| SCHURR
HIGH SCHOOL - April 30, 2003 |
By
Jeanne Flores
The Knights arrived in Montebello on Wednesday,
April 30, 2003 to face off against the Schurr
High School Spartan Faculty. The Knights and the
Spartans shot around at their respected ends of
the court while the fans filed into the gym.
Mike Mayoral, head football coach and physical
education teacher, observed the Knights while
they warmed up and said, “I think we’re
going to wallop them a little bit. I think
we’re going to do some damage today. They
kind of cheated last year, but they brought the A
Team out this year, and we’re going to get
at them this year.” Would Mayoral’s
predictions for the game come true?
Romeo and Kiko attempted to make several free
throws on their knees, while Josh H. and Arlen
were playing a little game of one on one. Finally
it was time to introduce the teams. While the
Spartan faculty was being introduced, Romeo and
Kiko attempted to break-dance near the HK bench
by doing moves such as ‘the worm’.
Next, Michael Mirisch did the honors with
introducing the HK team. Eric Winter, The
Goodfellas, Josh Henderson (who backflipped and
cartwheeled his way to the team), Kiko Ellsworth
(who tried to cartwheel), Dion Basco, Cylk
Cozart, Arlen Escarpeta, Trevor Penick, and Teck
Money guests Jeff Licon, Josh Keaton, Mischa
Mandel, and performers At Last made up the HK
team.
After the national anthem by At Last, tip off
came, and the game was on its way with Josh H.,
The Goodfellas, Cylk, and Kiko making up the
starting line up. Driver Dave went around the
stands looking for the noisiest people to give
cd’s to.
Half time came with two songs from At Last. At
Last surprised fans by switching up their
signature a capella performance of “Killing
Me Softly” by incorporating Shai’s
“If I Ever Fall In Love” into their
song.
“You know what, we just like to change
things up every once in a while. We get bored
singing the same things over and over again, but
we know that people love ‘Killing Me
Softly.’ So we thought we would throw it in
to do a little something different. We will still
do ‘Killing Me Softly’ and do it as a
whole, but we thought it would be fun to try it
out here,” revealed Ken Dela Cruz, At Last.
One fan was especially impressed by At
Last’s performance. “It was real
cute!” began Christina Sanchez, freshman,
“I love all the guys’ moves and how
each individual dances. Guys who can dance are an
A+ on my List! Their voices are beautiful!”
After the autograph session, Jeff and his friends
assisted Driver Dave with giving away shirts to
the fans. The crowd screamed when they saw The
Goodfellas and Josh Henderson dance with a fan on
the sidelines just before the third quarter was
on its way. If you were knew your Power 106
trivia, Driver Dave awarded you with cd’s.
While the game wounded down in it’s final
quarter, Cylk was stretching against the
bleachers which gave Kiko an opportunity to mock
what Cylk was doing. Minutes later, Kiko happily
jumped around, hugging referee Stoney Jackson
when Trevor made a three pointer. The Knights
continued to rack up the points, which gave Josh
time to walk up and down the sidelines acting
like a chair was stuck on his butt. Playtime was
over for Josh and he was called back into the
game. Game time turned into dance time when he
worked it to Missy Elliot’s “Work
It” while a Spartan was at the free throw
line. The dancing continued with “2 Of
America’s Most Wanted” blazing in the
background, Romeo and another fan dancing on the
sidelines. Finally, the game was over in the
Knight’s favor 91-63.
Michelle Gavara, Senior, said this about the
game, “The game was great. It was really
exciting, and I went last year and it was
definitely more exciting than last year’s
game. Even though it was a slaughter, it was very
exciting and entertaining.”
One on One
How does it feel to be recognized knowing
you just started on a reality based TV show? - Hope
Galindo, Senior
Josh Henderson: It’s kind of cool
because a lot of people recognize me and feel
like they know me because they saw the real me on
the show. They kind of saw me go from a dude off
the street trying to go to college into a person
in a music group getting a record deal. It’s
kind of personal.
What motivates you to come to the HK
games? Are you involved in any other
organizations? - Silky
Saini, Junior
Josh: Just because I like to play
basketball, and I like to see the fans. No, at
the time I am not involved with anything else.
I am also an inspiring singer and I
wanted to ask who inspires you in singing? Just
to let you know – you inspire me.
You’re amazing! - Jaen
Flores, Junior
Josh: Just, I don’t know...I’m
inspired by a lot of people. Just the people in
the business and that do it for the simple fact
that they love to perform and that they love to
do music, and they love to be on stage and
perform for people. The whole business inspires
me. If I could pick one person...man...I
don’t know who I’d pick. Back in the
day, it would’ve been Michael Jackson, but
you know music as a whole has different
inspirations to me to do music.
In which ways has your celebrity status
changed the way you view your life? What other
contributions do you do for your community? - Jenny
Marie
Trevor Penick: Just what I do for a
living changed my lifestyle. When I’m at
home I just do what I did before. I hang out with
my boys, do whatever, chill, but when I’m
out on the road every time is a completely
turnaround from what I was doing before. Just the
lifestyle in general is a change because I’m
always busy, and doing that. As far as the
community goes, I play in as many charity events
as I’m available for. I have my manager call
me all the time. I’ve played in the U.S.
Open last year and raised money for my fraternity
charity, which is Push America, I played in the
Bob Hope Classic, and I’ll be playing in the
Steve Harvey tournament next Monday. Just anytime
I can participate in a celebrity game.
When is O-town coming to L.A.? - Monica
Sigala, Freshman
Trevor: Sometime in June or July. You
got to keep checking.
What is it like participating in your
first game of the season?
Teck Money: It’s good to be back in
the action. I had a hernia operation, so I was
out of action, plus I’ve been out of town a
lot lately. Doing this game is fun.
What have you been doing lately, because
we’ve seen you on TV several times such as
the cameo on Friends?
Teck: Yea, I did a cameo on Friends, I
did a Bud light commercial for the
Superbowl...right now I’m working on this
new project ‘The Fireman Project’ and
I’m working with some music and I’ve
been DJing a lot, just hosting some parties
around the United States.
How come you didn’t do the Real
World/ Road Rules challenge? - Anonymous
Teck: Because I was doing a movie at the
time. I didn’t want to break a leg. I
don’t really want to do that again, but if
the fans want me to, I might do it again.
Are they going to do a sequel to
‘White Man Can’t Jump?’ - Anonymous
Cylk Cozart: 20th Century Fox is talking
about ‘White Man Can’t Jump 2’ and
it’ll probably be within the next year if
it’s going to happen. It’ll start going
through the trades.
How did you get into DJing? How Old Are
You? - Christina Sanchez,
Freshman
Dejai: I’m about 27 years old. We
got the job by hanging out at Power 106. One of
Big Boy’s homeboys saw us and introduced us
to the job. Me and Romeo originally came out here
to sing. So now we’re out here doing the
music thing, being the on air personalities.
Romeo: I got into DJing when
they said to do it part time. I never did radio
so we had the chemistry. So we decided to do it
and it worked out. We’ve been there for 6
years now and I’m 25.
How did you get involved in acting on
‘The Brothers Garcia’ and how old are
you? - Katherine Juarez,
Freshman
Jeff Licon: I’m 17 right now, and
all of my older sisters used to do it when they
were younger. I saw one of their commercials when
I was about 5 that they were in. I asked my mom
if I could do it too. We went to an open audition
for a manager and I got started when I was about
5. |
By
Sue Kim
Wednesday night was the first of two back-to-back
games this week as the Knights traveled to Schurr
High School in Montebello to play against the
Schurr H.S. Spartan faculty. Fans and students
alike came out tonight to support the senior
class. ‘At Last’ was on the roster as
tonight’s musical entertainment, singing the
National Anthem that brought on cheers and
hollers from the gym.
Within minutes on the clock, the first quarter
was soon underway. For the Knights, Josh, Dejai,
Kiko, Romeo, and Cylk got ready to go against the
Spartan faculty. Kiko was at center court for the
jump ball, which eventually ended up in Spartan
possession. Although the Spartans had the ball
first in this quarter, it was Romeo from Tha
Goodfellas who made the first shot of the game
with a three point shot. But it wasn’t long
before the Spartans came back with a three point
shot of their own. Both Kiko and Cylk had trouble
making their three point shots in the middle of
the first period but Cylk did make up for it by
effectively blocking a faculty shot later. Dion,
Eric, Arlen, and Trevor were rotated in during
the middle of the first with Arlen wasting no
time in scoring points for the Knights. After an
empty pass on the faculty side, Arlen and Cylk
passed the ball down court to the Knights side to
make a two point shot. The first quarter ended
with the Knights up with a score of 6-13.
With Arlen, Dion, Trevor, and Eric in from the
end of the first quarter, Romeo was added into
the mix in the beginning of the second. A
Hollywood Knights fan got the chance to throw the
ball into play with a pass to Romeo. Romeo with
the ball, he dribbled past a couple of Spartans
to score a two point shot. Trevor missed a two
point shot as he fell to the floor with a Spartan
faculty member, which resulted in sending Trevor
to the free throw line; out of two of his shots,
he made one putting the Knights at 21, Spartans
8. Later, Eric was also fouled with going in for
a two, making both of his free throws.
Josh’s attempt for a two point shot was a
tease as the ball spun around the rim before not
making it in the basket. With an assist from
Teck, Kiko made a two pointer not long after
Josh’s attempt. The Knights were still up by
10 by the end of the second: 27-37.
Although the Knights were in the lead, there was
still a lot could happen in the second half of
the game. After half time, the game resumed with
both teams on court ready to go. Cylk tried for a
three point shot early in the quarter but was
fouled in which he added two points to the
Knights score with his free throws. Trevor took
the ball down court and passed to Romeo who tried
for a two point shot. He missed with the ball
almost going out of bounds if it wasn’t a
save from Josh. Arlen lost possession of the ball
to a Spartan, who took the ball down court to
make another two points for the home team. In the
midst of trying to find a fellow teammate to pass
the ball to, Eric stepped out of the court,
giving the ball to the faculty. There was a
period of consecutive shots being made from both
teams, Trevor and Arlen contributing for the
Knights. A second before the buzzer rang to end
the third, there was a technical foul on behalf
of the Spartans in which a Spartan faculty member
made an additional point for his team. But the
Knights were up by a significant number of points
before heading into the fourth and last quarter
with the score of 43-61.
Faculty had possession of the ball first this
quarter and used it to their advantage by scoring
a three point shot right into the quarter. Trevor
came right back with the points for the Knights
as he also scored a three. Spartan faculty member
missed a two point shot and it was Eric with the
rebound. With a pass to Dion, the Knights had
another two points to their name. In between free
throws being made by a Spartan, Cylk, Josh, Kiko,
and Romeo were rotated into the game. Kiko, Cylk,
and Romeo are just a few of the Knights that
helped the Knights advance even more against the
Spartans as the ending score came to 63-91, the
Knights. |
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