A fight broke out during the Camden County Tournament championship game between Camden High School and Eastside High School. Absolutely. The students also talked about how, at a high-powered school, they might be in a distinct minority and be looked at as students who maybe didnt deserve to be there but got a break. *Hoops power packs roster from overseas; state questions safety of teens living with coach. Or an issue youd like to address proactively? In his senior season, Rodriguez only played a few minutes per game. Community Forums on the 2023-2024 District Budget Tuesday, February 28 th, 6 p.m. - Virtual Forum hosted by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) CLICK HERE to join the virtual forum.. Wednesday, March 1st, 6 p.m. International High School auditorium, 200 Grand St., or CLICK HERE to watch the live stream.. Thursday, March 2nd, 6 p.m. Eastside High School, 150 Park Ave. or ", Christian Ortiz (backwards hat) and Selwyn Rodriguez (far right) chat outside the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Puerto Rico. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Olson, the recruiting analyst, said he watched Aquino play twice in January and marveled over her agility for a player of her size. We have already announced all these changes to our community and they are overwhelmingly supportive of moving forward. Today, nearly two years after arriving in Paterson, Aquino's living situation has steadied, according to school officials. Faculty members toldKIRO 7 Father Heric and the co-chairs of the board of trustees fired the principal of the high school and principal of the middle school without the permission of the rest of the board of trustees. The police investigated the incident as an alleged gang rape. We have also rescheduled our back-to-school dates to allow us to refocus on the classroom and prepare adequately. 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Off the court, Ejiofor said she lived in a home on East 22nd Street owned by Shirley Jordan, whose daughter, Natalie, is a district teacher and an Eastside track coach. The kinds of people their own parents work for. Rodriguez left Puerto Rico in 2011, chasing the promises of a coach from New Jersey -- his own apartment, a spot on an elite high school team and a Division 1 scholarship. Eastside Catholic updated its website announcing Father William Heric, the school's chaplain, as the interim president on Thursday. He came to New Jersey that fall, just before basketball season began, and moved into a house where Griles lived in Somerset. "I would have been able to pull names out of a hat pretty quick to be able to get her in the right direction. The scuffle broke out with four minutes left in the second quarter of the game. Under the districts 50-step plan, coaches and other employeeswho allow transfer students to live with them or become their legal guardiansmust report that information in writing to their school principal and the superintendent. I would call the school about that.". More specifically, we have been informed that investigators are looking to question a former athletics coach at Eastside over his alleged proximity to some of the central figures in this unspooling drama. Ortiz, an undersized point guard with electric ball-handling skills, said no journey was too long to dish on Juan Griles. Furthermore, we have argued (controversially) that school officials caught having sex with students who have attained the age of consent should not be charged criminally. As we previously reported, Thornblade club officials have acknowledged the existence ofserious financial irregularitiesrelated to the operations of the facility including alleged credit card fraud that was first reported earlier this year to the Greenville countysheriffs office. Thornblade Saga: Could SLED Join Investigation? We want to make sure everything is done properly, Castillo said. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. I think things like this happen all the time.. Copyright 2023 WPVI-TV. 2022-2023 School Year Calendar. *NJSIAA announces new hearings to deal with Eastside fallout. I used to play against them and perform good. That meeting took place almost one year to the day after the Paterson Board of Education approved disciplinary action against five employees including the termination of Eastsides athletics supervisor, Gregory Cooper; the removal of the head coach of the boys team, Juan Griles; and the suspension of the head coach of the girls squad, Ray Lyde Jr. I think Paterson is ready to move on, said Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, a former football and baseball coach at Eastside, who now coaches Hackensack High School's football team. Under his suspension, Lyde is eligible to resume coaching the Eastside girls team next season. A few minutes later, the emcee hummed a few bars from "The Final Countdown" as a basketball-shaped mascot with a cowboy hat and bushy moustache made its grand entrance. We had hope," said Selwyn's older brother, Esteban, who joined him in Paterson at their father's insistence. By Steve Lopez Columnist. Based on all the feedback, we realized that both the changes and their timing were a mistake. According to our sources, most of the initial speculation has centered around Eastside High Schoolin Taylors, S.C. - and perhaps one other nearby school in the South Carolina government-run. Now, through interviews with players, parents, coaches and other sources, NJ Advance Media can trace the remarkable circumstances under which players were recruited, lured and even hijacked to New Jersey. All four ended up in Paterson, playing for the powerhouse teams at Eastside High School, . Similarly, it is unclear whether the USSS investigation into Thornblade is tied to the alleged credit card fraud or some of the more illicit, sexually charged allegations. *School suspends hoops coach who had 6 overseas players living with him. The Jordans have declined multiple requests for interviews, but Aquino appears to be well clothed, well cared for and her social media accounts suggest she is adjusting to life as an American teenager. Email Audrey Bass at asbass@greenville.k12.sc.us with any questions! They said they came because Juan Griles, the basketball coach at Eastside, sold a future that this working-class family from Caugas could not resist. In addition, the changes were announced very close to the start of the school year, which caused a lot of consternation. See the documents. Ejiofor lived there with other Eastside girls and boys basketball players from Nigeria, including Juliet James and ThankGod Okenwa, according to school documents obtained by NJ Advance Media. A care package loaded with supplies from his mother, sent to the address in Somerset, never appeared, either. The USSS and HSI investigations are ongoing. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, million college entrance racketeering scandal, reverse discrimination for the privileged, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, 19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, Im visiting all 600 L.A. spots on the National Register. The video recording was sent via Snapchat to a lot of their buddies at Eastside Catholic and other Eastside high schools. The promises were the same he made Rodriguez, his future teammate. These financial allegations have since receivedmainstream media coveragecourtesy ofThe Greenville News. (Natalie Jordan also has been suspended by the district.) I found out in late June of this year that my wife, Jennifer Mathews, had engaged in multiple extramarital activities, Mathews said in the statement. He formerly served as our interim president. When one Disciple wanted to get out earlier this year, he was told in no uncertain terms that leaving was not an option. We have an open microphone policy here at FITSNews! Griles, as has been the case since NJ Advance Media broke the story two months ago, did not return multiple calls for comment. What sort of proximity are we talking about? All Rights Reserved. The big picture is this: We are working to restore our school's previous administrative structure. Father Heric will go back to being the school chaplain. Thanks to our long history of educational excellence and deeply felt sense of mission, any change at Eastside Catholic invites high interest from our current and alumnae community. She applied to Yale in 2017 and paid an . Most found something much closer to a nightmare. [4] When he contacted Lyde, the coach offered a spot on his team and free housing. More:Paterson Eastside High School basketball ban upheld by state commissioner, More:Paterson names new coach for Eastside girls basketball team, More:Michael Baker named boys basketball coach as Eastside looks to rebound from scandal. "On the patio, in the kitchen and we'd have to pick her up and bring her upstairs. Our Upstate sources which include law enforcement officers, prosecutors, attorneys and private investigators, among others have conveyed a remarkably consistent narrative about what allegedly transpired behind the scenes in this exclusive enclave. Selwyn's knee healed, but his relationship with the coach never did. coach blew up, NJSIAA demands 'full accounting' from hoops power with several overseas players, School suspends hoops coach who had 6 overseas players living with him. She appears to be living in the home owned by Shirley Jordan where the Nigerian players also stayed; NJ Advance Media observed Aquino leave the home and head to school the morning of March 21. A KIRO 7 crew went to Eastside Catholic to try to talk to administrators and was told to leave. LAPD Deputy Chief Gerald Woodyard said LAPD narcotics detectives working with the Long Beach-based Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents recovered 82 firearms, including 42 ghost guns used by the Eastside Wilmas gang, along with 19 pounds of methamphetamine, 5 pounds of cocaine and 3 kilograms of fentanyl. EHS ASB. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Stay tuned we will continue doing our best to sift through the information we are provided related to all of these scandals. Gregory Cooper, the Eastside athletic director cut loose, says he was an 'easy target' and made a scapegoat. The school will be known as Eastside High School effective the 2022-2023 school year, which begins in the fall, following a vote during Tuesday evening's board of education meeting. "Over there if you're that tall, you're like a monster. We now recognize that this timing was a mistake, and we are working to rectify the impact it has had. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, or NJSIAA, recruiting sanctions against Eastside stemmed from a series of stories by the Star-Ledger exposing the fact that six players from Puerto Rico and Nigeria were living at Griles Paterson condominium. Viewer discretion is advised. It didn't take long to realize the living situation wouldn't match the promises. "That's an even bigger responsibility when you're leaving home to play. Christian Ortiz and his father, William, heard journalists from New Jersey were in Puerto Rico for a story on Eastside and drove 90 minutes from their home for an audience. Selwyn and Esteban added they rarely left that room because they feared what was happening downstairs. KIRO 7 obtained a resignation letter written by teacher Lisa Abraham. Specifically, the inquiry sought to determine whether the deputy in question failed to report his knowledge of alleged illegal activity including the dissemination of sexually explicit material to minors to his superiors. Authorities have arrested an unidentified 15-year-old in connection with the stabbing of two Paterson students at Eastside High School on Friday afternoon, which left one of the victims dead . *Ugly accusations tearthrough highest levels of school. For most of the kids working at the Beat, getting accepted to college is only the first hurdle. PATERSON - Eastside boys basketball coach Juan Griles, assistant coach Alberto Maldonado, and the school's athletics supervisor Gregory Cooper were terminated Wednesday night as a . Blessing Ejiofor (left) and Andrea Aquino pose in a picture posted to Twitter in November 2015. Once in the mainland United States, Ortiz slept on piles of laundry and cold floors, while Rodriguez lived with a stranger who openly used drugs. 1:07. when she graduated from high school. *NJSIAA demands 'full accounting' from hoops power with several overseas players. Association already has promised a rule change in response to international recruiting of players. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Our district prepared and addressed each step of the Corrective Action Plan,and as a result of our follow-up on each area, we have received several positive reports from the NJSIAA monitor regarding our current 2017-18 athletic programs, said Terry Corallo, the district spokeswoman. WHAT TO KNOW: After winning Saturday's sectional semifinal at No. He called her a "no-misser" talent-wise, but said "my heart goes out to the kid. *Fired coach wonders: How did I become guardian for 7-foot Nigerian player? Search for New Jersey classmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of Online Univeristy, College, Military, and High School Yearbook images and photos! Classes could be delayed at a high school sports power house after more than a dozen teachers walked off the job. We just had one get into the University of Oregon, but I dont know if theyll be able to afford it, Kelley said. But how do you know? Unfortunately, there are a pair of federal investigations underway related to the saga which first popped up on our radar screen almost two months ago. According to videos shared on social media, a male student can be seen escorting a female student with hands behind her back. It did not escape the notice of the Boyle Heights Beat reporters that a USC student had put out a video in which she said she didnt care about college but was looking forward to games and parties. He did not stick around for answers. unanswered questions in the Paterson basketball scandal, How scandal of overseas hoops players living with H.S. He has won more than a dozen national journalism awards and is a four-time Pulitzer finalist. But over here, you're like a god.". She says that, on weekends, her mother makes and sells pupusas outside the South L.A. home they rent from an uncle. "As a result of the information that Andrea has shared, it is evident that Andrea may be the victim of neglect, child exploitation, emotional abuse and child endangerment," the report reads. Two days later, Mathews issued a statement through his attorney confirming our reporting. In a practice last week with the Vaqueros, Selwyn finished every drill with a flourish. Some of these Disciples are members at the Thornblade club, we are told. "'An outstanding educator': Paterson Eastside High School principal dies," by The Paterson Press' Joe Malinconico: "Gerald Glisson, who was principal of Paterson's Eastside High . She had left Nigeria to play basketball and study at Evelyn Mack Academy in Charlotte, determined to earn a scholarship to an American college. "I would just meet her at the gym and work out from there and take her to her game if need be. ", To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that 0:00. March 17, 2019 5 AM PT. *N.J. lawmakers take steps to halt phony transcripts like ones used at Eastside. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. According to that action , Brian Gem Garrison - a former adjunct tennis coach at Eastside High School in Taylors, S.C. - was protected in allegedly predatory activities by the school's . 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. I think Eileen Shafer has done a tremendous job being proactive on this.. For now, however, he thinks about other opportunities he had after that big international tournament in 2011, and how his career might have been different had he never met Griles. She deserves this opportunity. After a series of winning seasons and strong showings in the state tournaments, Eastsides girls and boys teams finished with losing records this year. The high and mighty went as low as they could go, and it did not play well in Boyle Heights. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. CLICK HERE. "We just needed one college scout to come and visit him, but nobody ever came. ", Said Edwin Rodriguez: "(Griles) basically put my sons' lives at risk putting them in this house with this drug addict. Probably. All four ended up in Paterson, playing for the powerhouse teams at Eastside High School, now the focus of multiple state and local investigations after a series of NJ Advance Media reports. The ongoing drama tied to this upscale Upstate neighborhood which was first reported by this news outlet a week ago has been dominating discussions in the greater Greenville, S.C. area. KIRO 7 News Seattle facebook feed(Opens a new window), KIRO 7 News Seattle twitter feed(Opens a new window), KIRO 7 News Seattle youtube feed(Opens a new window), Lenin statue in Seattle: Read this Q and A about how it got to Fremont, Eclipse traffic is already awful and we're still four days away, Why is a Confederate memorial in Seattle? CLICK HERE. They had SAT preps and the older girl was a senior in high school, and theyd use her old tests to study, and they would hire private tutors for them.. A big shakeup happened at Eastside Catholic after two principals were fired and 13 faculty members quit in protest. As we exclusively reported on July 23, 2020, allegations ofserious financial irregularitiesatthe prestigiousThornblade Clubpromptedan investigationby the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) an agency with broad jurisdictional authority when it comes to cyber-enabled financial crimes.. Get more of Steve Lopezs work and follow him on Twitter @LATstevelopez. Their experiences cover six years and account for four of at least 13 players NJ Advance Media has identified as coming through Eastside's ambitious and bold pipeline. Griles, he said, promised to handle the rest, leaving Edwin to assume his boys would be safe and comfortable. The NJSIAA wants to know what rules were broken before it can decide on possible punishment. coach blew up. Meanwhile, the adults linked to Aquino -- Ayala, Lyde, Sparks founder Shane Gerald and Sparks coach Keith Gilchrist -- have not responded to numerous phone calls and text messages asking about the player. *How scandal of overseas hoops players living with H.S. Father Heric and the board co-chairs told teachers, the principals were fired due to restructuring. During the meeting the other co-chair resigned and the board of trustees removed Father William Heric as the interim president. See the documents, African players are flocking to top N.J. basketball teams. *A Star-Ledger Editorial: Report flawed by 'unexpectedly bizarre conclusion', Justice Wallace's work is "relentlessly ignorant of those who coach sports on this level. Andrea Aquino was treated like a curiosity in Caacupe, Paraguay, according to local coaches and an article on ESPN.com. In the meantime, a disclaimer as we have been investigating these reports, we have been cautioned (repeatedly) that controversial behavior is not necessarily the same as criminal behavior. "Papi, if I don't leave this place soon, it'll drive me crazy," he told his father in a phone conversation. Griles, he said, even bragged that he had contacts on the coaching staff at Rutgers, and that a Division 1 scholarship could be his if he came to Paterson. 1 Union City. Days after a report detailed that six overseas basketball players were living with a coach, a number of pressing issues remained. VIDEO: Eastside Catholic HS teachers quit Classes could be delayed at a high school sports power house after more than a dozen teachers walked off the job. "Especially because it was our kids who had to suffer the most because of this.. Selwyn Rodriguez never imagined a basketball journey that included meeting reporters in front of a giantbottle of seasoning salt. supports HTML5 video. He asked to play with the junior varsity just to prove he belonged. She said she had secured a student visa and Form I-20, which had been signed by officials at the North Carolina school. NJSIAA officials say they will take action in wake of NJ Advance Media's reporting. The college scouts never came, either. Four players from three continents -- all bound by the same dream and pitch: Leave your friends and family behind, travel thousands of miles and use basketball to find a better life. Excellence for All Students Through Strong Relationships & Instructional Strategies Delivered by Effective Educators. And he regrets others who followed him encountered similar problems. We have now invited the administrators and faculty to rejoin us on the first day of school. In short, the district and the students fully understand the infractions that took place at last night's game.The students involved in the incident from both schools have had a tremendous season and have worked incredibly hard to be successful. "It was like he offered me heaven," Ortiz said. Got something youd like to say in response to one of our articles? After that, theres figuring out how to pay for it. She had sprouted to 6-foot-7 by the time she was 15, the tallest girl many in her small village had ever seen. On Tuesday, New Jersey's governing body for high school sports levied an unprecedented level of sanctions against the Eastside boys and girls basketball programs, including a two-year state. Aquino was moved to a Prospect Park apartment with a district employee, an arrangement that "was supposed to last a couple weeks." YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. In an interview, Ugboaja said officials at Evelyn Mack demanded money for room and board for Ejiofor and he refused. Carol said she was talking to her father about the scandal, and they wondered where the cheating stopped. We had faith. The apartment was an attic in a Paterson house without heat or air conditioning, the Rodriguezes said. Some kids are saying, Oh, youre only taking two APs. Eastside Catholic later issued the following statement: "Thank you for your interest in our school. The girls parents are charged with paying $500,000 to get her and her sister admitted under the guise that they were recruits for Trojan crew. Editor's note: The following story contains profane language and disturbing content. Good question. Steve Lopez is a California native who has been a Los Angeles Times columnist since 2001. But there he was Wednesday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, at a massive Goya factory. What if she owed money to drug dealers? Abraham wrote, "I will not remain at a parochial school whose singular religious figure, and now, president badly lies to his faculty and staff.". "I used to play great players that are already in the NBA. *State criminal investigators launch probe into Eastside. Rodriguez had done well in the classroom and earned a scholarship offer to play volleyball at Purdue University. It was freezing in the house. He was visiting family in Queens and playing for a club team in a tournament at Eastside. Be permanently banned from teaching and/ or coaching? Between five and six boys basketball players from Paterson Eastside lived with the team's head coach this season. Wealthy celebrities and business executives allegedly paid small fortunes to rig their kids SAT scores, bribe coaches and gain entrance to elite colleges, in some cases taking tax deductions for bribes disguised as charitable donations. The parents of an Eastside High School student accused a former tennis coach of having sexually inappropriate conversations with their teenage son on a cellphone he secretly gave the . Head coaches and assistants in all sports had to take the exam, which also included questions about the city school districts policies and procedures, officials said. "Felix had problems in his household, and after that, that girl went from place to place," said a coach familiar with the events in Aquino's life that fall. 36-0 vote holds punishment for teams and former boys coach Juan Griles. A furious Edwin Rodriguez -- who said he sent more than $60,000 to Paterson in two years for rent, food, clothing and other expenses -- moved his sons to another apartment in the fall of 2012. In April 2015, the teenager moved to New Jersey, using a visa issued for a New York-based private school, the document said. Teachers are concerned those athletes are not being supported academically. So these guys got her over here and then everybody dropped the ball on her.". Although many Boyle Heights Beat reporters over the years have applied to USC, the programs mentors could not recall a single one getting admitted. Andrea says her father paints houses and does construction work, and during the week, her mother works a graveyard janitorial job on the Westside. According to our sources, one of these central figures is said to be involved in a forthcoming family court matter although no additional details about that case were provided. A pipeline of talented players to New Jersey is alive and well, but at times things can go awry with the process, as evidence by the recent scandal at Paterson Eastside. Aquino made it to the U.S. after a Paterson resident named Felix Ayala discovered her playing on ESPN, according to an internal school report obtained by NJ Advance Media. She lacked spending money, health insurance, winter supplies and even women's sanitary items, the report and other sources said. Things have been eerily quiet in the South Carolina Upstate over the last few weeks as it relates to the Thornblade saga a host of alleged scandals centered around an upscale neighborhood and exclusive golf club located in the suburbs of Greenville, S.C. And quiet is just how the wealthy, influential local citizens at the heart of these scandals hope things will stay . He is heard saying, "This is what happens when you cross the border illegally." Investigators were also looking to interview several current and former students at Eastside High School as well as several current and former employees of the Thornblade Club, per one of our previous reports. The female student is then placed behind a gate and the first male student states, "Justice is served." A second male student then appears on screen and states, "Remember, *explicit removed* the Mexicans. The Beat reporters heard each other out and decided to invite a teacher, a college student and a parent maybe Azucenas mother to participate in a radio talk show about the scandal. After starting high school that spring, Aquino, who now stands 6-9, joined the powerhouse New Jersey Sparks AAU program. Frame. He waved sheepishly when his name was called at a press conference for the Vaqueros de Bayamon. The officials at the post office insisted it was left in a safe place. Sherri Davis, NCSS director of public relations, said the students involved have been disciplined. COVINGTON, Ga. - Students at Eastside High School are under fire after a social media post went viral showing discriminatory and racial remarks and actions. It is not immediately clear, although some light was recently shed on the case when Greenville, S.C. insurance marketing executiveRick Mathewsissued a statement related to his recent divorce fromJennifer Mathews who runs a yoga and pilates studio in Greenville. Spirit Week Application SIC Call for Nominations SIC Call for Nominations (Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com). Often, the players lived with coaches or other school employees. The injured boy is 16 years old. The stories, including allegations of human trafficking, highlighted how players on the boys and girls teams suddenly and mysteriously arrived with promises of playing time, eventual college scholarships and new homes, according to interviews with players and internal school documents. 0:05. ", "I'm the victim because I'm the one who is out of school for six months," Ejiofor said last month. Staff Login. "It was hell," Ortiz said. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. "It's very unfortunate that she's caught up in the middle of something like this.". All rights reserved (About Us). Paterson school board President Oshin Castillo said the district has emphasized accountability among its staff members. 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