Frankie Alvarez Jr. Just Wanted to Play Football
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Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 Vol. 15 No. 1 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Virus infections Frankie Alvarez Jr. on the just wanted to play Friday 71˚ decline Saturday 76˚ ■ Officials, however, football warned that progress could Sunday 72˚ be derailed with public gatherings on Super Bowl in school or it will Sunday. ■ Standout quarterback Frankie Alvarez Jr. count as a semester. Unfortunately, he was ON THIS DAY traveled to Texas to there more than 15 days, By Eric Pierce continue his high school as he participated in FEBRUARY 5 Editor prep career. freshman football for about a month. 1917: Over President Woodrow Wilson’s Alvarez would then By John M. Sherrard veto, Congress passed a law severely NORWALK – Covid-19 go back to junior high infection rates are dropping in Contributor curtailing the immigration of Asians. since he didn’t appear LA County but health officials ready for high school are cautioning against public 1919: NORWALK – Frankie since he was only 13 gatherings on Super Bowl A group of Hollywood performers -- Alvarez, Jr. just wanted to play at the time. He would Sunday. Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas high school football. It’s been enroll at St. John of God On Wednesday, LA County Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith -- launch a long and somewhat winding in Norwalk. confirmed 256 new deaths and United Artists. 5,189 new cases of Covid-19. road for the recently-turned “When he withdrew 18-year-old athlete. from Santa Fe, had the 1937: To date, Public Health parents been made identified 1,129,503 positive However, rules interfered President Franklin D. Roosevelt aware by CIF about the cases of Covid-19 across all areas and the road has taken several proposed increasing the number of eight-semester rule, I’m of L.A. County and a total of turns. Supreme Court justices. Critics charged sure they wouldn’t have that he was attempting to “pack” the 17,308 deaths. This young quarterback may withdrawn him,” Pierson court. The County continues to be only 5-9, 160 pounds, but his said. make progress in reducing the heart and love for the game are number of daily new cases and much bigger than that. “Looking at the 1958: case as an individual The US Air Force lost a 7,600-lb. slowing transmission. He recently returned from case, they (CIF) didn’t hydrogen bomb off the coast of However, the number of Texas where he played his look into it in totally,” Georgia. It was never recovered. new cases remains substantially senior year, because he was Pierson added. “He higher than the number of cases denied the opportunity to play played lower level we saw in September, which were 1988: in California. football and every less than 1,000 new cases a day. The Arizona House of Representatives With California shutting opportunity I would impeached Gov. Evan Mecham, who With the Super Bowl down high school football watch him. Clearly, he scheduled for this Sunday, health was later convicted in the state Senate last fall and Alvarez deemed was the quarterback for and removed from office. Mecham had officials warned of past tragic ineligible for his senior year our program and should consequences of gatherings. been accused of misusing public money at Santa Fe High School due to have been since day and obstruction of justice. In the weeks following an obscure CIF rule not many one.” every holiday, and many major athletic directors or coaches Pierson continued, 1988: sporting events, the county even know about, he seized an experienced increases in cases, “If you look at this Panamanian military leader Gen. opportunity to play one final case as an outsider, and then hospitalizations and time in high school. Manuel Noriega was indicted on bribery deaths. in fifth, sixth and and drug trafficking charges in Florida. He played at Mansfield seventh grades, teachers Public Health recommended Legacy High School in mentioned that he was Frankie Alvarez Jr. enrolled in a Texas high school after CIF deemed him residents enjoy the Super Bowl 1994: Mansfield, Texas, and got to still immature. The ineligible to play here. (Photo by Keith Durflinger) and cheer for their team from White separatist Byron De La Beckwith play under the famous “Friday school system failed him. their home with those they live was convicted in Jackson, Miss., of Night Lights” in the Lone Star murdering civil rights leader Medgar with. Residents should connect “You’re talking about high from the beginning. And run he entering his junior year, where State. Evers in 1963. He was sentenced to life virtually with their friends and school kids just playing the did. he was expected to be the not gather with people from “I had to flip through three sports, not about the rules in in prison. Frank Sr. remembers one starting quarterback for the outside their household to watch high schools and two different the Blue Book. game when he was very young. Chiefs. the Super Bowl. states just to play football,” 1997: “Frankie was thrust into a “Frankie just took off and broke “Frankie was so depressed Of the 256 new deaths Alvarez said. “It’s crazy.” situation to do whatever he had Investment bank Morgan Stanley tackle after tackle and ran that he couldn’t play varsity announced a $10 billion merger with reported Wednesday, 69 people Alvarez was hit with not only to do. He’s taking it in stride.” nearly the length of the field,” football,” said his mom, who passed away were over the Dean Witter. one but two separate CIF rules Assisting Pierson on the said Frank, while showing a Evelinda Alvarez. age of 80, 92 people who died that sent his high school years football team is Tony Chavarria video of him. were between the ages of 65 Frankie actually didn’t get 2002: into a tizzy. and he expressed the sadness and 79, 51 people who died were He’s been running ever to play until about halfway A federal grand jury indicted John The first was a double of the whole situation for the between the ages of 50 and 64, since. But the running was through the season that year Walker Lindh, the so-called “American transfer rule and the second and family on the decision. 24 people who died were between interrupted several times at as the family waited on the Taliban,” alleging that he was trained final blow to his senior year was the ages of 30 and 49. “You’re talking about various stops when he got into transfer rule decision. by Osama bin Laden’s network and that the eight-semester rule. Both he conspired with the Taliban to kill Thirteen deaths were parents that wanted to do the high school. The CIF transfer rule came are stated in the CIF Blue Book best for their boy,” Chavarria Americans. reported by the City of Long (rules and guidelines for sports). This is where the first rule about because his first transfer Beach and seven deaths were said. “What’s mind blowing had affected the young man, was from Santa Fe to St. Paul, reported by Pasadena. However, they are rules that is that they had no idea of the but it wasn’t discovered until where he saw minimal time on aren’t very well known. eight-semester rule when he Testing results are available entering his final year of high varsity, which became the first Birthdays was at Santa Fe.” for nearly 5,543,000 individuals “CIF dropped the ball on this school. varsity appearance. “Saturday Night Live” cast member with 19% of people testing one,” said Santa Fe High School The journey for young After his year at St. John of Santa Fe would have been Tim Meadows (60), film and Broadway positive. There are 5,165 football coach Dave Pierson, Frankie begins in youth football God Junior High, Frankie got a the second appearance on actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (59), people with Covid-19 currently regarding the eight-semester for the Norwalk/Santa Fe Saints chance to play at St. Paul and varsity and thus the transfer R&B singer Bobby Brown (52), country hospitalized and 27% of these rule. “For cases like this, they and later the 49ers out of Santa entered the highly successful rule (two transfers) would not singer Sara Evans (50), soccer player (36), rapper people are in the ICU. should be an independent panel Fe Springs. Frankie is still close Swordsmen program. allow him to play. Cristiano Ronaldo Kevin Gates (35), “Glee” actor Darren Criss Fifty-two people are currently on a case-by-case situation.” to his former youth teammates, Frankie played in his The summer prior to his (34), and Brazilian soccer player hospitalized at PIH Downey with After Alvarez graduated which includes Matthew Gonzalez. freshman year and in his senior year at Santa Fe was the Neymar (29). Covid-19. from eighth grade at Los Nietos sophomore year he played JV most devastating of all as they Along with the majority of Middle School, he enrolled His parents, Frank and and some varsity. found out the findings of the at Santa Fe, where he began Evelinda Alvarez and their other the state, Los Angeles County eight-semester rule. Deaths is in the most restrictive purple freshman football. son, Elias, watched as their Therein lies the next ruling. The family decided to Prolific actor Kirk Douglas, a leading tier in the state’s Blueprint for a The CIF rule states that a young son took on the position Continued on page 16 Safer Economy.