12th man, you never know what’s going to happen when the season’s over, I just hope it works out for Scoby in the long run, he really is a good kid. Had he gone to Amat, I’m not sure he would have played this season. We’re already in Week 8. What do you tell Dionza Blue, to step aside? Chemistry is too important.

YAAAAWWWNNNN!!!! Move along, nothing to see here. This is getting boring.
In my opinion, this kid is a self absorbed INDIVIDUAL. I don’t see how he can academically qualify for any college and pass the NCAA clearinghouse with all of his moving around and being out of school for as much as he is. Why would a coach want that kind of distraction on his team?
Once again, IN MY OPINION, he’ll end up at a JC somewhere and not conform to the standards needed to survive in a college setting. Too bad he doesn’t have a role model to teach him to be a dedicated student. It’s a shame…..see it all the time with good athletes.

Libero,
I get what you’re saying about the baggage & all..But when it’s all said & done..The bottom line is that he’s still a “Kid” & needs positive role models & people who actually care & will help him with his academics not just so he can play sports..I’m talking about just life in general..transforming this young man to become a positive role model for someone else & also helping him become a productive member of today’s society while learning good morals & beliefs .Isn’t that what Amat is all about? Or is Amat only interested in the money??? I don’t care how negative or bad a person is..You still need to do the right Christianity thing..Especially coming from a private school…Or do you suppose it all comes down to money & no “Free” enrollment?

Fred,
Please clarify something for me. In a previous post you wrote that Kurt is a foster child living in a foster home. I would guess that when he attended St. Paul he was placed in a foster home in the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs area so he could easily attend St. Paul or at least be in the area that would allow him to be bused to their campus. You now report that he is attending Cathedral High School in LA. My question is this is he in the same foster home and if so is he being driven to Cathedral High School or bused there? Once again my understanding that since he is a foster child placed outside of his biological family, the home he is placed in and the area of that home is at the discretion of his assigned worker. Has he been in a series of foster homes or has he been in one and his foster parents have moved multiple times to facilitate him playing at the various high schools he has attended? If you are able to shed some light on this please do so.

12th man, I’m thinking the academic issues must have been problematic and if there’s any truth at all re the jersey number 1 deal,that red flag scared off Hags, I’m sure this was looked at in the spring also. Amat is not bound to take any and all applicants, it’s a privilege to attend the school, it is not a charity activity to rescue “star” football players,never has been,hopefully it never will be. The young man has been to 4 schools now in 10 months,enough said, I don’t believe for a minute that this is all his custodial parents doing, he has been getting the star treatment for years. Asking for a specific jersey number 8 weeks into the season? deal killer.

Really…is that off the record or are you playing coy mistress.

Fred,
Thank you. I was in no way expecting you to divulge any personal information on Kurt. He has his right for privacy and I respect that. My point was that as a foster child he is not free to move from school district to school district without the consent of his assigned worker. Those bloggers who were campaigning for him to enroll at their schools must have been unaware that it is the assigned worker from the County he was placed from that have the final say on where he resides. Even if his foster family wanted to move to another house across the street that has to be approved by his assigned worker. I truly wish him the best and that hopefully he will be able to complete his high school career at Cathedral High School.

12th man,

In terms of ADMISSIONS, religious schools have never done the “Christian thing.” Christ accepted any and all at his door step regardless of race, color, creed, religion, GPA, athletic ability, or score on an entrance exam. He accepted them and worked with them, so long as they wanted to learn. That’s not what happens at religious schools, and ironically that’s exactly what happens at government-run public schools. At a public school, so long as the kid shows up, the school takes him/her in. He/she could be learning disabled, physically disabled, emotionally disabled, an average student, a poor athlete, a teen parent, released from juvenile hall, live on welfare, etc. If a kid shows up, the public school accepts him/her. Very Christ-like if you ask me. And that just isn’t the case at religious schools which are much more exclusive in whom they choose, and very un-Christ-like in my opinion.

Libero sums up the lack of Christ-like admissions policies best:

“Amat is not bound to take any and all applicants, it’s a privilege to attend the school, it is not a charity activity to rescue “star” football players,never has been,hopefully it never will be.”

Jesus Christ was God’s HUMBLE son and servant who accepted ALL. Too bad the schools that attempt to represent him the most don’t do the same. Truth is, if Christ was an admissions officer at a religious school, I’m quite sure he’d accept a young man like Kurt Scoby into his school at such a pivotal time in the young man’s life. I’m sure of it.

That last comment about religious schools is very ignorant. A private school, religious or not, is run by the tuition paid by the parents of its students enrolled. It is not cheap, and the standards the school upholds are strict, both academically and overall. I know this as my two boys graduated from Amat, while my daughter graduated from St Lucys. I saw the amount of homework, and the demands the schools put on them, but it made them very responsible, and high achieving individuals. I’m very glad that I busted my behind to send them to these schools. Believe me, it was not easy. If this kid had been allowed at Amat, I would have lost respect for the school. Not because the school was taking in a kid with problems, but because there is no way this kid meets the minimum academic requirements to get in. The transfer is 100% athletically motivated, and any school taking this kid is doing it solely for their teams’ sake. They could care less about the kid. Anyone can see this, and if they deny it, they are just ignorant.

Hey, some people have money and their kids still don’t get in because they didn’t qualify. Why not? Because their test scores weren’t good enough to get in? Is that Christ-like? And there are others who qualify academically but can’t go because they can’t pay? Is that Christ-like?

All I’m saying is that Jesus Christ never EXCLUDED, and RELIGIOUS schools do. There are reasons they use to justify why they do it, but they do it nonetheless. And 12th man was simply referring to Christ-like ways, and I countered that the admissions policy isn’t very Christ-like. Do you think that statement is wrong? If so, I’d like to hear it. I’m very open to productive dialogue.

Are you saying that Amat shouldn’t take a young man like Scoby because he’s not up to par academically? Sounds very exclusive to me. There may be a myriad of reasons why he isn’t up to par. Is Amat above helping the kid out to improve upon his academics? I think I know of someone who would have done that….Jesus Christ. Look, I’m not saying the admission standards are right and I’m not saying they’re wrong…all I’m saying is they ARE NOT CHRIST-LIKE. Anyone disagree?

attn “here’s a thought” it’d be nice if the Cathiloc schools could get teachers to volunteer, Edison to provide free power, textbook makers supply free books , to have someone build the classrooms gratis etc…..this is real life in the 21st century, I think the young man bouncing from school to school to school to school all in 2012 is a huge red flag, the school does not exist to rescue “star” football players, NEVER have they taken a student/athlete with a resume as his, I wish Scoby well, hopefully he’ll match his on-field prowess in the classroom, if he really wanted to attend Amat, he would have gone there last winter I believe, there’s more,way more to this story than ANYone on this blog knows.

Libero,

I too believe that there is way more to THIS particular story than what everyone knows, and I understand that religious schools need to charge tuition to run the school. And the religious schools do a great job in educating their students.

My point is that even when a parent can afford it, in Scoby’s case and in many others cases, religious schools are still in the business of EXCLUSION based on a variety of reasons, as opposed to public schools who take any kid that shows up to their door steps. Let’s say a pregnant teen tries to be admitted to a religious school. She’ll likely be denied. A kid who rehabilitated in a juvenile facility? Likely denied. A kid who struggles academically? Likely denied. A high-functioning autistic kid? Likely denied. A kid who has been expelled from another school? Likely denied. A kid with special needs? Likely denied. A kid who is emotionally disturbed? Likely denied. Is that an accurate assessment? It certainly seems that way.

WWJD? We all remember that, right? What Would Jesus Do? Do you remember Mary Magdalene? The thief on the cross? The leper? These were societies pariahs. Yet, who came to their relief…to their rescue? Jesus Christ himself. This is what I’m talking about. This is what I mean by Christ-like. Accepting all and NOT being exclusive. Again, I ask you, if Jesus was on the Amat admissions staff, what would he have said and done regarding Scoby, or other non-athletes who have the financial wherewithal but come with some issue(s)? You tell me…WWJD?

I have two words for you……Lawrence Phillips! When an athletically gifted kid starts hearing he’s all that while still in middle school, he starts believing it! And when the adults who are supposed to be protecting his best interest lose sight of their role and begin schlepping this kid all over the place, they are lifterally setting him up to self destruct. Beline, Graham, Cotton, Canada,etc. etc. it’s a shame!

Are Freaken kidding me? Now he’s mocking the system? This kid’s got some pretty small balls!

Scoby will fail there also! Karma Biaaaatch!

But he’s not at CO or Amat. And that is great news for all of us!

St. Paul has no integrity, Scooby has no integrity, Cathedral has no integrity. Amat has integrity. He’s nothing but trouble, just watch Phantoms.

Just two nights ago i was called a HATER and to GET A LIFE because I saw asssante for what he is. It is nice to see there are people that believe in accountability and integrity. While I believe scoby has neither it was his head coach asssante that didn’t have either or know where to get them, how to teach them or how to build a player into being better men.

When things don’t go as planned or intended, LEAVE AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Oh ya start over. Well there isn’t any starting over, there is just doing the same thing at a different place. If you did it crappy, or cheated or lied it will happen again.

But if you are accountable, honest and have integrity, you will leave a lasting impression and there is no NEED TO RUN AWAY.. You are doing it right

@Wow
By you going from blog to blog to stalk both Asante and Scoby proves you don’t have a life. And that goes to all you adults who comes on blogs to bash on kids, GET A LIFE! Let them and their families decide what’s best for them, It’s NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

Scoby is that rare talent that comes around every few years in the SGV. But he is one in every so many thousand high school students wanting to go play at the next level. I understand everyone is heeled up because he has offers on the table but if he doesn’t qualify academically he will be playing at MtSac for a few years. Clogged coaches are watching his every move and right now I is about him not a given team or his supposedly brothers as he put I at St. Paul. These new transfer rules have opened it up for a player like him to do and go wherever and whenever he wants. I have this crazy feeling that by the start of football season 2013 he will be somewhere else then Cathedral

@Keepin It Real aka Wow
Is that what we’re resorting to, name calling because you can’t get your way? You don’t have to come on the blogs with different names to HATE. Keep Faking It! Just a question, what did those two guys do to you? Did they keep your boy from playing? That’s why you hate them so much? Check your facts instead of selectively taking false information from other bloggers, Scoby DID NOT attend four schools in ten months. Basically, he transferred once prior from CO to St. Paul. This will be his second, from St. Paul to Cathedral. He never set foot onto Duarte’s campus.

@Keepin It Real

Well, Let’s see:

1) Have you ever seen Kurt Scoby play? NO
2) Have you ever attended St. Paul? NO
3) Have you ever met Kurt Scoby or his guardian? NO
4) Have you ever been in Kurt Scoby’s shoes? NO

Yet, you continue to make accusations and judge. What are people like you know as: HATERS!!!

@SgvFootballDad

I don’t know this kid, nor anything about him other than what everyone posts on the blog. That being said, are you accusing him of using steroids?? That’s a pretty serious allegation. I hope you have insight on that and not just spouting off. Remember, you may not care, but these are still kids and young men you’re talking about that have a future ahead of themselves. Unless you have proof, then you probably shouldn’t be making those comments. That’s irresponsible.

Looks like both hauser and scoby are graduates of the Ben Johnson training academy .