Friday, January 22, 2010
The Record Volume 40, Issue 17
The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School since 1960
Father-Son Banquet a Success Dr. Allan Link, ’73, heads up his sixth and final Father-Son in a night to remember
Conversation with the Headmaster
The administration announces several key changes in Priory’s future... Patrick Mulvihill, ’10
Photo courtesy of The Yearbook Staff
Editor in Chief
Dr. Allan Link, Class of 1973, has sent three sons through Priory Jay, (’04), Matt (’07) Drew (’10).
Chad Huber, ’10 Layout Editor
The annual Father Son Banquet took place this past Monday night and was a ravenous success. The event, which took place at the Versailles Banquet Hall in the West Port Sheraton Hotel, was a great opportunity for both fathers and sons to enjoy an evening with friends and listen to many speakers and performers, all from the Priory Community. The first speaker of the evening was an alumni from the Class of 2006, Ryan Huber. After telling a tale from his days at Priory, he spoke to the students about the values he learned at Priory and how they are becoming more prominent now that he will be entering the real world when he graduates from
the University of Missouri this May. A sports update covering the greatest moments in Priory sports was done by Marty McCabe, long time “Games Master” and Athletic Director, and Joe Genoni, the current Athletic Director. Senior speeches from Drew Link and Matt Rhodes were completely opposite, as Drew characteristically scrapped his speech together just two hours before the event and made it into a comedy act. Matt took the serious approach and passionately talked about how the last five and a half years of Priory have shaped him into the man he is now. Both were very good in their own style and it was great to see the variety. The traditional seventh grade speech was given by Eddy Griesedeck, who did a great job especially considering how difficult it is for a twelve year (Continued on page 7)
On January 11, parents and faculty gather in the Kevin Kline Theater for the annual “Conversation with the Headmaster.” In a nutshell, this is a chance for parents to ask Father Michael, Mr. Gleich, and Mrs. Hartnett questions anonymously regarding the well being of the students, the conditions of the school’s facility’s, and Priory’s future. Most of these questions are directed at academics, the faculty, and athletics. After such great changes around campus in this past year, the Priory family itself will be changing dramatically. Father Michael alludes to the impending retirements of both Mr. Gleich and Mrs. Hartnett in the next seven years, at least in their administrative positions of Associate Headmaster and Junior School Headmaster respectively, leaving the Priory community wondering who will fill these significant roles within the Priory family. One thing that will change in the 2010-2011 school year is the introduction of a new position, the Director of Faculty Evaluation and Development, to be filled by Mr. Bernard Kilcullen. This new position will ensure the teachers and monks are properly evaluated, and therefore prepared, to teach (Continued on page 7)
Editorials
Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
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The Record Staff Editor in Chief:
Patrick R. Mulvihill, ’10
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Layout Editor:
Chad E. Huber, ’10
Content Editor:
Weekly Editorial Writer
Sean J. Lamb, ’10
Faculty Moderator:
Alexandre Todorov, ‘10
Mrs. Barbara K. Sams
In this issue...
Patrick Mulvihill, ’10
Chad Huber, ’10
Mike Haueisen, ’10
Alex Todorov, ’10
Jay Wortham, ’10
Kevin Hess, ’11
David Taiclet, ’11
Sam Sagartz, ’11
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I would like to begin by announcing that as of this morning I have made peace with Mr. Rolwes and will no longer be launching invectives against him within this column. Now that my crusade is over, I am going to turn my sights onto this year, and what a year it has been. I say this not in the usual “this year has been awesome, I can't believe it!” but in the far more honest (multiple expletives deleted), “this year was terrible”. So here they are, the five low-lights (the opposite of highlights) of this God-forsaken year. 1: Almost anything involving Pelosi: I am a Democrat, but first and foremost, I am a pragmatist. Thus, I could only wince as Nancy Pelosi led what could have been a promising legislative year into partisan ruin. She has consistently found the best way to worsen the atmosphere for bill after bill. She also butchered any chance of cross party cooperation with her incompetent handling of the “stimulus” bill. What should have been a focused, compact effort to modernize the United States (such as improving our disgraceful internet system) turned into one big collection of pork. It was pricey, ineffective, and has turned the Congress into a laughing stock. She did not get off on the wrong foot, she took a machete to it. 2: Glenn Beck: I have a confession to make, I enjoyed his books. They were funny, interesting, and managed to avoid becoming too acid when talking politics. Unfortunately, he has not followed this trend within his shows, and has instead become a hot air spewing factory of disinformation and conspiracies. He has damaged this country's political system. I am not against the tea party movement, in fact I was happy to see people marching on Washington, even if I did not agree with them. America needs to get more public with its sentiments, be they liberal or conservative. What I am against is libel. Our voters are already fairly uninformed to begin with, let alone stating that the healthcare bills
would create “death panels” (what actually was in the bill was provisions for end of life care advisory). Glenn, do the country a favor and get the facts before you start spewing words. 3: Obama: Congratulations America, you have somehow managed to replace a headstrong, unthinking leader with an indecisive coward who is incapable of making a decision without consulting ten different polls and his political consultants. Guess what, being President means you actually have to do something, and not just preach about hope and love. He has refused to reign in Pelosi and Reid, ruining any chances at the false promises of “post-partisanship”, and he dithers when he has to decide for himself what he is going to do. His foreign policy has pushed away our allies (I mean “partners”) and tried to warm up to our foes (not happening). It is unrealistic and self serving. Sometimes one has to get his hands dirty. 4: “Populism:” True populism is all but dead, and we have this year to thank. I remember quite well the AIG bonus Senate committee meetings, where the Senators calmly declared “I'm angry”. Guess what guys, you should have been furious! You should have looked past your lobbyist gifts and actually put some passion into a cause for once in your political life! Whats even worse is that our President seems to think that populism is just another tool, something hidden in a glass case in case of people getting ticked off at you. Populism is not a sheepdog for the uncleaned masses, it is the reason we elect people. They are there to uphold our will, and if they don't we should be marching on the Capital pure and simple. We cannot afford to let our politicians off easily whether they be liberal or conservative. 5: Healthcare: I don't think my veins can tolerate the sheer amount of rage that would flow through them if I tried to write about this debacle. Let's just say this, we need reform, and we also need competent people to enact it. And now for something completely different, did you know that the first thing that comes up when you type in Joe Gleich into Wikipedia is claurophobia (fear of clowns)?
Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
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What Grinds My Gears Mike Haueisen, ’10 Weekly Editorial Writer
You know what grinds my gears? The idiots at NBC. In case you missed it, here's a quick recap. NBC signed Conan O'Brien 6 years ago to take over "The Tonight Show" in June of last year. Jay Leno had been hosting the show for 17 years, but was now getting his own show, "The Jay Leno Show," which would be the lead-in to "The Tonight Show". The Tonight Show has been nothing short of set in stone as a program for the past 60 years. That's right. SIXTY YEARS! The program has been aired immediately following the local news, at 11:35 ET for 60 years now. So Leno was set to come on at 10, with Conan at 11:35. Unfortunately, Leno's ratings plummeted in his new show and he provided a terrible leadin for Conan, who also began to receive lower ratings. Nine months into the show, after Conan and his entire staff moved from New York to Los Angeles for the show, NBC messed everything up. They moved Jay Leno’s show to come on at 11:35, and moved Conan back to 12:05. This solution is just horrid. First off, Conan O'Brien is the man. Not just a man, but THE man. David Letterman, Jay Leno, and that terribly unfunny Craig Ferguson absolutely pail in comparison to Conan O'Brien. He was the man who got me through junior year as I watched "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" every night to put just the slightest joy in my day. Conan and his staff were hardly given any time to develop a good show for the network. This is partly to blame on the bad lead-in provided by Leno, and simply the lack of time to accumulate a contingency of new fans. So when NBC informed Conan of this, he publicly rejected the idea of moving to 12:05. The Tonight Show has been at 11:35 for 60 years, such a sudden shakeup is just disrespectful to our elders! In Conan's words, "I sincerely believe that delaying the "Tonight Show" into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of
broadcasting. "The Tonight Show" at 12:05 simply isn't the "Tonight Show."' Powerful stuff. And it's the truth too. Since his rejection of the time switch, NBC has been trying to push Conan out the door, despite the fact that he continually beat Leno in the ratings! O'Brien's lawyers are working out a deal with NBC, and it is speculated that it will end with Conan getting something around 40 million dollars, included in which is compensation for the rest of his staff. Being the awesome, family man that he is, negotiations have gone slightly slower because Conan is continually pushing for better compensation for his staff who moved to Los Angeles just to do the show, but are now jobless less than 9 months into the show thanks to desperate, foolish NBC executives. Jay Leno will move back to hosting "The Tonight Show" and Conan will walk away from the network. Leno has remained a great person throughout, only agreeing to steps if Conan agreed to them, agreeing with Conan. However, he will never be half as funny as Conan O'Brien, who's future as the greatest Tonight Show host in history has been crushed. The only advantage to the whole ordeal are the jokes Conan has been able to make about the network. "It's been getting pretty harsh, NBC's been saying things, saying I'm dumb, in fact they think I'm so dumb, they want me to run the network!" Classic stuff from a truly hilarious family man who has been caught in an extremely unfair and unfortunate predicament. A personal idol of mine, and a fantastic TV host, I look forward to his future, wherever that might be.
Weekly Lunches
1/22 - 1/29 Friday, 1/22 Grilled Cheese Monday, 1/25 Spaghetti & Meatballs Tuesday, 1/26 Chicken Wrap Wednesday, 1/27 Hot Ham on Kaiser Roll Thursday, 1/28 Hamburger and French Fries Friday, 1/29 Fried Clams
Weekly Calendar Friday, 1/22/2010 •4:00pm C BBall @ JBS •5:30pm JV BBall @ JBS •8:00pm Varsity BBall @ JBS
Saturday, 1/23/2010 •9:00 V Wrestling Fulton Tournament •11:00am JS Mother / Son Mass & Luncheon
Monday, 1/25/2010
Tuesday, 1/26/2010 •4:15pm C Bball @ Lu North •5:30pm JV Bball @ Lu North •7:00pm Varsity Bball @ Lu North
Wednesday, 1/27/2010 •4:15pm C Bball v. JFK •5:30pm JV Bball v. JFK •7:00pm Varsity Bball v. JFK •7:15-8:30pm Forms III, Parent / Student Realistic Expectations
Thursday, 1/28/2010
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Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
A Word for Fair-Weather Sports Fans A rebuttal to the naysayers and sports purists alike: Patrick Mulvihill’s testament to the laid back sports spectator. Patrick Mulvihill, ’10 Editor in Chief
Fair-weather fans get a lot of heat. True sports fans hate them. True sports fans see them as inferiors, and in many case s th e y are . I admire Mike y Haueisen’s obsession for the Blues through thick and thin. Peter Jochens’ passion for the Rams is commendable. Unfortunately, not many people are as optimistic as these true sports intellectuals. Consider them the athletic bourgeoisie. I am here to speak for the nay-sayers. Fair-weather fans do not hate. They simply are man enough to look at truth in the eye. I see fair-weather fans as a fact of life, but I am willing to take this entire concept further by saying that they are a necessity for competitive professional sports. Fair-weather fans are what make sports just that: competitive. If you take a look at the four major professional sports, you will see some of the most incredible athletes the world has ever witnessed. You will also see the most overly generous paychecks for any one occupation on earth. I do not care what he does or how well he does, I do not believe Albert Pujols deserves his salary. I see teachers and laborers and doctors and social workers who work every bit as hard as he does and get paid tiny fractions or percentages of what he gets. Fair-weather fans are here to make athletes like Albert work just a tiny bit harder. The Cardinal’s typical bandwagon October fans are what the Cardinal players work for all season long. Yes, some fans hope for a good season but would watch the Cardinals play no matter what. If all of St. Louis took this mentality however, the Cardinals would have no reason besides a small amount of pride to work as hard
as they do each year to make the playoffs. If the Rams win the Superbowl next year, all of St. Louis will become Rams fans. The true fans can complain all they want, but the fair-weather fans have without question done no wrong. They would have merely applauded good effort and good results by a previously depressing, ignored team. Marc Bulger played dismally this past season, but he still went home each week with a fat paycheck that makes me cringe. He deserved every bit of the boos and taunts from St. Louisains this past year.
You have the freedom to talk about this catch, whether you saw it live or not.
True sports fans may boast about how many games they have watched, how often they watch Sportcenter, how many stats they have memorized, and more power to them. I would be proud of that fact as well. However, chastising and reprimanding the obviously large majority for showing slight interest in the true sports fans’ domain is close-minded and downright arrogant. Not everyone has the luxury of “wasting” hours and hours meticulously and somewhat meaninglessly memorizing statistics. Failure to do so
should therefore in no way limit their ability to talk about sports. If this were the case, professional sports as we know them would cease to exist. Slapping the wrists of the late NFL Playoff followers and fair-weather Blues fans gets us nowhere. Rather, it further removes us from the game that we all love, no matter which degree this love may take. Furthermore, not every diehard sports fan memorizes stats. Stating that not memorizing the statistics makes you a terrible sports fan is a bogus claim. Mr. Muench is probably one of the most fanatical and loyal fan for any team I have ever witnessed (his obsession for North Carolina matches if not surpasses Mike Haueisen’s Blues allegiance), and he struggles to rattle off stats. Sports are not about the numbers or the trading deadlines or salary caps. Believe it or not, failure to watch Sportscenter (yes, I do not have cable and therefore rarely watch it, shame on me) does not forfeit my rights to discuss sports with others. Watching sports is meant to entertain and distract from worldly trouble. While I am not bashing these fans who memorize stats, sports should be a universal pastime, both in watching and playing. It is conceited and naïve to believe that sports are reserved for this diminutive minority. It is time for the sports fanatics to step down from their thrones of athletic omniscience and come to accept the fact that professional sports need not be a obsessive pastime. It’s a means of entertainment and enjoyment, no matter what level this diversion might take. Get over yourselves, you conceited purists. I’m sorry, but you do not own professional sports.
Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
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Collins (a large book publishing company) and others to provide its content. Not to mention ereading is just one aspect of the tablet. The tablet will run iPhone OS 4.0, so Chad Huber, ‘10 there will be plenty of apps, and the text input Layout Editor will be nothing short of being just incredible. The tablet will have incredibly innovative In 2007 Steve Jobs said, during the features right where the biggest problems lie, unveiling of iPhone, that he has worked on which right now is how the darn thing will take three truly great products in his lifetime. The user text input (can you really type on a full first being the mouse, the second was scale touchscreen). Expect to see a the original iMac, and the third was major talking point on that front, the iPod. He then proceeded to say something that will turn a lot of heads. that he was releasing a fourth one and This will be similar to iPhone's pinch it's called iPhone. and zoom, which created a huge wow One would think, by reading factor. the tech blogs today that Apple is The last main feature expected coming out with a fifth truly great on the tablet is multi-media, which product on January 27th, 2010. The Apple is already king of with the iPod hype that the Apple tablet has received Touch, iPhone, and iTunes. There will over the past twelve months has been be no shortage of Apple wielding nothing short of intense. However, the everything it has in its media arsenal Apple tablet will not, and does not, to be put onto this device. need to be a ground breaking product The notion of a tablet being in order to be successful. more of a personal computer will Just look at its competition. In Artists’ renderings of shine with this device. You will want the rumored tablet. the e-reader market, it will dominate. this built into your fridge, one for The e-readers released at CES (Consumer lounging on the couch, and maybe even one for Electronics Show) almost made me think of the road. my TI-84. Black and white screens with awful It may not be for 'serious' work in resolution, thick as a brick, and just awful in terms of crunching the numbers on an excel terms of user interface. This is 2010... you spreadsheet or even typing extraordinarily gotta do better than that. The tablet will have long documents. But this would certainly be an incredible screen resolution with vivid colors. excellent addition, and maybe even There are also rumors that Apple is talking replacement, to everyone's home desktop with Sports Illustrated, Times, Harper & computer.
The (Rumored) Apple Tablet
Taco Bell Mourns Founder’s Death Sam Sagartz, ’11 Staff Writer On Sunday, January 17, Americans lost a great hero. Glen William Bell, Jr., the founder of Taco Bell, passed away at age 86, leaving behind his wife Martha, two children, and four grandchildren. Glenn Bell was an American hero, having served in the Marine Corps in World War II. After returning in 1946, Bell began his entrepreneurial career with a hot dog stand called Bell’s Drive-In. Six years later, he sold his first stand and built another that
also sold hamburgers. Soon after, Bell decided to include Mexican food on his menu. He sold tacos for 19 cents, which inspired him to open three Mexican restaurants called Taco Tia in Los Angeles. After a stint with El Taco, Bell opened his first Taco Bell. Taco Bell is loved across America for its incredible food at cheap prices, including its Chicken Quesadillas for only $2.59, and the Cheesy Gordita Crunch. Bell’s tragic passing followed shortly after the death of another Taco Bell icon, Gidget Chipperton (AKA Taco Bell Chihuahua), who was euthanized after suffering from a stroke in July, 2009, at age 15. Glen Bell was a visionary in the restaurant industry and an American war hero and will be greatly missed.
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Billy Joel Top 10 1. Piano Man 2. She’s Got a Way 3. Only the Good Die Young 4. The Longest Time 5. We Didn’t Start the Fire 6. My Life 7. Uptown Girl 8. Big Shot 9. Don’t Ask Me Why 10. You May Be Right - The Editors Contact the editors if you want to provide a Top 10 Playlist of your own for the band or artist of your choice and it could appear in The Record in the future...
Puzzles
Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Neighborhood 5. Vipers 9. Skedaddle 14. French Sudan 15. Weaving machine 16. Bread from heaven 17. In the center of 18. A type of hair style 19. Speak 20. Divert 22. Specter 23. Poorly kept 24. Row of shrubs 26. Buddy 29. Not the youngest 33. An offer of marriage 38. Angel 39. Assistant 40. Seventy-two in Roman numerals 42. Largest continent 43. Mooch 45. Marked by casual disrespect 47. Peaceful 48. Greatest possible 49. Cassettes
Sudokus
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Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
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Lacrosse and Rugby to become Spring sports in 2011 Kevin Hess, ’11 Opinions Editor
In this year’s conversation with the headmaster, there was some emphasis on sports. The promotion of hockey and rugby to officially recognized sports has given the administration some flexibility in sports, and they plan to use it in the coming years. The state has required that all rugby competitions be moved to spring and Priory plans to comply in 2011. Priory is also looking towards gradually adding lacrosse as a sport. This spring, Priory will have a club lacrosse team coached by Mr. Combs outside of school.
Father Son Banquet (Continued from front page) to speak to hundreds of students, many of them high schoolers, who are much older than him. Music also had its place at the event as senior Charlie Peterson sang while fellow classmate Mike Haueisen played the piano. A group of students, most of whom were recently named AllDistricts, also sang a selection but did it in acapella fashion. There was also an
Conversation with the Headmaster (Continued from front page) at Priory. Beyond this however, several other changes are to be made academically in the years to come. First and foremost, Priory is considering adding Mandarin Chinese to the curriculum alongside French and Spanish. Many of these changes are based upon the enlargement of each
Next year it will be offered during the Junior School sports period. As these students move into the high school, lacrosse plans to follow them, and, given enough interest, will eventually become a full Varsity and Junior Varsity sport. Also, in an effort to give students more options and to give everyone an opportunity to truly participate in sports, the administration is considering implementing three changes in the athletic department. First, they will consider having an “in school” racquetball program offered in the winter to about sixteen high school athletes. Another idea is to expand the high school winter soccer program to simply accommodate more students.
Finally, Priory is thinking about adding additional “C” teams to certain (yet to be named) sports. These changes can mean big things for Priory students. The additional choices give Priory students more options that they have been asking for in the hope of never making a student play a sport that they are not interested in. Also, the possible addition of several less-competitive sports gives more students a chance to simply have fun without the pressure and training of the Varsity seasons. On the whole, these decisions by the administration show a dedication to listening to the ideas of the Priory students, and I personally look forward to seeing these changes implemented in the future.
advertisement for Battle of the Bands in the form of a Priory band playing a few classic Beatles songs to compliment the unveiling of this years t-shirt called Abbey Road. Dan Buck, a Priory father and an ex-broadcaster for KSDK capped the evening with a passionate speech on his relationship with his father and his experience of giving his time to the St. Patrick Center, where he holds the position of CEO. An alumni and current Priory father who was sitting at my table reminisced
about his father son “back in the day,” and explained how they had only one speaker and the food was certainly not up to par. This past Father Son was certainly filled with speakers and the food was excellent. This can be attributed to the hard work of Dr. Link, '73, father of Drew Link '10, to whom we give our best thanks.
incoming seventh grade class from 72 to 80 kids. These eight additional kids will therefore eventually increase the school’s size by approximately 40 kids, causing the need for more high school advisories, as well as two more classrooms in the high school. Parent concerns have also led the administration to consider the dropping of the senior course “Social Studies Seminar” and adding a full three trimester Economics course, maybe even leading to an A.P. course in the
future. The rest of the questions mainly dealt with the usual questions about grade inflation, the sports requirement, SAT and ACT scores, college admissions, the quality of the lunch food, and safety concerns. Father Michael concluded the night alluding to the fact that in the coming year, the administration will elect a Director of Studies, a Dean of Faculty, and an Assistant Headmaster. These changes will undoubtedly transform Priory, hopefully improving
Friday, January 22, 2010 Volume 40, Issue 17
NFL Playoffs Week 1 in Review David Taiclet, ’11 Sports Editor
Arizona vs. New Orleans: This game started off the same way as the Baltimore and New England game, as Tim Hightower scored a touchdown on the first play of the game. It seemed like the Cardinals were going to pull the upset. But then the Saints got the ball. They were unstoppable, scoring 35 points in the first half. The Saints defense held strong all game forcing the Cardinals into 3 fumbles, one interception, and only 14 points. The New Orleans offense looked very powerful all game scoring 45 points. The Saints move on and face a much more talented defense in the Minnesota Vikings. We will see how Drew Brees can handle the pressure of that Vikings dline. Saints 45, Cardinals 14
The Record The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School Baltimore vs. Indianapolis: Baltimore came into this game as underdogs but with a ton of confidence after their huge defeat over the Patriots. They were going to have to deal with another great quarterback in Peyton Manning. But Peyton Manning proved to be too much. Ed Reed intercepted him twice but the offense did not get the ball either time, one was called back for pass interference and the other was fumbled by Reed. As is usual with the Colts they held the ball for the clear majority of the time and won the turnover battle which led them to a 20-3 win over the Ravens. The Colts defense looked strong holding Ray Rice to only 67 yards and intercepting Joe Flacco twice as they kept Baltimore out of the end zone all game. Indiana 20, Ravens 3 Dallas vs. Minnesota: Dallas looked to be very tough to stop this postseason as they had caught fire to end the season. But they hit a brick wall on Sunday afternoon. Although Adrian Peterson did not have a good game he didn’t need to, Sidney Rice and Brett Favre did it all themselves. They hooked
up for three touchdowns which were way more than enough as Dallas was only able to kick a field goal early in the 2nd quarter. The Vikings sacked Romo six times and Romo looked flustered all game and finished the day with only a 66.1 passer rating. Vikings 34, Cowboys 3 New York vs. San Diego: Some people may have suspected the Jets to beat the Bengals last week, but no one expected this. The Chargers gained almost 100 more yards than the Jets but they still lost. What didn’t help the Chargers is that their near perfect kicker Nate Kaeding missed 3 field goals. He had only missed three all year before this game. The Jets defense once again led them to victory. Mark Sanchez made the best of the short fields that he acquired thanks to the defense. He didn’t event throw for 100 yards. The third quarter Philip Rivers threw two straight interceptions including one of the greatest catches ever made by Darrelle Revis. But bad coaching, timeout use, and field goal kicking ultimately lost this game for San Diego. Jets 17, 49ers 14.
The Colts will start the scoring off in their first drive and won’t look back. Colts 24, Jets 10 New Orleans vs. Minnesota: Drew Brees will dominate the poor secondary play of the Vikings despite All-Pro Jered Allen. Marcus Tolsten will receive for over 80 yards, snagging 2 touchdowns in the process. Without a doubt, however, the play of Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush will decide the game. He ran over the Cardinals last week, and looks to do the same thing
again this week. I’m calling one rushing touchdown and one punt return to the endzone. He will have at least 13o allpurpose yards to lead the Saints to victory. The Vikings defense will not be able to stand the double threat of Bush and Brees. Favre will play well and throw for tou touchdowns, but will not be able to overcome the majesty of the Superdome. Adrian Peters0n will rush for over 40 yards with two touchdowns, but the Saints will reign supreme.Saints 28, Vikings 24
NFL Playoffs AFC/NFC Predictions Jay Wortham, ’10 Sports Writer
Indianapolis vs. New York: It’s simple: Peyton Manning is one of the best quarterbacks of all time. I’m predicting three touchdowns and over 300 yards. With Reggie Wayne as his go to guy, the pair can’t be stopped. Haiti native Pierre Garcon will make big plays as well. The Jets passing game will pale in comparison. Sanchez is a rookie and cannot carry the team to victory. Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene will rush for a combined 120 yards, but the Colts defense has what it takes to win.
THE RECORD - The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School 500 S. Mason Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 314.434.3690 ext. 221 therecord@priory.org Editor in Chief: Patrick R. Mulvihill, ’10 Layout Editor: Chad E. Huber, ’10 Content Editor: Sean J. Lamb, ’10 Moderator: Barbara K. Sams