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One's life can change in a split second. It all started senior night at Lamar High School's biggest basketball game against their school's rival high school Paul W. Bryant. The school's star player Thomas and his best friend Dedrick were dominating the court. Meanwhile, on the sidelines, head cheerleader Symone and best friend Melissa were cheering the boys on. It's the fourth quarter, Lamar High was down by two points with only six seconds on the clock. Dedrick inbounds the ball to Thomas. Thomas shakes rival star player and ex-boyfriend of Symone, Jamal, and takes the winning shot from half court. The ball floats through the air, three, two, one, buzz, swoosh! Lamar High wins the game, the crowd runs to the court in excitement. Symone rushes to Thomas jumping in his …show more content…
He rushes into the room Jamal just left and drops to his knees, as tears stream down his face. Melissa follows Dedrick and screams at the sight before her. There, lying on the floor were Thomas and Symone, with matching bullet holes embedded in their heads. Melissa and Dedrick were so shocked with grief that they didn’t notice the police rushing into the house. "Freeze!" The police shout, pointing their guns to their heads. They cuff Melissa and Dedrick, reading them their rights as they put them in separate cars. The police interrogate them, asking them what all happened tonight. They both kept quiet, not knowing what to tell the officers. They both drank underage and knew that they could be put in jail for it. After an hour of interrogation their parents arrived at the station. The police informs both sets of parents of the situation, and lets them know that both Melissa and Dedrick will be spending the night in the jail. As the officers escorted them to their cells, they told them that if neither one confessed by tomorrow, they both will be charged for murder in the first
Joes High School’s total enrollment consisted of sixteen girls, and twenty boys. Ten of the boys that had enrolled there played basketball. All of the boys were over six feet tall. Lane Sullivan, the new coach of the basketball team, had never even touched a basketball before he started coaching. Sullivan had never coached anything at all before he started coaching the Joes basketball team. In order to gain knowledge about the sport, he got a book about it. He started coaching in 1927, but before the 1928 basketball season, Joes High School didn’t even have a gym. Instead, they’d practice outside on a dirt court, and two times a week they’d take a bus to the nearest gym, which was ten miles away. In order to play home games, the boys had to play in the local dance hall. The “court” was nowhere near regulation size, and the ceiling was so short that the boys couldn’t shoot an arched shot. The people who attended these basketball games had no place to sit and watch the game, the all stood around the edges of the court and on the small stage. Joes High School finally got their own gym around Christmas time because the people of Joes donated their time and material in order to make it happen.
A hit was put out on Taylor and Zavala by leaders of the Mexican drug cartel because they were becoming a nuisance. This hit was carried out by the same Latino gang members who had previously done a drive-by shooting of a rival gang. The officers were enticed towards their imminent deaths with a car chase which was set up by the Latino gang members. This chase led them towards an apartment complex which was rigged with many gang members and artillery to ensure that neither Taylor nor Zavala would survive. The two were ambushed but decided that gunning their way out was their best option. When the officers made it to an alley they were met by another Latino gang member who fired at Taylor and Zavala, hitting Taylor once in the chest before being shot and killed by Zavala. Zavala went to aid Taylor who appeared to be quickly dying and called out for help. Before police back up arrived the original Latino gang members found Zavala in the...
A door opened, and Katherine Genefilles fell out of the house, landing into the debris flow, Frank Genefilles tried to grab his wife, but failed. The family mourned the loss of their mom, who was 8 months pregnant at the time. The neighbor Hallie, Nathan Genefilles girlfriend could see the mom and called 911, and explained that a friend’s house was being destroyed with them inside.
June lost her husband in a car accident, in which he left her with their littler daughter Elizabeth. One of the police officers Kurt helps her and they become friends, she then gets married to him and afterward gets pregnant. Kurt decided that he wants to build an addition to their house and June hires a builder named Shay Bourne. After a while Elizabeth and Kurt are found murdered and Shay is convicted with the murder. The trial starts and all the jury agrees that he is guilty and should be sentenced with death penalty however, one of the jury members was hesitant to sentence him, but the jury manages to convince him.
Tryouts came and went, along with freshman year. Jesse did his normal thing - rack up rebounds, block lots of shots, score point after point. Sophomore and junior years went much the same. They had won a state championship in his junior year; Jesse had twenty points, seventeen rebounds, six assists, and four blocks. Finally, Jesse had reached his senior season, his last at Harwood. He’d shot up to six-foot ten and was benching 400 easily. He took a moment to duck into Coach Paterson’s office.
Home Scene - Corinne goes home from school. She heads for the bathroom. When she gets to the bathroom she sees blood all over. There is a bloody towel on the floor and a knife in the sink. She checks brothers room to try and find him. He’s not there. Corinne is shaken by what she has seen. She looks at family picture, longing for simpler times. She calls her mother to tell her what happened. Her mother promises to come home quickly. Corinne attempts self-care to deal with stress. Corbin comes in the house. He looks fine, except for a bit of blood on one sleeve of his shirt. Corinne is confused
They called the police and they came to investigate. A teenage boy came forward and told police that he had overheard a conversation between some girls about how they knew about another girl getting killed. As investigators were discussing the case they got a call about how Toni Lawrence was at the Madison police station hysterical saying she wanted to talk about the case. This is when Lawrence told the above account of the murder to police and what eventually led to the arrest of all 4 girls. But she did leave out some details. The autopsy showed that Shanda was tied at her arms and legs, her legs were cut repeatedly, she had been beaten and stabbed multiple times, sodomized and then burned (Grossman 1992, Lewis 1993). They also found out she was alive when she was dropped off. Her death was caused smoke inhalation and server burns. Warrants were sent out for the arrest of Tackett and Loveless for murder. The other two were not immediately arrested because Lawrence came forward and Rippers attorney old them he’d bring his client to the station. After hearing about the murder, the town was shocked. Madison was voted the safest place to live yet there was just a horrific murder. The judge, defendant, and prosecutors have never dealt with a murder case before since the town was known to be so safe. The town was not comfortable with words like “lesbian” yet and didn’t know what to think about
“I took the ball right out of his hands!” (Alexie 192). In this part of the story Junior was playing a game of basketball for his school. When it started Rowdy (who was on the other team) rushed towards the basket and almost dunked it when Junior, out of nowhere, actually jumped higher than Rowdy and took the ball right out of his
A few days later, Boutwell met with Michael, Marylee, and Christine’s parents, Jack and Rita Kirkpatrick, to update them on the progress of the investigation. Michael had always enjoyed a cordial relationship with his wife’s family, but the sheriff’s comments that day quickly erased whatever goodwill existed between them. As Boutwell comforted the Kirkpatricks with the assurance that he would find Christine’s killer, he made it clear that Michael had not yet been ruled out as a suspect. “I’d like to show you some photos and update you on the progress of the investigation,” Boutwell said. “But I can’t show you anything if he’s”—the sheriff nodded at Michael—“in the room.” By the time Christine’s funeral was held later that week, in Houston,
Making new friends, walking through the halls of a new school, and trying to become popular are a few concerns students stress over, prior to their first day of classes. I, Eitan Boutehsaz fell under this category as I made my switch from a private school, Yeshiva Ohr Chaim, to a public school, Great Neck North Middle School. It was the day after Labor Day, September 5, 2005, and I finally arrived at the institution where I would spend the next year attending. I was anxious, nervous, and in doubt of what this new chapter of my life at Great Neck North would have in store for me. At 7:35 A.M., I walked onto the stairs of the bus, but quickly realized I left my most prized possession at home, my basketball. I ran back into my house and took my basketball from its case on my chest. I ran back down the stairs and stormed out of my house, trying to get back my breath while sweating profusely, and got back on the bus. The bus was filled with excited-young peers’ ready to attend the first day of classes at a familiar school with friends; however, I had no reason to be happy. I was without my long time friends who I spent ten wonderful years with at Yeshiva Ohr Chaim. Nevertheless, I used my basketball as a means to get me through my first day of school because it was and will always be my “insurance policy.” Overall, my expectations for what Great Neck North would offer for me were not even close to what proceeded in the future. The year was filled with joyous occasions, academic success, the acquirement of best friends, flirtatious encounters with the opposite sex, and most importantly leading the Great Neck North basketball team to its first playoff appearance. In essence, as I reminiscence over my first year of public school, a framed...
The tactics used by the police while investigating the murder and rape of Michelle Bosko were coercive; the men claim they were interrogated for hours, threatened with the death penalty, and lied to in order to obtain the confessions. One of the men, Derek Tice, claims that while being questioned by the police he asked to speak to a lawyer only to have his request ignored a clear violation of his rights. Original suspect, Danial Williams, describes being questioned for eight hours by Detective Evans only to have Detective Ford brought in when Evans attempts to obtain a confession fail. With the use of such interrogating tactics each of the men confesses to the crime. When inaccuracies in their statements were found, such was the case in Danial Williams’ original confession when he claims that he beat Ms. Bosko with a shoe, the police interrogate him again nudging him towards a more possible explanation and
It was a sunny day when Trevor was playing basketball up at the court with some other people from the neighborhood. “Eyo, pass the ball Luke!”, Trevor catches the pass from Luke and tries to dunk, and succeeds. Loud cheers can be heard, and some grunts, coming from the opponent’s side of course.
Deputy Johnson had seen many disturbing things in his years but when he cam downstairs to find both suspects dead, he was paralyzed. How was he going to explain this, why did they kill each other. He called the station and told them to bring a medic and two body bags. Johnson looked around and noticed that Benson was still moving.
... to trap the player with our hardcore defense. The Lady Horn player freaks out and throws it clear across the court. That is where one of her teammates was and as the Lady Roos hurriedly run down the court she shoots a jump shot. The ball up in the air for what seems like forever rolls and rolls around the rim and goes through the orange rim. The Lady Horns and their fans jump for joy as they have just won the championship game. The Lady Roos, walking back to the bench with tears in their eyes, have to find the courage to go shake their hands and tell them good job. The Lady Roos are devastated and hang their heads low with total silence as they get dressed in the locker room. To their amazement, the awesome Kress fans were all standing out there still cheering them on and giving them great remarks. Than they realized the experience they just had was an amazing one.
It was at this moment that I realized that there truly is no “I” in team. A team is not characterized by the individuals within, but rather what the individuals can come together to achieve. For so long I had tried to discover where I belonged on the team. In reality, I should have realized that from the moment I stepped on the court, I was already a member of the varsity team. With a newfound sense of strength, we continued the game. Every single point we won felt like we were putting our lives on the line, while every single point we lost felt like ten-ton chains were holding us down. Even so, it was just another volleyball game. One I had experienced on multiple occasions, perhaps not to the same magnitude, but it was a relatively familiar situation. Strangely, it felt different. I felt more relaxed, more confident, and I was having more fun. At the time, I was not sure what it came from. I was too focused on finishing out the game to pay it much attention. But reflecting on it now, I realize that without a doubt, it was because I truly felt like I belonged on the team. For the first time, I knew that my team was behind me, ready to help me up whenever I fell. We continued on with the game. Despite being down two sets to one at one point, we now found ourselves nearing victory in the fifth set. Finally, we were able to overcome the opponent to win the match three sets to two and secure the second SPC championship for Greenhill Boys Volleyball in three