Sep. 18th, 2013 Index News........................2 Opinion .................. 3 Lifestyle..................4&5 Sports....................6&7 The Bitter End..............8 Issue 2, Vol. 118 Page 6 NGU Althetics adds new sports, men’s Volleyball and men’s and women’s Lacrosse, to round out an impressive program. page 5 Get your new age, smooth jazz and easy listening groove on with The Cove, a radio station created by an NGU professor. 23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Wednesday Hebrews 10:23 page 2 Learn how NGU is involved with the Year of Altruism in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the “Night of Broken Glass”. page 3 Extinct ? David Hutton, IMB, talks with sophomore Dylan Baxter about international missions during Global Missions Week. Photos by Artyom Chekmasov and Hannah Braun. Extreme Cause Extreme Cost: NGU Global Missions Conference Fall 2013 As another culture-immersing Global Missions week wraps up, one cannot help but wonder what it must be like to sacrifice all of this for one purpose. We have heard all week about the missionaries themselves, but what about their children? For many MKs (missionary kids), America is not home. Rather, it is a different world; a whole new culture with numerous idiosyncrasies and characteristics that remain unfamiliar and unknown. The world is much bigger than the Western Hemisphere, and MKs have a clear understanding of that fact. Sarah Manning, senior, an MK from Senegal, West Africa, describes how her identity has been deeply ingrained overseas. “We’re not really sure where we’re from,” Manning explains, “because we’re not African—or whatever country—but I’m not really going to say, ‘I’m from America,’ because I haven’t lived here my whole life.” In some cases, American culture is particularly difficult to get accustomed to. “It was really hard,” Manning continues, “I would say, just adjusting to the mindset, adjusting to the way of life…it was really difficult, especially when you don’t consider this place your home. Obviously, I’m too white to ever be African, but I’m also too African to ever be American.” Many MKs have had to face reality: although they live in a culture that accepts them, they cannot ignore that home lies elsewhere. Caleb Crittendon, sophomore, lived in Sri Lanka for six years, and was able to get a glimpse at some of the stark differences between American and other global cultures. “I think because we have so much here,” Crittendon says, “we find it hard to think about giving it all up…dying to self and living for Christ. In countries like Sri Lanka where people are really poor that doesn’t really apply to them. They don’t have to give up a lot because they don’t have much.” Joshua Mulvaney Assistant Editor
Page 6NGU Althetics adds new sports, men’s Volleyball and men’s and women’s Lacrosse, to round out
an impressive program.
page 5Get your new age, smooth jazz and easy listening groove on with The Cove, a radio station created by an NGU professor.
23 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Wednesday
Hebrews 10:23page 2Learn how NGU is involved with the Year of Altruism in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the “Night of
Broken Glass”.
page 3Extinct ?
David Hutton, IMB, talks with sophomore Dylan Baxter about international missions during Global Missions Week. Photos by Artyom Chekmasov and Hannah Braun.
Extreme Cause Extreme Cost: NGU Global Missions Conference Fall 2013
As another culture-immersing Global Missions week wraps up, one cannot help but wonder what it must be like to sacrifice all of this for one purpose. We have heard all week about the missionaries themselves, but what about their children?
For many MKs (missionary kids), America is not home. Rather, it is a different world; a
whole new culture with numerous idiosyncrasies and characteristics that remain unfamiliar and unknown. The world is much bigger than the Western Hemisphere, and MKs have a clear understanding of that fact.
Sarah Manning, senior, an MK from Senegal, West Africa, describes how her identity has been deeply ingrained overseas.
“We’re not really sure where we’re from,” Manning explains,
“because we’re not African—or whatever country—but I’m not really going to say, ‘I’m from America,’ because I haven’t lived here my whole life.”
In some cases, American culture is particularly difficult to get accustomed to.
“It was really hard,” Manning continues, “I would say, just adjusting to the mindset, adjusting to the way of life…it was really difficult, especially when you
don’t consider this place your home. Obviously, I’m too white to ever be African, but I’m also too African to ever be American.”
Many MKs have had to face reality: although they live in a culture that accepts them, they cannot ignore that home lies elsewhere.
Caleb Crittendon, sophomore, lived in Sri Lanka for six years, and was able to get a glimpse at some of the stark differences
between American and other global cultures.
“I think because we have so much here,” Crittendon says, “we find it hard to think about giving it all up…dying to self and living for Christ. In countries like Sri Lanka where people are really poor that doesn’t really apply to them. They don’t have to give up a lot because they don’t have much.”
Joshua MulvaneyAssistant Editor
News2 September 18th, 2013
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Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Proof, will be performed from Sept. 18-21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Billingsley Theatre. Directed by Dale Savidge, the play explores the troubles of an emotionally distraught woman coming to grips with her brilliant father’s death. This event requires tickets and will be two hours with intermission. Tickets may be acquired at the SOT Box Office.
Proof Comes to NGu
On September 16, gunshots erupted in the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command claiming 12 lives and wounding several others. The gunman, civilian contractor, Aaron Alexis, wielded an AR-15 assault rifle and sent a barrage of bullets into the office buildings in the Naval Yard. This is the deadliest mass shooting since the tragedy at Sandy Hook last year and the worst shooting on military soil since Fort Hood.
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Clocking in at 5.5 miles long, Vietnam’s Son Doong cave is the largest cave in the world and houses its own jungle and river. Its interior is so massive that a 40-story skyscraper could fit inside its walls. Even though the cave entrance was found in 1991, the actual volume of the cave wasn’t realized until British cavers explored it in 2009. Nicknamed “The Garden of Edam,” visitors will enjoy a variety of geological features from towering stalagmites to lush jungle. Cave pearls, developed over years of water drying on sand grains leaving layers of calcite crystals, litter the floor in certain areas of the cave. If you have $3,000 on hand, this unique prehistoric adventure could be yours.
World’s larGest Cave opeN for publiC tours
In the town of Northampton in the United Kingdom, a clown has been scaring the locals. An anonymous man has been spotted in clown makeup and a red wig. He sometimes carries balloons or a clown doll. He doesn’t speak, he just stands around, smiling at passersby. His presence has prompted a Twitter hashtag #northamptonclown and a Facebook page entitled “Spot Northampton’s Clown” which has more than 52,000 likes. The clown himself has posted claiming he isn’t out to harm anyone, but residents are wary nonetheless.
CloWN sCares NorthamptoN resideNts Warfare at the forum: the Debate SocietyJoshua MulvaneyAssistant Editor
“Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent and debate,” said former US Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey.
Since the inception of our nation, indeed, since the birth of the original ideas that influenced the construction of our nation, debate has been a key part of American life. Whether it is in the courts, in a business or simply in everyday conversation, the ability to organize one’s thoughts and communicate them effectively remains a very important skill.
When 2013 NGU graduate John Wood transferred to North Greenville two years ago,he saw the opportunity to start the first debate society on campus that would foster this skill in the student body.
Currently lead by junior Grant Shricker, the Debate Society at NGU offers a number of benefits to students looking to boost their resumes and their spectrum of
experience. “It’s a good chance to practice
public speaking if you want to get in front of people and talk and have your ideas expressed under pressure,” explained Caleb Mitchell, a current member of the Debate Society.
For those interested in joining the Debate Society, the process couldn’t be easier: “Just show up,” said Robert Boggs, professor of history at NGU and sponsor of the Debate Society.
Boggs is keen on emphasizing the communication skills developed on the debate team, as well as the ability to think from multiple perspectives. In a world replete with hundreds of views and ideas, many employers will find that those who can speak their mind from any viewpoint rises above the pack.
“We’ve been told that prospective employers really love to see it,” Boggs explained, “They like that maybe you’ve served on the team and have that discipline
but also [that] you’ve organized your thoughts, you’ve reached a conclusion and you’ve tried to convince others of your thought process. And that’s translatable into very desirable job skills.”
Beyond communication skill development, Boggs hopes the Debate Society will help increase students’ abilities to work together with different kinds of people. Especially in our globalizing economy and diversifying market and culture, being able to work well with anyone will certainly achieve brownie points in the eyes of employers.
“I think it’s a virtue because it keeps us nimble,” Boggs continued, “We may have to think about both sides of any issue at a moment’s notice. You may have to, as the Cherokee would say, ‘Walk a mile in another’s moccasins,’ whether you want to or not. I think a lot of people who have been involved with it cherish it for that reason—it takes them outside of their comfort zone.”
Butterflies and poetry: NGU students remember kristallnacht
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Night of Broken Glass, which is regarded by most historians as the beginning of the Holocaust. On the night of November 9, 1938 more than 90 Jews in Austria and Germany were killed and hundreds of thousands more were transported to concentration camps.
Five years ago many citizens of Greenville gathered to remember those affected by the tragic events that occurred during the holocaust. Event planners expected 300 to attend while over 800 showed up. The overwhelming response encouraged the community to plan for a 75th anniversary event, according to yearofaltruism.org
“The holocaust is a human rights tragedy. It’s not just a Jewish tragedy because many non-Jews were killed intentionally during the holocaust.” said Paul Thompson, chair of NGU’s History Department. Thompson is heading up NGU’s involvement with the year of altruism.
The fact that the holocaust
seriously impacted people from all different walks of life is why this year is being called The Year of Altruism. Altruism is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as, “The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.”
North Greenville University is involved with the Year of Altruism in several ways. The theatre department will be producing the play I Never Saw Another Butterfly which is based on events that happened during the holocaust. The play will be performed in October and seniors at NGU will direct it.
NGU will also be hosting a poetry event in October at the Billingsley Theatre. The name of the event is Utter Altruism: Responding to 20th Century Poetry of
Witness. The event will include a discussion generated by students of the Modern Poetry Class at NGU as they offer responses to 20th century poetry dealing with inhumanity and injustice. An open time of discussion will follow the students’ responses.
The Year of Altruism is poised to be an excellent effort to spread the idea of selflessness and concern for others throughout Greenville County. There will be many different exhibits, speakers, and events occurring through June 2014.
Any students who would like to get involved with the Year of Altruism through NGU, or have questions about the events can visit yearofaltruism.org or contact Thompson at Pau l .T hompson@ngu .edu .
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Q. Has the global missions conference made you look at missions differently?
A. Global missions week has definitely opened my eyes in different ways. Last year’s made me rethink my entire life plans as God led me to change my major to intercultural studies. It was a scary and exciting time.
Q. Going forward, will you take part in missions differently because of something you saw or heard this week?
A. I really want to jump in line for a mission trip.
Q. Has global missions week caused you to view life in the U.S. differently?
A. Yeah. We are so blessed and we don’t even know it.
Students respond to global missions weekKortnee Belue
Senior Intercultural Studies
Q. What part of the missions conference has impacted you the most?
A. Hearing how international missionaries use business as a platform to share the gospel in both remote villages and dense metropolises.
Q. Was there anything in particular that stood out to you this week?
Jurassic Park: Coming to a reality near you?
“ L e t ’ s be clear. The planet is not in j e o p a r d y. We are in j e o p a r d y. We haven’t
got the power to destroy the planet - or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.”
This quote wouldn’t seem out of place in a speech about a hot-button environmental issue such as global warming or clean energy. In fact, it comes from Michael Crichton’s 1990 science fiction novel Jurassic Park.
The story of the prehistoric t h e m e - p a r k - g o n e - w r o n g presented in the novel and the 1993 movie adaptation are well-known in popular culture. Recent scientific advances have made Chrichton’s vision of extinct
Chelsea FergusonEditor-in-Chief
animals and men coexisting (however disastrously) closer to reality than ever before.
Scientists have already brought back an extinct Pyrenean ibex through cloning, though it died shortly due to a lung deformity.
Obviously, there’s an appeal in bringing back animals that have been extinct for long periods of time, such as a wooly mammoth or a passenger pigeon.
The actual process of bringing an extinct animal back is much more complicated than simply plugging the right genes into an existing specimen.
As explained in Tanya Lewis’ Yahoo news article on the topic, “You can’t simply clone a passenger pigeon museum specimen, because they no longer have fully intact genomes.
But there could be another way: Using fragments of the passenger pigeon DNA, scientists could synthesize the genes for certain traits and
In addition, bringing extinct animals back does little to nothing for conservation efforts. French said, “It has little practical use to a conservationist and would very likely harm conservation efforts by perpetuating the idea that we
could replace with technology every piece of God’s
creation that we waste.” For science fiction
fans, the idea of bringing back
a woolly mammoth or
a T-Rex has a p p e a l , but it provides very few benefits
in the long run. In the words of
Chrichton, “You know, at times like this one feels, well, perhaps extinct animals should be left extinct.”
David JenningsSenior
Interdisciplinary Studies
Matthew WilliamsonSenior
Accounting
A. Learning how missionaries must be ‘wise as serpents and innocent as doves” (Matt 10:16) just to survive at times.
Photo courtesy of Matthew Williamson
Photo by David Gaskin
Q. Has global missions affected your life directly?
A. It’s always a good way to
keep my goals in check. We, as Christians, are to go and tell the Word of God and it’s easy to put other goals ahead of that.
Q. Going forward, will you take part in missions differently because of something you saw or heard this week?
A. I usually view missions as a long term thing, but this year I realized that short term missions are just as valuable.
splice the genes together into the genome of a rock pigeon.”
S c i e n t i s t s would get close to a pas senger pigeon but it would never be e x a c t l y as it was when i t
w a s alive. According
to Jeffrey F r e n c h , a s s o c i a t e professor of Biology, those who view cloning as “playing God” will have no reason to support the process of de-extinction.
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They base their ministry on the person that they have - the Holy Spirit.”
Gerald Roe, intercultural studies, led 17 rising intercultural seniors to Romania from May 10 to June 3.
The NGU intercultural program is trains intelligent missionaries who are called to serve for an extended period of time. Romania was a guided mission trip. It is an annual part of the intercultural practicum and required for intercultural studies majors to graduate.
“They take what they have learned to the field and learn about themselves on the field,” said Roe. “We are taking what we know of Scripture and of God and putting it into practice.”
In Romania the students worked in the inner city of Cluj to reach out to university students in nearby malls. They also aided the
teachers of preschoolers and
kindergarteners. In addition to assisting Romanian Gypsies through three different churches, the students also helped complete the construction of one new church. Out of the three weeks in Romania, the students had about two full days off from ministry work.
Kortnee Belue, a student who went to Romania, explained that
she felt the trip confirmed her calling as a missionary. She said, “I always thought I liked the down-and-dirty work, but now I know I love it. You can have all the book knowledge in the world, but until you experience it, you have never really understood how to be a missionary.”
NGU Spanish Instructor Michelle Heard led 12 students to Honduras. The five-week trip lasted from May 11 to June 15.
Heard explained that the NGU Spanish department funded this trip so students could experience immersion overseas and increase their love of Spanish.
Her personal goal, however, was to provide an experience that allowed students to see the need for Jesus Christ in another culture.
Four weeks of the trip were spent in a small town near the Guatemala border. Students spent four hours each morning with a Spanish tutor. They used their afternoons to minister to orphans and single mothers.
During the final week, ten of the
s t u d e n t s worked at a children’s home in another town, while two pre-med students assisted surgeons at a nearby hospital.
m e n t i o n e d Uganda was her first overseas
mission trip and one of her most life-changing experiences.
Jennings encouraged students to use their talents internationally. “Maybe God wants to take some of his best,” he said, “and put them in a place where they will never be heard of, never be known but will make the biggest impact for the
kingdom of God.”International
missions not only provided students with a new awareness of God’s work throughout the world, but also e x p o s e d them to new cultures.
Marks remarked that her eyes were opened to so much that she once took for granted, including TV, computers and clothes.
Jennings said, “There is a universal Church – with a big ‘C’, not a little ‘c’ – not dependent on the resources or materials they have because nobody has anything.
“Missions is the heart of who we are at NGU,” said Allen McWhite, director of global missions. “If we claim to be a university where ‘Christ Makes the Difference,’ then that difference must be seen in our commitment to taking the gospel to those who are still waiting to hear about and experience that difference.”
According to the mission’s chapel program students were all about missions in the summer of 2013.
North Greenville University is aware of 25 students who participated in summer missions throughout the United States and Canada.
Thirty-nine other NGU students served as camp staff. An additional 38 students went on international summer missions throughout Asia and 20 other countries.
Nine NGU graduates began their services as journeymen in Africa and Asia.
According to McWhite, NGU provided three opportunities to spread the Gospel over the summer. Forty-one students responded to the call to go to Uganda, Romania and Honduras.
The Uganda trip, comprised of 12 students, lasted from May
9 until May 20. The trip was led by Jody Jennings, director of NGU’s Baptist Student Union (BSU).
The team conducted Bible studies for women and children, worshipped with orphans and reached out to those in prisons using activities such as basketball.
Team member Savannah Marks, junior, said, “You get to know the Ugandans, to love t h e m . ” S h e
NGU students have a heart for orphansAllie OuthouseManaging Editor
Photo courtesy of Maria Conner
Maria Conner spends quality time with Romanian orphans.
Photo courtesy of Michelle Heard
Kathleen Barrett plays with children in a Honduran playground.
Photo courtesy of Savannah Marks
Savannah Marks plays with Ugandans after Bible school.
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Kendall Knight, the newly-appointed leader of the Baptist Student Union band, has helped formulate an environment where students can worship together without fear.
His motive for the band is “to provide a quality worship experience weekly…that inspires [students] creatively and musically.”
In creating these opportunities for students to worship, Kendall has tried to make band practice more professional with fewer distractions, while at the same time allowing for freedom of expression in music styles. He hopes to have different songs, players and styles every week so that no one receives the same experience every time.
By changing players weekly, more opportunities will be available for any student interested in becoming a part of this ministry on campus.
Kendall is driven by Psalm 18:2, which reminds him that no matter what he does, as long as he is focused on Christ, it will be to the King’s glory and not his own. With this mindset he wants to give students an opportunity to have a unified worship experience with many of their fellow students.
He does not want students to view BSU as just another service, but as an opportunity to get engaged and connected through teaching and worship in order to better reach the community.
The worship is only one aspect of BSU, but Knight hopes that it is just as inspiring as anything else and promotes the gospel to lead people to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.
Kendall Knight
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” -Psalm 18:2
“If the music is not right, nothing else matters,” said Rick Sparks, professor of mass communication at North Greenville University, about his new online radio station, The Cove.
Sparks created a brand new radio station featuring New Age, Smooth Jazz and Easy Listening is comprised of all instrumental music. Sparks explained that a calming station can help people relax and focus on work in an office or during study time.
The Cove is already seeing great success. In less than 30 days, the station has listeners in Miami, New York, Atlanta and Chicago, as well as listeners worldwide.
The world of radio production is not new to Sparks. During his junior year at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, he decided to switch from an International Relations major to a Broadcast major. After graduation, Sparks began in hometown radio stations, eventually working his way up to larger stations.
Students, listen to your teacherDuring his 20 years of radio work,
he accumulated more than 4,000 hours on air, and his job descriptions have included production, program director, news director, general manager and media minister.
“I did everything…worked lots of formats, adult contemporary, Christian contemporary…,” Sparks said. “I worked in Christian contemporary and found how powerful it could be. Christian contemporary can touch lives.”
When asked what he loves most about broadcasting, Sparks declared the fun factor of the radio world to be one of its biggest draws.
“People listen for entertainment,” he said. “The fun part is the bells and whistles and technology.”
In order to run The Cove, Sparks has to perform several tasks.
First, he chooses what songs to feature on the station. Consistency is a key factor. The majority of The Cove’s music originates in his personal library, but as the station has grown in notability, music labels
have contacted the professor, asking him to play and review their songs.
“You have to be high in ranking to receive free music…that’s happening now.” Sparks said.
Second, Sparks must choose the songs’ playing order. He said that if a song does not fit, it will break the rhythm and flow of the station.
Third, Sparks discovers new material through painstaking research. Billboard maintains charts of top 50 albums, and Sparks listens song by song to ensure that The Cove’s material is current and popular.
Each artist has a signature and a technique, and Sparks often uses songs with an unusual instrument like a flute or trumpet in a soft jazz setting. He warns, however, against carelessly combining these instruments. He does not want to play three piano songs in a row and then play three with just a guitar.
The station’s main demographic city is Dallas/Ft. Worth, and second is Greenville. Denver comes third and fourth is Miami.
Many spas and resorts also turn the dial
to The Cove for music to relax and refresh the mind.
In its first months of operation, the station hit number 17 in the top 100 New Age radio stations on Live365.com, The Cove’s host website.
In a span of 30 days the station has acquired more than 2,000 listening hours. Of the 6,000 stations on Live365.com, The Cove is in the top 1,000 at number 770.
Working as a professor at NGU gives Sparks the opportunity to instill his passion for all things broadcasting into his students. He has worked at many colleges throughout the years, but NGU is his favorite.
Sparks said, “Of them all, God saved the best till last. I love North Greenville University. I love being here. I am blessed to be here. I look forward to coming in every day. And the best part of my job here is the students, without exception, and getting a hug from Dr. Epting every now and then.”
Relax to the sounds of The Cove at Live365.com/stations/coveradio.
Faith AuslundStaff Writer
sports6September 18th, 2013
North Greenville to add three new sports in 2014-2015 season
Crusaders carry momentum into new season with big winlikes of Furman University
and Presbyterian College.
The Crusaders look to earn
their way
to another
playoff berth
after coming
up short last
season. The
o f f s e a s o n
training and
work with
Fa r r i n g t o n
and the
weight staff
may give
the push this
team needs
to break
back into
the Division
II National
Tournament.
For it
to attain
this goal,
every game
Farrington recognizes this
critical time in a student-
athlete’s career and, more
importantly, in his life.
“I would like to see our
players grow together as
every area: academically,
Jeremy WethertonSports Editor
Momentum. An
immeasurable element to
every game and every season
that drastically affects the
outcome, and something the
North Greenville University
football team has plenty of
heading into a new season.
last six games they played,
including ripping off four
straight wins to end the season.
This offseason was an
adjustment for the Crusaders
as they hired a new head coach
and began preparations for
the new season after former
head coach Carroll McCray
departed NGU. New head
coach Jeff Farrington takes
over a program that comes off
of a 5-6 record and brings a
new outlook for this season.
“I have been impressed
with the players’ acceptance
and ability to work, learn
and give great effort after
multiple coaching transitions,”
Farrington said. Farrington,
a Citadel graduate, has
an impressive coaching
background, including the
athletically and spiritually,”
said Farrington, adding, “We
want to ‘play to win’ every
[and also] to honor God,
represent NGU, represent our
families, and ourselves, enjoy
the opportunity to play on a
college football team.”
But, being competitive in
games and achieving goals
such as making the playoffs are
also important, as they better
the athletic program and allow
the school a larger platform to
share the gospel.
None of that is
accomplished without hard
work and focus. And with
the football season beginning
recently, the team is ready
to go to work and get some
wins. Farrington remarked
that all of the games are ‘big
games,’ with each week being
important.
After facing Albany State,
the Crusaders travel to Virginia
Military Institute and return
home for a night game against
Tusculum College. Also on the
schedule for North Greenville
are the nationally-ranked
Carson-Newman Eagles and
Lenoir Rhyne University
Bears, ranked 17th and 23rd
in the nation respectively.
game of the season, the team
triumphed in thrilling fashion,
taking a win from Albany
State. The Crusaders took the
lead to start the game after a
20-yard drive that resulted in
the game.
After a defensive stand,
sophomore quarterback
with sophomore wideout
Thomas Weeks for a four-yard
touchdown strike to extend the
lead to 9-0. The Crusaders
dominated for much of the
game, taking a 23-6 lead
at one point, until Albany
State mounted an 18-point
comeback to take the 24-23
lead with 2:55 left in the game.
The Golden Rams left
too much time on the clock,
however, as North Greenville
proceeded to march down the
passing yards and threw for
three touchdowns in the game.
The defense played well
also, totaling four turnovers,
including two fumbles and two
interceptions.
While The Crusaders may
face many challenges, they
have the team and the leader
in Coach Farrington, to put
together a fantastic season,
and turn heads around the
by how much talent a team
possesses, but by how a team
reacts to these challenges, and
by how they conquer the
Photo By Cory GuinnSophomore Quarterback Nelson Hughes is
