1 WIN, 1 LOSS: CELTICS & HEAT

I know it is early, but that 1 game could make all the difference in the world! Celtics begin their season with a win against Miami, 88-80. To sum up what was said at the press conference with Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and others was Rome wasn’t built in a day, and they are going to win some and lose some. How you like that for your season opener. King James contribution was 31 points with eight turnovers. Dwyane Wade had 13 points and six turnovers. Chris Bosh put up 8 points and retrieved 8 rebounds. If the Celtics can stay healthy they will have a productive season. Shaq put up 38 points out scoring the young C. Bosh! Although I did not agree with Lebron James move, it will and can help Dwayne Wade in many ways. I would like to repeat myself, and I will not say it anymore, but this will NOT be the year that Miami become Champions!

9-0 MRH BLUE DEVILS

After a lot of trash talk all season from Northwest, undefeated MRH Blue Devils faced off with the undefeated Northwest Hornets last Saturday. MRH Blue Devils went home with a 37-7 win as Northwest let their emotions go on the field. Devils will compete against Lift for Life Academy, Thursday night at 7pm. MRH is headed to their 3rd straight undefeated season, but come up short when it comes to the state title. MRH ultimate goal is to be State Champs!
# Name Position Grade
1 Eric Liska DB 12
2 Cortez Cooper WR/DB 12
3 Austin Ford RB/LB 12
4 Nick Coulter DB 12
5 Randell Stokes DB/RB 12
6 Kayshon Hagens RB/DB 11
7 Tony King WR/DB 12
8 Calvin Belts DE/TE 12
9 Kahlid Hagens QB/DB 10
10 Wes Williams QB/LB 10
11 Marcus Taylor DE/TE 12
12 Kevin Baker QB/DB 10
16 John Dudley QB/DB 10
18 Cortland Brooks WR 09
20 Terron Dale RB/LB 12
21 PJ Liska CB 10
22 Bobby Norful CB/RB 10
23 Cantrell Davis DB/RB 12
24 Corey Morris RB/DB 09
25 Eric Hendel DB 12
28 Richard Rasmussen DB/WR 09
29 Lawrence Hogue CB 10
30 Devon Grein DB/WR 09
32 Terrell Logan FS/WR 12
35 Jordan Phipps LB/FB 09
50 Marcus Daily OL/DL 12
52 Devin Clark LB/FB 12
55 Dominic Campanella OL/DL 11
56 Antar Thompson OL/DL 10
59 Patrick Pinnell OL/DL 12
63 Tristan Hollingsworth OL/DL 09
64 Aaron Spudich OL/DL 10
68 Andrew Volz OL/DL 09
70 Steven Moore OL/DL 12
71 Orien Clark OL/DL 11
72 Levon Clark OL/DL 10
73 Seddrick McShen OL/DL 09
76 Ryan Bell OL/DL 11
80 Marquis White RB/DB 09
81 James Robinson DB/WR 09
82 Joe Konersman LB/WR 09
88 Devon Williams WR/DB 09
89 Qwamaine Jackson WR/DB 09


Head Coach
Brandon Gregory
Assistant
Mike Lindsey
Assistant
Al Buckley
Assistant
Gene Ball
Assistant
Sterling Finney

PATCHES @ THE PARK

What is Patches Party at The Park?

Disadvantaged St. Louis Youth Enjoy Summer Afternoon at Cardinals Game

Children and youth from Humanitri, a social services agency that specializes in Housing and Human services,
will spend a fun-filled afternoon enjoying a St. Louis Cardinals home game. Last Year, over 300 kids got a chance to go to the game.
This is the second year in which PATCHES Clothing LLC, has organized and been the primary sponsor for this event.

PATCHES Clothing along with many other community partners will provide some struggling families the opportunity to enjoy the luxury of attending the St. Louis Cardinals home game at Busch Stadium against the S.F. Giants. This game will take place Sunday August 22nd at 1:15 PM.
PATCHES Clothing and other’s will be selling tickets for the game to any individual that would like to be a part of this great event.

*****Ticket/Game Details*****

This Sunday, August 22 at 1:15PM

PRICE: $30.00 for One Ticket or $100 for 4 Tickets
Includes a seat at the game (Better Seats Than Last Year – Tickets hold $40 value),
A FREE hot dog and drink voucher,
A FREE PATCHES original T-shirt commemorating the event
The satisfaction of helping a displaced youth smile at least one day this summer
Every six tickets sold will take 1 homeless individual to the game
($72 Value For $30)

Weather is expected to be a nice…NOT HOT!


I actually have tickets with me, Please Contact:
Marlo White @ 314.387.7157 or email: info@souluonline.com

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Patches Clothing, founded in St. Louis in 2006 makes customized apparel, and also offers a unique original line. Patches customizes clothing for various occasions such as birthdays, family reunions, team’s uniforms, etc. In short, they create clothing to celebrate birth, commemorate death, and acknowledge any occasion in between. The PATCHES motto is “Just Tryna Stay Fresh in a Dirty World”. With this slogan in mind Patches decided to develop a community-based, non-profit organization called “It’s Deeper than Shirts” which led to the founding of PATCHES @ the Park.

Some of PATCHES community partners for this year’s event include:
Soul U, St. Louis Language Immersion School, The Force, and Anthem College – Maryland Heights campus. Additionally,

Contact Information:
PATCHES Clothing
4008 Natural Bridge Ave
St. Louis, MO. 63107
(314)598-5660 (314)566-1480
www.patchesclothing.com
www.deeperthanshirts.blogspot.com

HOW BOUT THOSE CARDS

I didn’t know the Saint Louis Cardinals had it in them! I am referring to the fight that broke out against the Cincinnati Reds in game 2. Not only did the Cards fight back physically but they fought back with every pitch and at bat. StL Cards swept the Cincy Reds in a 3 game series. I am sure Cincy’s Coach Baker hates that they added fuel to the fire that was already burning between the teams. The Saint Louis Cardinals are now sitting in 1st place in the NL Central.
Series at a Glance
1. St. Louis 7 Cincinnati 3
Mon, Aug 9 - Final
2. St. Louis 8 Cincinnati 4
Tue, Aug 10 - Final
3. St. Louis 6 Cincinnati 1
Wed, Aug 11 - Final

REF'S DICTATE THE GAME

Game 1 of the Boston, LA series could have been a good game. The Boston Celtics trailed the Lakers the first half of the game, anywhere between 2 and 9 points. Second half of the game it got ridiculous. The officiating was horrible from the start of the game, but the Celtics keep it close. The calls were so bad that the Celtics could not play the game the way they play it, which is hard physical basketball. The refs controlled the tempo of the game, not the Celtics or the Lakers.
Kobe got his 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assist that was to be expected. He also went into the fourth quarter with only 2 fouls, yet the Celtics starters were in foul trouble by the half. Ron Artest played a smart game defensively and offensively with 15 points, 4 rebounds and guarding Paul Pierce. The Lakers held Pierce to only 24 points. The Rajon Rondo from the previous series did not show up. Rondo provided 13 pts, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. He has to come harder than that if they expect to win this series. Kevin Garnett??? I was upset with his performance and he should be too… 4 rebounds??? That’s all you got to give is 4 rebounds and 16pts!!! I know Doc Rivers is not happy with their performance. I hope they realize that if they want to win this series, they need to win game 2 in L.A. then take advantage of the games on their home court.
I accept the Celtics loss, I even had it figured out that the Lakers would win game 1, at home. If they are going to lose or give the game away… let them do it, not the referees. Now, I know you guys think I am “hating” on the Lakers and trying to find a way to soften the blow of the loss, but I would like for you to think back to 2002… That’s right folks, I went there… Game 6, Chris Weber and the Sacramento Kings and “WHO”????? The L.A. freaking Lakers!!!! Referee, Tim Donaghy was making calls to create a point spreads, for money. I know you know the story. The Kings lost that series to the Lakers. Later, Donaghy was convicted and he wrote a book… basically stating that they (referees) all do it… he just got caught.

To sum it up, Ref's are fans too...

DONE DEAL

Okay, I gave you guys a break… and I haven’t said one word about basketball this season. Partially because I thought I had everything mapped out. I just knew that the Cleveland Cavaliers were going to meet Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in the playoffs and the final series would be played amongst the Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. Well, I was wrong… I had predicted that Lebron and the Cavs would win the whole thing this year! This was their year to win it all; at least I thought it was.
So check it… Right now we got the Lakers vs. the Suns (2-1), and the Celtics vs. the Magic (3-1). Both series are horrible. Technically, Lakers and Celtics should have swept their opponents, that is how bad it is… but I believe that both teams gave one game on purpose… “marketing & money”.
I am going to conclude by saying, it is pretty much a done deal and the LA Lakers will face the Boston Celtics in the final. I am putting my money on Rajon Rondo and the Celtics… I am looking forward to watching Rondo run circles around Derrick Fisher.