Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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PEDs on Display in Boylan Win Over
Bucs
(Bob Kopp, BDR Sports Correspondent)
It's the elephant in the room - uh,
I mean on the court or field or diamond - whenever a public school plays a
parochial school for NIC-10 seedings, titles, regards, recognitions, rewards,
and all of the rest.
Indisputably, nobody wants to talk
about it, parochial schools deny it, educators ignore it, and the IHSA
rationalizes it as public school players, coaches, parents, and fans grin and
bear it while their counterparts pretend their competitive excellence is
not fueled by the use of Performance
Enhancing
Demographics.
Simply, parochial schools competing
in athletic conferences with public schools don't play by the same rules.
They are not bound by geographical
districting and everybody knows they cherry-pick, recruit, enable, and
celebrate PEDs.
They don't play by the same rules of
eligibility.
It makes Russian hacking look
sophomoric.
People who deny this reality think
Michelle Obama and Donald Trump will divorce their spouses so I can preside at
their nuptial on January 21.
Now before those who want to pretend
there's no elephant in the room burn up cyberspace with their letters to the
editor to deny and rationalize their use of PEDs to move to the head of their
classes, anyone who has ever read anything from me in the past - Not many! -
knows I am an outspoken advocate for schools like Boylan who are dedicated
to academic, spiritual, and athletic excellence; or as they say, "striving
to be saints, scholars, and champions."
Praise God!
While public education has been the
backbone of America in leveling the academic, athletic, vocational, and
socioeconomic playing fields regardless of color, class, or culture, parochial
education respects decisions to provide educational, social, spiritual, and
athletic opportunities not tainted by the increasing insistence among public
educators to distance themselves and those entrusted to them from
America's spiritual roots.
Whenever I go to Boylan, I am
overwhelmed and humbled by the civility of their fans, unashamed Christian
confessionalism, and exercise of their constitutional right for collective
prayer before every contest; begging the question why they can and public
schools can't if they're in the same conferences playing for the same kudos.
Every once in a while, a public
school will push the Titans out of the athletic spotlight; but that happens
only slightly more frequently than the possibility of the aforementioned
nuptial.
So it may be worth considering
giving the trophies to Boylan and the other school in town vying to match their
prowess before seasons begin; and then acknowledge the real champions who play
by the same rules without the indisputable advantage of PEDs.
Now that that's not out of my
system, Thursday's 50-33 Boylan win over the Bucs seemed more like a football
game than night at the hoops; especially when checking the scoreboard.
15-3 Boylan at the end of the 1st. 21-6 Boylan at half. 33-15
Boylan going into the 4th. And that's not to mention the
laudably feisty play of Boylan captain and Air Force Academy recruit Zach
Couper and Bucs captain and first-team-all-state QB Austin Revolinski who've
been mixing it up against each other on the court and field most remarkably
throughout their careers.
With their PEDs and daunting height
advantage, the Bucs never posed a threat to their visitors.
While Couper played as solidly
dominating as ever in every aspect of the game (8 points as the court
general), his usual offensive display wasn't needed in a balanced scoring
attack led by 6'6" senior Ronan Jansen who led all scorers with 14
points.
Senior Nate Horton led the Bucs with
9 points.
After four games (TBA) at
Jefferson's Martin Luther King, Jr. Shootout on January 14-16, Belvidere
returns to conference action when they host Auburn on January 20 at 7:00 p.m.
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Blessings and Love!
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Salt! Shine! Leavenate!
Look up! Stand up! Speak up! Act up for Jesus!
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