Ole Miss running-back Akeem Judd found his way out of his troubled childhood while growing up, playing football. Judd entered South Durham high school in the fall of 2008 with no real relationship with his father. Judd’s mother, Tammy, raised him and his three older siblings by herself while struggling with substance abuse. She often disappeared for lengths of time, leaving Akeem to fend for himself. Often Akeem would go hungry with no household utilities from the lack of work and he would have to stay with teammates when he could. Akeem was angered with his situation and dropped out of South Durham in December of his sophomore year to sell marijuana to provide for himself. After hearing of those events, Akeem’s older brother Mike told him
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This statewide association began in Richmond, Indiana where many high school principals selected an executive committee of 6 high school principals. At the teachers’ convention in Richmond, Indiana; 50 Indiana high school representatives came together with the purpose of establishing a statewide high school athletic association (“History of IHSAA”). F.A Cotton State, superintendent of public instruction, with help from other people created the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) constitution (“History of the IHSAA”). On December 29, 1903, the first IHSAA board of control was elected. Chairman elected was George W. Benton, principal of Indianapolis Shortridge High School. L.D. Coffman, superintendent at Salem schools was elected treasurer. J.T. Giles, Principal at Marion High School, was secretary (“History of the IHSAA”)
All leading to Indiana’s first basketball tournament. This tournament was held at Indiana University Assembly Hall on 1911. This assembly hall held up to 1,200 people. The tournament had a total of 15 high school teams from all over Indiana competing against each other. In the end five teams made it into the finals: Crawfordsville High School, Anderson High School, Walton High School, Bluffton High School, and Lebanon High School (Schwomeyer 55). After the hard work all of the teams did Crawfordsville high school won the whole thing with Coach Dave Glascock (Schwomeyer
This statewide association began in Richmond, Indiana where many high school principals selected an executive committee of 6 high school principals. At the teachers’ convention in Richmond, Indiana; 50 Indiana high school representatives came together with the purpose of establishing a statewide high school athletic association (“History of IHSAA”). F.A Cotton State, superintendent of public instruction, with help from other people created the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) constitution (“History of the IHSAA”). On December 29, 1903, the first IHSAA board of control was elected. Chairman elected was George W. Benton, principal of Indianapolis Shortridge High School. L.D. Coffman, superintendent at Salem schools was elected treasurer. J.T. Giles, Principal at Marion High School, was secretary (“History of the IHSAA”)
All leading to Indiana’s first basketball tournament. This tournament was held at Indiana University Assembly Hall on 1911. This assembly hall held up to 1,200 people. The tournament had a total of 15 high school teams from all over Indiana competing against each other. In the end five teams made it into the finals: Crawfordsville High School, Anderson High School, Walton High School, Bluffton High School, and Lebanon High School (Schwomeyer 55). After the hard work all of the teams did Crawfordsville high school won the whole thing with Coach Dave Glascock (Schwomeyer