March 6, 2013 PDF Edition of the Perrysburg Messenger Journal

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Exchange Club honors Freedom Shrine essay contest winners
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“The Building Blocks
of America”
By Jenny Schaller
PJHS
We all have studied the
Constitution and the Declaration
of Independence sometime
in our life. In each
document, they discuss three
key points: liberty, equality,
and justice. After reading
them so many times, they
start to become meaningless
over used words. But in reality,
they are so much more
than that. They are the basis
of our country, and some of
the main ideas that our
founding fathers wanted us
to insure stayed important in
our society.
The first important key
value for America is liberty.
What is liberty It is our freedom,
our rights to do as we
please. An amazing example
of liberty is the Bill of
Rights. The Bill of Rights
states our freedom of speech,
religion, to bear arms, etc.
Liberty was established in
America because our ancestors
wanted to be free of a
king. Freedom is why we
prosper.
One of the other main
ideas that hold together
America is equality. All men
are created equal. This
phrase is heard many times
in speeches and historical
documents, because every
person is equal. It is very
easy to look back at our old
history and see that equality
was not truly shown in the
beginning of America. Fortunately,
as civil rights began
to grow stronger, Americans
then realized how important
it was that every man,
whether they are African
American, Hispanic, Asian,
or white, are treated equally,
despite their skin color. And
as we watched history unfold,
you can see that womens’
rights became a main
issue too. By now, society
has recognized that if you are
straight, gay, lesbian, black,
or white, it does not matter.
We are all the same on the inside.
In this way, equality has
played a very large and important
role in the growing of
America.
The last main idea that
has built America is justice.
Justice is a fair solution of a
problem.
On the bumpy road of
founding America, you can
see our justice system was a
little shaky. Fortunately, as
more cases we have dealt
with have been brought to
court, we have begun to settle
in a fair justice system.
Criminals have received appropriate
treatment to their
crimes, and second chances,
when needed, have been
given. In older societies, the
phrase “An eye for an eye,
and an ear for an ear” was
used as a justice system. Our
founding fathers saw that this
method of punishment was a
little too extreme and unfair,
and thus you have our judicial
system with fair laws
and regulations. Americans
are now settling issues more
conveniently and more
justly.
In my eyes, liberty is the
most necessary concept to
make our democratic system
the most successful. Slowly,
our rights are being stripped
from us. Right now, an important
issue that has arisen
is the right to bear arms. Yes,
if we are not allowed to carry
arms, we will be safer, but it
is still a right that will be
taken away, even though it is
clearly stated in the Bill of
Rights. As Americans, we
need to recognize when our
rights slowly diminish. Another
example of freedom
that Americans are losing is
the right to privacy. We are
being tracked more and more
on the internet and on surveillance
cameras.
Liberty is also important
because it is how America
has prospered. “The best
road to progress is freedom's
road.” This quote was said by
JFK. Kennedy was right
when he said this, because
Americans are allowed to do
as they please, not told what
their jobs are going to be, or
where they are going to live,
which is the reality in communist
countries. Also, without
freedom of speech or
petition, we would not be
able to express our disagreements
with the government.
Therefore, this is why I believe
freedom is the most important
concept in America.
Overall, freedom, equality,
and justice are all important
foundations of our
nation. We need to keep them
in mind as we participate in
our government, and make
sure we can shape America
into the amazing country it
was meant to be.
Quote from John F.
Kennedy (Brainy Quotes.
com).
The Freedom Shrine
The Freedom Shrine is a
collection of 30 of the most
important and historic American
documents, including
the Declaration of Independence,
the Constitution of the
United States and the Gettysburg
Address.
The Freedom Shrine is
displayed at Perrysburg Junior
High School on the second
floor.
Developed by the National
Exchange Club, the
Freedom Shrine originated
from the Freedom Train that
toured the nation in 1947 carrying
an exhibit of historic
documents.
The purpose of the Freedom
Shrine is twofold. It
puts before young Americans
proof that the freedom and
greatness enjoyed today were
not purchased easily and reminds
them that these gifts
must be cherished and protected.
PHS boys
tennis team
practice starts
Mon. March 11
Practice begins for the
Perrysburg High School boys
tennis team on Monday,
March 11. Practices will be
held from 3:10 to 5 p.m., at
the Perrysburg Tennis Center
on Route 25.
Participants will need to
have a current physical exam
form on file, non-marking
tennis shoes, shorts with
pockets and tennis racquet
(optional).
Yellow Jackets win
sectional opener, 55-42
By Andy Brungard
Perrysburg opened up the
post season in a sectional
matchup against Lima Senior
on Wednesday February
27, in Liberty Benton.
The Spartans wasted no
time attacking the basket in
this win or go home
matchup.
Senior guard Devon Allen
for the Spartans scored after
causing an early turnover.
Then his teammate and 6’5”
freshman standout, Rico
Stafford, hit a jumper along
the baseline and Lima
jumped to a 4-0 lead.
Nick Moschetti hit a
jumper in the lane to put the
Jackets on the scoreboard,
but they continued to trail
early 7-2. Allen and Stafford
continued their dual scoring
threat, Allen driving to the
whole and Stafford knocking
down his short jumper.
With two minutes remaining
in the first quarter Perrysburg
trailed 14-6. That’s
when the Jackets went on a
scoring frenzy. First, Shane
Edwards stole a pass at mid
court, dished it to Bryant
Byrd on the wing, who gave
it back for an Edwards lay
up.
Then Edwards deflected
another Spartans pass attempt,
which led to a Nick
Moschetti three.
Following his three,
Moschetti took away the
Spartans possession as they
brought the ball up court
and passed to Edwards, who
was fouled while converting
his layup and also adding a
free throw.
Perrysburg ended the first
quarter with a 10-0 run to
take a 16-14 lead.
Edwards scored the first
five points of the second
quarter, helping the Jackets
maintain their lead up until
four minutes until half.
When Lima Senior, who
only trailed by one point, hit
two free throws to take the
lead 24-23.
As the quarter wound
down the Jackets’ Chris
Schimmoeller hit a three
with less than a minute to
lift Perrysburg to a 27-26
halftime lead.
Of Perrysburg’s 27 points,
Edwards scored an impressive
18 of them.
The second half started
with Nate Patterson scoring
from the post after Perrysburg
pushed the ball up
court to break the Lima Senior
press.
The third quarter involved
six lead changes, but Patterson
scored six points around
the basket along with pivotal
rebounds. Offensively
and defensively Perrysburg
carried the energy and improved
its lead to 39-34
heading into the fourth.
Patterson started the
fourth, where he left off in
the third by scoring on a
post up on the right block.
The Spartans did finally get
some offense out of
Stafford, grabbing a rebound
and putting it back in.
This along with Ruben
Flowers making both free
throws on a 1-1 situation
narrowed the Perrysburg
lead to only three.
Patterson added two more
short jumpers and with only
two minutes left the Jackets
added six points off of a
slew of Lima Senior fouls in
an attempt to lengthen the
game in desperation.
Perrysburg closed the
game winning 55-42. Patterson
scored all 12 of his
points in the second half.
Edwards led Perrysburg
with 18 points, along with
Moschetti who put in 10.
The Jackets now advance to
play Fremont Ross.
Tickets on sale
now
Ticket sales for the boys basketball
game Thursday night at Liberty
Benton are being held from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, March 6 and 7, in the
athletic office at Perrysburg High Shool. PHS will play
Anthony Wayne at 7 p.m., on March 7, at Liberty Benton
High School.
PHS defeats Little Giants to win sectional finals
By Andy Brungard
Perrysburg’s defense carried
them to victory to win
their sectional final on Friday,
March 1. They caused
24 turnovers in a low scoring
affair defeating Fremont
Ross 48-36. They now advance
to play Northern
Lakes League champion
Anthony Wayne.
The Jackets took the lead
first when Nate Patterson
jumped in front of a Fremont
Ross pass and then
also scored on the other end
making a lay up on the post.
The following possession
Nick Moschetti hit a three
from the corner, 5-0 Jackets.
Fremont Ross responded
by pounding the ball inside
relying on the play of 6’4”
big man Dylan Jagodzinski
and 6’3” center Drew Solander
to go on a 6-0 run. The
Little Giants and Jackets
had six lead changes
throughout the quarter.
With less than a minute
remaining in the first quarter
Perrysburg held for the
final shot and it paid off
when Chris Schimmoeller
hit a jumper from the free
throw line to give his team a
12-10 lead heading into the
second.
Fremont Ross tied the
game to open the second
quarter, but Shane Edwards
grabbed the lead back by
driving the baseline and
scoring on a lay up. The Giants
quickly responded with
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a three from Jack Gideon.
However, Moschetti responded
on the very next
possession with a three of
his own to maintain a two
point lead 17-15.
Patterson closed the half
offensively for the Jackets
scoring twice from the post
to give Perrysburg a slim
21-20 lead at halftime.
Each team traded baskets
to start the second half but
afterwards neither team
scored for the next three
minutes. Perrysburg was
leading by one point and
with little scoring, both
teams were looking for a
spark.
The Jackets’ Matt Kaczinski
provided that spark for
his team when he stole a
pass at mid-court and laid it
in. On the next Perrysburg
possession they worked the
ball around and found Nick
Moschetti in the corner for a
three to lead 30-25 with
2:53 remaining in the third.
Perrysburg closed the
quarter holding onto a four
point lead, but on the first
play of the fourth quarter
Bryant Byrd extended that
lead to six off a nice spin
move in the lane to make a
short one handed jumper.
Fremont Ross, down by
six points, pushed on a 4-0
run behind the scoring hand
of Gideon and now only
trailed 34-32. During the
next several minutes Perrysburg
impressively made 10
out of 12 free throws, including
two from Edwards,
that came after he was
thrown hard to the ground
going for a loose ball.
Moschetti led the Jackets
with 19 points, followed by
Patterson who had 10.
The Jackets celebrated
their sectional championship
by cutting down the
nets at Liberty Benton and
will face the Generals
Thursday, March 7, at 7
p.m. at Liberty Benton.
Junior high
track meeting
planned
The 2013 junior high track
and field season will officially
open with practice on
Wednesday, March 13.
Track and field includes
sprinting, distance running,
hurdling, high jumping, long
jumping, and throwing the
discus and shot put.
A mandatory preseason informational
meeting has been
scheduled for Wednesday,
March 6.
Parents and athletes who
have not participated in a
sport yet this year need meet
at 5 p.m., in the library with
the athletic director.
All athletes/parents will
meet in the cafeteria at 5:30
p.m., with Coach Glenn
McIntyre and his staff.
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