

ference there is in the 100 hur-

dles and the 300 hurdles. While

covering the 61st running of the

TSU Relays we talked with

Dallas Lancaster super star Taije

Jordan about those races. Jordan

won the 100 meter hurdles in a

time of 14.33 and claimed the

300 hurdles in 42.75 and made

her third trip to the nationally

ranked Relays. “I’ve been here

three years and it’s great to be

able to go against some of the

best in the nation”. Jordan went

on to say it’s a good opportunity

to get Lancaster name back out

there and make a statement.

“Yes sir we are back to stay and

next year I plan to attend Baylor

University and run track before

going to Medical school to

become a pediatrician”. She also

wants to go to the Olympics in

the 100 hurdles. Having a love

for taking care of babies and lit-

tle kids, Jordan says it’s a dream

come true to be able to live her

dream. The lovely and talented

young lady is ranked number

one if the nation and she finds

that amazing. “Ha Ha, I really

don’t know what to make of it

because all I want to do was stay

in the top three and then get to

state and win”.

The 100 hurdles is her favorite

mainly because it fast and quick

and she had five year experience

running this race. She also runs

the 300 hurdles and she talked

about the differences in the

races. “Conditioning is required

in the 300 because if you get off

to a slow start you can mentally

get back into the race, but in the

100 meters quickness and tech-

nique is the key in order to win”.

Since the 5th grade she has

always wanted to attend Baylor

University. “Every since I say

them at the Texas Relays when I

was a kid, I’ve always wanted to

run track for the Lady Bears”.

But first she has an opportunity

to defend her state title in the

hurdles this May.

MARCUS SMART-FLOWER

MOUND MARCUS

Austin, Texas-With the game on

the line Marcus Smart got

behind Fort Bend Travis defense

and slammed the ball home as

his team ran off 10 straight

points. They went on to win

their second straight Class 5A

title with a 56-52 win over

Travis. Coming into the tourna-

ment with only two losses in

their 39 games the Marauders

kept it close then exploded for

22 points in the fourth period to

win the game at the end. Smart

had eight rebounds and hit on

seven of nine foul shots for his

15 points in 30 minutes of

action. We spoke with him after

the game to get some of his

thoughts. “We expected the

game was going to be physical

and the officials let us play and

sometimes I thought it was a lit-

tle too much over looked”. The

talented young man praised his

teammate Phil Forte who scored

a game high 24 points and

walked away with the M.V.P.

“Without a doubt sir, he

deserved it all year long. Phil

has been doing that for us and

not getting the credit he

deserves; we are a complete

team with good coaches and

even our trainers do their part to

help us win games”.

When asked about going against

the Harrison twins from Fort

Bend, Smart said he knew it was

going to be a tough game. “We

knew going in we were going to

have to play very hard in order

to win this game”. A big stop

down the stretch and Smart

made a big time layup and the

momentum shifted to Marcus

and they went on to win.

After the game Smart was turn-

ing flips and we noticed his

build we had to think maybe

football. “Well I played football

all the way to my 5th grade year

but basketball is my game, but

the flips came from working out

with my brother who is gymnast

and he taught me a few things”.


RISING STARS: TAIJE JORDAN – LANCASTER; MARCUS SMART – FLOWER MOUND MARCUSBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

Marcus Smart (3) of FlowerMound Marcus turned in big

game against Fort Bend Travis-photo by Dr. Victor Keys

Taije Jordan of DallasLancaster ranked number 1 inthe nation in the 100 hurdles

- photo by Dr. Victor Keys

DANNY HENDERSON-

LEWISVILLE-MARCUS

Austin, Texas-Flower Mound

Marcus High School won the

state’s Class 5A title again. This

time it was a 56-52 victory over

Fort Bend Travis before 10,000

fans at the Erwin Center. Coach

Danny Henderson is assisted by

Kenny Boren, Brian Blackburn,

Craig Owen and Eli Rodriguez

and the Marauders are a startling

115-6 the past three years. After

their win over F.B. Travis, we

talked with him about that five

point second period they had.

“The big problem was A.J.

Luckey got into foul trouble and

he initiates our quick hitter”.

Coach Henderson went on to

credit Travis on some pretty

good defense to add to their

offensive woes in the second

period.

As we talked more with

Henderson we learned his guard

Phil Forte makes “600 threes a

day and I do mean makes not

just shoots 600 but makes 600

treys a day. His work ethic is

unbelievable I kid you not”.

Another big task for Marcus was

dealing with the Harrison twins.

“It’s nearly impossible to stop

those guys and our man to man

defense based on helping out

played with them but they get

you in foul trouble because they

can drive to the box so well”.

ROYCE JOHNSON-DALLAS

KIMBALL

Austin, Texas-The Knights of

Dallas Kimball High School

made their 9th trip to Austin and

won for the second straight year

in a row. They came from

behind to beat Jack Yates High

School 78-75 on the strength of

a 14-4 run in the last three min-

utes. “When we were down two

points we told Torrey (Henry) to

drive but he thought we said

shoot so he hit the big trey giv-

ing us the lead”. The Lions then

turned the ball over and

Shannon Lilly Jr. took over from

there. “We knew somehow we

were going to find a way to win

the game. Our kids are hard

workers and I thank God for

their effort out there today”.

Johnson who is the son of the

legendary Goree Johnson

reminded the media that the

Dallas Metro-Plex is going to be

tough for many years to come.

“We love our rivalries with Jack

Yates and now that they are

going to be 3A they will still

have to play the Dallas Metro-

Plex in order to win the state

Wilmer-Hutchins and several of

our 3A schools are good solid

programs”.

In talking with Johnson we also

learned he knows when to hold

them on what most thought was

a bad call. He rushed up court

and admits he was glad he didn’t

say anything to the officials.

This group has only three sen-

iors and look for them to have

something to say about the state

title for the third straight year in

2013. “We have a good young

group of kids and they are will-

ing to work hard and our staff

with be ready to go again.

Johnson is assisted by Toby

Daniels, Ryan Foppe, Robert

Jacobs and Bo Johnson.

COACHES OF THE WEEK-DANNY HENDERSON-LEWISVILLE-MARCUS; ROYCE JOHNSON-DALLAS KIMBALLBy King Arthur Prayther

A King-Size View

Coach Royce Johnson of DallasKimball two-time State champsCoach Danny Henderson

Lewisville Marcus two time statechamps

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Austin Texas-During our cover-

age of the 2012 Boy’s state tour-

nament, I had the opportunity to

interview Mark Cousins the cur-

rent University Interscholastic

League Athletic Director regard-

ing the state of athletics in

Texas. Here are some of his

responses.

Question-Many fans in theDallas area are concernedregarding greater Houstonschools competing in the RegionII-Dallas area. Did the U.I.L.try to ease this problem?Response-The regional align-ment is always difficult for theU.I.L. and that’s not necessari-ly the exploding populationwith Harris County and theHouston population. It dealswith West Texas and theDallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.Each region has eight districtsand we have to fill those up. Westart in the north and west, goeast and end up in the south.We lost a district in thePanhandle. We had two dis-tricts out there and we had tomake some decisions to movedistricts in Region II. We haveto the same on number of dis-tricts in Region II along withadding a district from CentralTexas.Question-Is a 6A division loom-ing for Texas?Response-I don’t think so. If

you look at the basketball

tournament, we have six con-

ferences. Conference A has

been split into two confer-

ences- Division I and II along

with eleven man and six man.

In track and field, we’re going

to add six conferences in the

next six months. In those

sports where we have 1100-

1200 schools participating, we

already have six conference;

we just don’t call them 6A.

The biggest problem we have

is creating severe travel prob-

lems for our schools. The talk

is about breaking off schools

with over 5,000 by themselves

or the schools over 3,000 by

themselves but the reality is

there just aren’t that many

schools with the numbers to

justify doing that. We have to

justify doing this and the

numbers just aren’t there at

this time.

Question-Is the medical screen-ing for high school athletessomething that will continueunder your leadership?Response-That is something

we have been concerned with

for a long time. While Dr.

Breithaupt was the U.I.L.

Athletic Director the medical

advisory committee recom-

mended and passed a required

concussion management pro-

tocol that our schools had to

follow. It was based on infor-

mation that was released form

the Brain Injury Association

of America. We’ve had a con-

cussion protocol for schools

since 2005. Our schools and

coaches have been aware of

this for several years. This

past year our medical advisory

commission changed our rec-

ommendation to the �ational

Federation Concussion

Protocol. In addition, the

Texas State Legislature passed

a law as to how schools have

to deal with concussions and

how to proceed when students

are believed to have had head

injuries.

Question-Can the state tourna-ment be rotated among the citiesof Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston,Austin and San Antonio?Response-It is certainly some-

thing that can be discussed.

We will listen to all proposals.

We moved to a centralized site

for championship football

rotating between San Antonio,

Houston and Arlington. We

had the opportunity to move

some of other events to differ-

ent locations. We will look at

several things, discuss it and

makes decisions again based

on what’s in the best interest

for our schools and fans.

Mr. Cousins provided some

quality information to us and we

look forward to working with

him over the next few years. As

I promised from the beginning

of this column, I will provide

the information from the main

sources regarding athletics for

young men and women.

That’s just the way I see it!


Hey Houston, spring is here

again. That means definite

changes like daylight savings,

things starting to bloom, pollen

in the air, and kids will have a

spring break to refresh there

minds. You can believe me love

will be in the air, and like pollen

it will affect some worse than

others. With the kids maybe out

of the house for a week, you can

have a little togetherness time

with your mate. And with day-

light savings time you will have

a little extra time in the evening

for maybe a walk, or a quiet

time on the patio or the deck, or

to have your favorite drink as

you take a little time to commu-

nicate. Sometimes we tend to

forget or take our partner for

granted. Just because you’ve got

Mr. or Mrs Right hooked does-

n’t mean they will stay hooked,

if we don’t continue doing those

things to show them we are still

interested. Some people are

more needy than others. Rule

one, know your mate. Of course

every evening won’t be exciting,

and the sparks won’t always fly,

but you have to make a con-

scious effort. Recently on In the

Love Corner that airs on

Wednesday’s night at 8 pm,

there was a concern from the

female audience that they were

not getting enough attention, or

compliments from the other half.

It was to the point that they had

to get dressed up go out with the

girls just to get somebody to

compliment them, then they go

back home I guess to their mate

who didn’t do their job. Now is

that right I don’t think so. That’s

where communication comes

into play. Rule two talk to your

mate. Compliments should be a

natural occurrence, should be

but as we become familiar with

our loved ones we tend not to

take that second look, or go the

extra mile.

The top love songs for the

month are 1 Love Don’t Love

Nobody Spinners 2 I’m

Catching Hell Natalie Cole 3 I

Wanna Know Joe 4 When a

Woman’s Fed Up R Kelly 5

Let’s wait Awhile Janet Jackson

So until next time keep a little

love in your heart the look of

love in your eyes and don’t let a

day go bye without telling

someone that you love them

even if that someone is you.

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While at a Booker T.

Washington High School foot-

ball game, we ran into former

B.T.W. standout Rev. John

Curtiss Gibbs and he had two

boys with him. After several

months of asking him he finally

brought them out to the

Studewood Cobras. By that time

John Gibbs Jr. was ten and too

tall to play junior varsity so he

played varsity little league foot-

ball with 11 and 12 year old

boys. The following year Gibbs

was 11 and didn’t play little

league and that team led by Zelt

“Peanut” Minor won the Super

Bowl. John’s younger brother

(William) won a Super Bowl

with the Cobras. But John got a

lot of good advice from Reggie

Washington another B.T.W.

graduate who coached the varsi-

ty Cobras to that Super Bowl

title. “What they taught me was

to be a leader and command the

attention of your team while in

the huddle”. Gibbs used that

same thing as he took over the

B.T.W. freshman team and then

on to the junior varsity squad

before getting a great deal of

varsity playing time as a junior.

His break came after he went 10

of 11 against Yates in the 2010

Fiesta Booker-Bryant Memorial

Classic and won the ‘Rising

Star’. He recalls being mad

because he didn’t win the most

valuable player of the classic

ballgame. “My Mom told me I

just need to work harder and as

a senior you will have a chance

to get that M.V.P. trophy. Having

a growth spurt between the 7th

and 8th grade Gibbs returned to

B.T.W. for his senior year at

nearly 6 feet 6 inches. Thanks to

hard work all summer long he

felt good about beating Yates in

the annual classic and he did so

14-13 and yes he was awarded

the M.V.P. of the Fiesta Fall

Classic. “Sir I tell you it’s like a

dream come true for me to beat

Yates in this game and people

all throughout the community

were coming up to me and say-

ing aren’t you the quarterback at

Washington and you all better

beat Yates this year. Gibbs said

all he could do was promise

they would be ready when that

day came and they were.

With probably the best touch of

any passer in Metro-Houston

area since Andrew Luck from

Stratford and Andy Dalton at

Katy, Gibbs is probably quicker

and a much better running than

both of them.

Once the coaching staff at

Alcorn saw his stats they were

sold on the quarterback who is

now up to 6 feet 7 inches and

still might grow some more.

Going to Alcorn State won’t be

easy for Gibbs because between

Fred Air I McNair and the late

Steve Air II McNair there is

more than 24 thousand yards

and 150 touchdowns. But Gibbs

taking a chip of the block of his

proud father is more than ready

for the challenge and is staying

in shape by running track. “I

understand having weight on my

shoulders and we know it’s

some big shoes to fill at Alcorn

but I’m leaving for Mississippi

on June 6, 2012”. That’s two

days after he graduates from

B.T.W.

We are very excited for Gibbs

and we look forward to covering

him in the same manner we cov-

ered Steve McNair. By the way

we expect him to shine because

Studewood Cobras and B.T.W.

Eagles always give it their all

when it counts the most!

We have good one for you this

time around. He’s Booker T.

Washington senior John Gibbs

Jr. In the classroom at

Washington High School, he

likes his psychology class better

and says he has always been

good on this class. Holding to a

2.5 G.P. A. Gibbs feels he wants

to major in communications

when he enrolls at Alcorn State

University this fall. With a

desire to council young people

or work in public relations as an

adult, Gibbs feels he can do well

in that category. Fact is John is

the son of legendary B.T.W.

world class athlete Rev. John

Curtiss Gibbs who won a Rose

Bowl while playing at UCLA

after his days at B.T.W. in the

middle 70s.

But his mother Lorraine Gibbs

is his most driving force

because she had always been

right there at school with him

and his parents made sure he

stayed on the right course.

“They showed me the difference

between right and wrong and

saw to it that I followed their

rules all my life”. Gibbs went

onto say they always expected

the best out of him and he never

wanted to let them down. He

added he has always put God

first in his life and that has

helped him follow the right

path. On Sundays you’ll find

John over at Fallbrook Church

where Mike Pender is the pastor.

“It’s strengthen my faith on a

regular basic and it is shown me

the true light.

In his spare time Gibbs loves to

read short stories and actually

likes to read newspapers the old

fashion way. Following the

world of sports had been anoth-

er of Gibbs past times.

Despite being the quarterback at

B.T.W. Gibbs played basketball

and is ranked 12th in the nation

in hurdles and their 4 by 100

meter relay team beat Nimitz to

win the Barbara Jacket-Hoover

Wright 83rd running of the P.V.

Relays this past weekend.

We talked with Gibbs about his

choosing Alcorn State to further

his education and to play foot-

ball there. “There were other

schools that showed interest in

me, but Alcorn showed me the

type of love as in four-year

scholarship and an outstanding

football program and I felt truly

wanted at that school.

When asked about Barack

Obama becoming the first

African American President,

Gibbs replied; it truly gives all

blacks a good feeling knowing

they can be what they want to

be”.

Describing himself as a student

athlete first and foremost Gibbs

says he considers himself a

leader on and off the field and

loves the challenges life has to

offer.

We’ve known him since he was

ten years old and we know he is

going to do well at Alcorn State

University, because we are

going to follow him all the way!


JOHN GIBBS-BTW

John Gibbs of BTW high school is headed to Alcorn State Universityand plans to major in communication with a minor in psychology

-Photo by Andre Odums

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

By King Arthur Prayther

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ALCORN STATE A GOOD CHOICE FOR JOHN GIBBS

John Gibbs Jr. with his mom Lorraine Gibbs

Rev. John Gibbs & Mrs. Lorraine Gibbs with John Gibbs Jr.

Gibbs actually signing his letter of intent


ALCORN STATE A GOOD CHOICE FOR JOHN GIBBS

(Sharon Solomon) Gibbsschool mom share photo

Gibbs showing off the 7th Annual Fiesta BBMC trophy

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Crowd showed up for Gibbs signing

Gibbs with his teammates from BTW basketball team

A.B. Washington with John Gibbs andCobra coach Reggie Washington sharing in a photo

Gibbs along with BTW Principal Lashonda Bilbo his brotherWilliam, John Curtiss Gibbs father and mother Mrs. Lorraine Gibbs

Rev. Gibbs with the Gibbs family

Gibbs and Alcorn Statea good mix

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The 61st running of the Texas

Southern Relays was a sight for

sore eyes as the runners burned

up the track at the Alexander

Durley Sports Complex. One of

the nation’s finest runners

Jermaine Authorlee of Galena

Park North Shore High School

did his thing in the 100 meters.

He ran a 10.95 in a photo finish

with De Soto for the title as the

defending state champion tuned

up for the 2012 finals. The TSU

Relays are considered the top

preseason event and Authorlee

wasted no time in setting the

stage. He teamed with Christian

Houston, Larry McDuffey and

Kevin Alexander to win the 4 by

100 meters and placed second in

the 4 by 200 meters. We spoke

with Authorlee when the dust

settled under his red hot track

shoes. “The wind was blowing

kind of hard but I got a good

start out the blocks. The talent-

ed athlete said he was going to

do his best to finish his senior

year by helping his team go to

state and win again. “This sum-

mer I ran summer track and

went to Kansas City and the jun-

ior nationals and ran 20.90 in the

200 and the 4 by 100 we ran a

39.90 and got first place”.

Going to state is his goal for the

2012 season and he plans to

attend the University of

Alabama and study Pharmacy.

“They have a real good recruit-

ing class and some say its num-

ber one in the nation”. The SEC

is noted for football but

Jermaine says if the opportunity

presents itself he would consider

playing football. University of

Houston along with Texas Tech,

Texas Christian University and

Texas A & M all went after the

All-State runner who clearly is

one of the nation’s best. The

younger brother of former

Sterling and UH standout

Anthony Authorlee, Jermaine is

on the right track.

The TSU meet brings out the

best in the country as Allex

Austin from San Marco High

School went 7 feet 2 inches in

the high jump to win the gold.

He is the son of former 1996

Olympic Gold Medalist Charles

Austin and the nephew of

Booker T. Washington coach

Russell Austin. Keep your eyes

on this kid because he just might

break the state record before he

is done this year.

The Lady Panthers of Prairie

View made a good showing also

as 400 meter winner Terracia

Moody a red shirt sophomore

ran away with the race.

Senior Mayorca Young won her

heat in the girls 100 meters the

daughter of former Yates-UH

Michael Young getting ready to

help Lamar get back to form and

make a run at the state title.

TSU was well represented by

female sprinter Tiffany Heard

and Sheldon Wilkinson who

took the Men’s 110 high Hurdles

in 14.37.

Beaumont Ozen sensation ath-

lete Beloved Brown did her

thing in the hurdles. We spoke

with her about the Relays and

what it means to her. “We kind

of use the TSU Relays to see

where we are and due to the fact

I play basketball this meet tells

me what to expect and what I

need to work on”. Brown and

her teammates won the state

Class 4A title last season in

track and field and hoped to do

the same thing in basketball.

They went to the Region III

finals unbeaten but loss to

Barbers Hill in the title game.

“We just didn’t play as well as

we should and we had three girls

on our team that had won the

state in track and we knew how

to win a state championship”.

She went on to say due to the

fact they had beaten Barbers Hill

in the past they were guilty of

looking ahead to Mansfield.

“But you can’t take anything

away from Barbers Hill because

they played their butts off”. The

lack of execution hurt their team

in Brown’s mind but had they

followed the lead they could

have pulled it out. In closing

Brown added they were unbeat-

en and had to play poorly in

order for Barbers Hill to beat

them. “That’s what happened;

their girls worked hard and we

didn’t play well at all”.

Other outstanding performances

were Shelton Keith a junior

from Grambling State won the

Men’s 100 meters. Former

B.T.W. and T.S.U. standout

Jeremy Davis ran well in the

meet also.

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Shelton Keith ofGrambling State wins 100

�orth Shore 4 by 100 meter relay team left to rightJermaine Authorlee, Larry McDuffey, Christian Houstonand Kevin Alexander ran a 41.27 to take the gold medal

Lamar’s Mayorca Younggetting ready to roll

Officer L Fyles along with TSU track coach Clyde Duncan senior

Beloved Brown ofBeaumont Ozen tuning up

Allex Austin of San Marco Highschool jumped 7 feet 2 inches to

win the high jumping title atTSU Relays

HS boys 4 by 100 meter relay photo finish

BTW track coach Russell Austin

Opening ceremonies

TSU Sheldon Wilkinsonruns 14.37 in 110HH


THE 61ST RUNNING OF THE TSU RELAYS

Jeremy Davis formerBTW-TSU track star

The lovely and talentedTerracia Moody of P.V.

HS Boys 3000 meters race at TSU Relays

Jermaine Authorlee of�orth Shore

Former TSU women greats Judy Dyer, Karen Hawkins,Dyan Webber and Cheryl Dickey posing for photos at TSU Relays

TSU Sprinter Tiffany Heardlady flying tiger

Taije Jordan ofDallas Lancaster-A Rising Star

HS boys Strait Jesuit Relay team posing for photos

State Farm helps sponsors the 61st TSU Relays

Opening Ceremonies

Beaumont Ozen wins Hurdles heat with Brown leading the way

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High school boys 100m finish

Action shots from TSU Relays

HS girls 4 by 100 meter relay race

The women 100 meters a tough race

Mayorca Young of Lamar getting ready to race

HS girls Katy sprint melody team

High school boys 100m

HS girls 100 meters action



P.V. women wins open 400 meters

Actions shots from the relays

Tony Brown takes the hurdles race

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