Reveille
09-26-2002, 11:49 AM
The local paper yesterday said that Ricky Mitchell is out for the Strake Jesuit game this weekend. Said he has a pinched nerve in his back. Jason McQueen, Jasper's RB will replace Mitchell this week. He is a better runner than Mitchell, but the passing game will fall off without Mitchell in there. Should make this weekends ballgame in Houston very interesting. Matthew328, you might want to reconsider your prediction in the games of the week.
Also, another interesting note for you guys. ESPN's Outside the lines was in Jasper on Monday doing a story on the dress code for the team. Seems the team has a policy that the kids cannot wear their hair in any of the following ways: no spike haircuts, no bleaching of hair, no afro's, cornrolls or braiding of hair. This has been a huge issue over the past three months. Some people are saying this is discrimination against the African-American culture in as far as the last three styles. The kicker to the whole thing is that this was a policy set up by Coach Brooks last year. There was no stink over this at that time. By the way, Coach Brooks is African-American.
Seems to me that Jasper needs to be worried about how they are going to win football games rather than how they are going to wear their hair.
Also, another interesting note for you guys. ESPN's Outside the lines was in Jasper on Monday doing a story on the dress code for the team. Seems the team has a policy that the kids cannot wear their hair in any of the following ways: no spike haircuts, no bleaching of hair, no afro's, cornrolls or braiding of hair. This has been a huge issue over the past three months. Some people are saying this is discrimination against the African-American culture in as far as the last three styles. The kicker to the whole thing is that this was a policy set up by Coach Brooks last year. There was no stink over this at that time. By the way, Coach Brooks is African-American.
Seems to me that Jasper needs to be worried about how they are going to win football games rather than how they are going to wear their hair.