By
Jeanne Flores
 The
Saturday, November 16, 2002 game in Orange High
School was a special night for one of the
Hollywood Knight staff members. Fans may have
noticed that the Hollywood Knights coach, Andre
Smith, was playing for the Panthers along with
Knights referee, Stoney Jackson. “I coach
and teach here,” reveals Coach Smith,
“and Stoney is just a good friend of
mine.”
Student organizers for the event, Justin Ramirez,
Junior, Patrick Sanders, Senior, and Lawrence Lu,
Senior, also gave their thoughts about the
Hollywood Knights coming to help out their
school.
“I think that it’s so cool that they
are doing this. They come out here and help us,
because we need the help definitely. So it’s
cool,” commented Ramirez.
Sanders added, “It gives us a chance to see
those on TV and see what they really are.
They’re cool.”
“I think it’s cool for the Hollywood
Knights to come out and support our school,”
said Lu, “They are helping us raise money
for basketball.”
Cylk Cozart, Sammy Lopez, Jesse Metcalfe, David
Nicoll, Kiko Ellsworth, Josh Henderson, Wesley
Jonathan, Kevontay and D-Smoove of 3rd Storee,
DeJai Jeffries, Romeo, and guests Jeff Licon
(Brothers Garcia), Ashlee Simpson (7th Heaven),
Laurie Gidosh (Scene 23 fame), Mischa Mandel and
Alexis Lopez (Movie Surfers) were all in
attendance to help raise money for the
Panther’s boys basketball team and the rest
of the sports program.
David Nicoll sang the National Anthem and the
game kicked off with Kiko, Cylk, Jesse, Sammy and
Wesley tipping off against Coach Dave, assistant
boys basketball coach, and the rest of the
Panther faculty.
Driver Charles and DJ Speed continued to hype up
the crowd with Power 106 t-shirts, license plate
covers, and shoes. What was this night’s
stipulation to earn the shoes? Fans had to prove
that they had the “ghetto-oldest pair of
shoes.” Ron T. and the rest of the Power 106
DJ’ blazed “Gangsta Lovin’”
by Eve and Alicia Keys and Christina
Aguilera’s “Dirrty” while the
Knights and the Panthers dribbled back and fourth
on the court.
Kiko had his turn to excite the crowd when he
shot his free throws without his jersey, while
Kevontay and Romeo ‘worked it’ to Missy
Elliot’s hot track. Five minutes into the
second quarter, the female colleagues went into
the game. Coach Anderson attempted to make
another basket when she was fouled by D-Smoove.
At the end of the first half, the score was
38-50, Hollywood Knights were in the lead.
The OHS Dance team was first to perform on the
court as they showed off their moves to Michael
and Janet Jackson’s “Scream.”
Josh, Ashley, and Laurie danced on the sidelines.
Next up were the OHS cheerleaders. They performed
their routine to the Beach Boys’
“Surfing USA.” Finally, a new female
pop group, Sweet Obsession, showed off their
stuff and stole the hearts of many guys as they
preformed “Summin’ Summin’”
and “Miss Me, Kiss Me.”
“The group was formed when an acting group
decided to form a group. A few more girls joined
in and they formed Sweet Obsession - what we are
today,” revealed Jillian, 18. The girls
signed on with the Hollywood Knights when they
were asked to join after performing at a
showcase. They are currently working on their
mini album to be released later in the year.
The second half was on its way with Cylk, Kiko,
Josh, Jesse, and Dejai at the line up. Power 106
continued to give away items including a
skateboard, which Christian Rodriguez, Freshman,
was lucky enough to win because he was a skater.
The final score was 55-70. The Hollywood Knights
were victorious over Coach Smith, Stoney and the
rest of the Panther faculty.
The after party was held in the cafeteria were
Kevontay asked “Who’s mamma made this
chicken, because this is some good chicken!”
The Knights also got to chow down on pizza,
salad, cake and cookies.
Coach Smith made a nice speech and thanked the
Knights for coming out to help his school.
“I want to thank these guys for giving their
time to help out the school. I appreciate that
and sometimes we don’t thank them enough for
that. I want to also thank Power 106 for coming
out because they did a luncheon the other
day,” said Smith.
Smith also revealed what it was like to play
against a team he coaches, “They’re
athletes just like we are. It’s just that we
are in awe about them being celebrities.”
| Quote
of the Knight:
"Did your mamma make this
chicken?" - Kevontay of 3rd Storee
(just before Coach Smith was about to
give his thanks) |
One on One with the
Knights
Me: Are you officially part of
the Hollywood Knights or just here to support
Josh?
Laurie Gidosh: I’m here to
support Josh
Me: What have you been up to
since Scene 23?
L: Writing and recording a solo
cd. It’s an R&B cd.
Me: When can fans expect the
release of this album?
L: We are working to get the
demo out at the end of this month and hopefully
the album will be released within the next year.
Me: How do you respond to people
when they call you by your character name?
Jesse Metcalfe: I’m used to
it. I’ll just respond.
Me: How did you come about the
stage name Remedy?
David Nicoll: I was driving one
day in my car and I was thinking up a name for a
song. Something about what I could call a girl,
and remedy was something a girl could be for a
guy. But at the same time I was looking for a
stage name to set me apart from what I’ve
done in the past as David Nicoll, so I took it.
Me: Being involved with music,
what do you guys (The Goodfellas) think about the
performers that are a part of the Hollywood
Knights like 3rd Storee, David Nicoll, and Sweet
Obsession?
Romeo: David Nicoll is a star in
the making; he’s very talented, he can
write. 3rd Storee, they are going to get their
big break as long as they stay in the game. Sweet
Obsession, I definitely see a lot of potential
there.
DeJai: A lot of the artists that
are with the Hollywood Knights are a lot upcoming
artists. So it’s good that we get our hands
on them first, so when people see them, they kind
of remember they were with us and that’s how
that relationship works.
Me: Because you guys are like
faceless celebrities because you are on the
radio...what is it like to come out here and
interact with the fans?
D: It’s actually real cool
because that gives us a chance meet the people
that really like us. If we’re really cool,
they’re like “wow” and they really
like you, and they discover that this is me.
Me: What type of accommodations
do the Goodfellas have to make in order to make
it to the games after your set with Power 106?
R: Thank God our boss will let
us leave early sometimes so we can get to the
games on time, because it’s important for us
to come out here and share our love with the
people that listen to us.
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