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11-11-2003, 07:47 PM
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Shipley uses speed; Scared straight on the base paths
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Don't even think of running
Burnet All-State wide receiver Jordan Shipley, one of the fastest high school football players in Texas, completed the regular season Friday night with a Central Texas-leading 67 receptions, but his most impressive catches came Saturday night.
Burnet Coach Bob Shipley, Jordan's father, lives near Burnet High School, and noticed some "juvenile delinquents" loitering, smoking and yelling obscenities on campus. Bob Shipley, also the school's athletic director, told them to leave the property, but they returned 45 minutes later. Coach Shipley called the police to report the trespassers. The boys ran in all directions when they saw police, and two of them ran near the Shipleys' home.
"Not wanting to take all the glory, I asked Jordan to catch them, and Jordan caught them in no time," Bob Shipley said.
The 6-foot, 180-pound senior, who has made a verbal commitment to play at the University of Texas, held one of them in a headlock until police arrived.
Before police took over, Coach Shipley said, one of the boys told Jordan, "I think I could have given you a better race back before I started smoking when I was a sophomore."
He then turned to his friend and said, "Do you know who this is that just ran us down?" The friend replied, "Yeah, just our luck."
-- Rick Cantu
Shipley uses speed; Scared straight on the base paths
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Don't even think of running
Burnet All-State wide receiver Jordan Shipley, one of the fastest high school football players in Texas, completed the regular season Friday night with a Central Texas-leading 67 receptions, but his most impressive catches came Saturday night.
Burnet Coach Bob Shipley, Jordan's father, lives near Burnet High School, and noticed some "juvenile delinquents" loitering, smoking and yelling obscenities on campus. Bob Shipley, also the school's athletic director, told them to leave the property, but they returned 45 minutes later. Coach Shipley called the police to report the trespassers. The boys ran in all directions when they saw police, and two of them ran near the Shipleys' home.
"Not wanting to take all the glory, I asked Jordan to catch them, and Jordan caught them in no time," Bob Shipley said.
The 6-foot, 180-pound senior, who has made a verbal commitment to play at the University of Texas, held one of them in a headlock until police arrived.
Before police took over, Coach Shipley said, one of the boys told Jordan, "I think I could have given you a better race back before I started smoking when I was a sophomore."
He then turned to his friend and said, "Do you know who this is that just ran us down?" The friend replied, "Yeah, just our luck."
-- Rick Cantu