The Carolian Page 1 St. Charles Preparatory School April 2017 The Carolian Cardinals Roll for Third Consecutive CCL QUICK Championship and First Division I District Title NEWS: By George Economus ’19 who averaged 10.8 points per sion I District Semifinal. They Through the efforts of game is planning to attend Hills- also lost a close game at Hilliard Seniors Hear seniors Nick Muszynski, Tavon dale College to continue his bas- Bradley. Back from Brown, Braden Budd, Jordan ketball career. He was also St. Charles had a long Regular Burkey, and Ben Burger, St. named 1st team All-CCL and and successful run into the Decision Charles perhaps had three of received a Central Division OHSAA tournament before los- Colleges their greatest seasons ever. Honorable mention. Braden ing to the No. 1 seed Pickering- Trump Sends Over the past three years, the Budd, who averaged 13.5 points ton Central in the OHSAA Boys Fleet near North Cardinals have had a 63-8 rec- per game, received 1st team All- Basketball Division I District Korean Shore ord, a 22-2 CCL record, 3 CCL honors and a Central Divi- Semifinal. They beat Briggs 56- straight CCL championships sion Honorable mention. Junior, 44, Tri-Valley 69-43, Reyn- Prom and the first D1 District Cham- George Javitch was named 2nd oldsburg 45-41, and Hilliard Approaches for pionship in school history. Nick team All-CCL after averaging Davidson 37-19 in an impressive Upperclassmen Muszynski, who averaged 15.6 8.3 points per game. defensive win to take home our points per game is planing to This year St. Charles first D1 District Championship. Judge Gorsuch attend Belmont University to had a 24-3 overall record and an Confirmed for continue his basketball career. 8-0 CCL season. They lost their Supreme Court He was named both 1st Team season opener to Reynoldsburg, Center Nick Muszynski ‘17 All-CCL and 2nd Team All- but later beat them 45-41 in the and Forward Tavon Brown Central District. Tavon Brown, OHSAA Boys Basketball Divi- ‘17 hoist the district champi- onship trophy. (Image Cour- tesy of 270 hoops) INSIDE THIS ISSUE: No Longer a Two Candidate Race NBA MVP Race 2-3 Sattler’s Driving 4 Academy NBA Trade Deadline 4-5 The Diviners Review 5 History of Vineyard Vines 6 Creative Writing 6 Will Scheirmann 7 Interview The Carolian Page 2 NBA MVP Race By: Taner Kutlu ‘19 college as a great defender, and has 3. LeBron James, Small Forward, Cleve- We are less than two months already won an NBA defensive player land Cavaliers (51-31) away from when the 2017 NBA Most of the year award, but he has taken a 2016-17 Statistics: 26.4 Points, 8.6 as- Valuable Player Award is announced. leap as a scorer this year. He is averag- sists, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 54.8% FG Compared to previous years, this year’s ing the ninth most points in the NBA, shooting 48.5% from the field, 38.2% After a dream season in 2016, race has been a hard one to predict. Many with LeBron bringing Cleveland their people believe that Russell Westbrook from three, and 89.4% from the free throw line. Out of all the candidates on first NBA championship, James has not should earn the award for the amount of let down in 2016-17. He is averaging triple doubles he has this season, but this list, Kawhi is averaging the least amount of minutes at 33.7 per game. career highs in assists and rebounds, and here, I will make a case for each of the is shooting an incredible percentage from top five candidates. Players like Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are aging, and Tim Duncan the field and from three, 54.2% and 5. Isaiah Thomas, Point Guard, Boston 38.5%, respectively. The Cavaliers are Celtics (53-29) the second seed in the Eastern Conference 2016-17 Statistics: 28.9 points, 6.0 as- at 51-31, and look poised to make a deep sists, 2.6 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 46.2% FG playoff run with all the depth they have added throughout the season. LeBron has At 5’9”, Isaiah Thomas is one of tallied 10 triple doubles this season, the only four players in the NBA at that most of his career and third in the NBA height or below. He was taken with the this year. Perhaps the thing restricting last pick of the 2011 NBA draft by the James the most this season is the days off. Sacramento Kings, a draft that included After sitting out on the March 17, the NBA stars such as Kyrie Irving, Klay Cavaliers were blown out by 30 against Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, and Jimmy the LA Clippers. With Russell Westbrook Butler. Thomas was traded to the Phoe- and James Harden both on track to play nix Suns in 2014, and then traded to the all 82 games this year, James cannot af- Boston Celtics in 2015. He spent a large ford any days off if he wants to capture part of the past two seasons with the his fifth MVP trophy. Celtics as their sixth man, before break- ing out this season. Thomas’ biggest knock is his lack of defense, but the way Isaiah Thomas prepares a fourth he plays on offense nearly washes away quarter comeback. Image courtesy his deficiencies on the other side of the of Google Images court. Thomas’ statistics alone are eye- popping, as he is the third leading scorer retired this past offseason, yet the Spurs in the NBA. He also leads the NBA in are still the second seed in the Western fourth quarter points, scoring over 10 a Conference and own the second best game. “Mr. 4th Quarter” has also led the record in all of basketball. If the Spurs Celtics to the second best record in the had been able to leapfrog the Golden Eastern conference, and fourth best over- State Warriors and clinch the best rec- all. The scoring ability in the clutch is ord in the NBA, there was a likely what has made Isaiah Thomas an MVP chance the K-law would have grabbed candidate this year, and one of the best his first MVP award. point guards in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard shows off his dreads. 4. Kawhi Leonard, Small Forward, San Image courtesy of Google Images Antonio Spurs (61-21) 2016-17 Statistics: 25.5 points, 5.8 re- bounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals, 48.5% FG Another member of that 2011 Lebron James single-handedly wins Draft Class, Kawhi Leonard has estab- the NBA finals. Image courtesy of lished himself as not only a premier de- Google Images fender, but as one of the best offensive players in the NBA. Kawhi came out of Continued on following page... The Carolian Page 3 NBA MVP Race Continued 2. Russell Westbrook, Point Guard, Okla- him on social media, but in reality, homa City Thunder (47-35) Harden is a much-improved defensive 2016-17 Statistics: 31.7 points, 10.7 re- player, averaging 1.5 steals per game bounds, 10.4 assists, 1.7 steals, 42.5% FG this season. However, Harden is averag- The story for Westbrook this ing 5.8 turnovers per game this year, set season has been his 42 triple doubles, to break the record for most turnovers in breaking Oscar Robertson’s record in a a season, but he more than makes up for season. He could also join the Big-O as it with his league leading assist number the only other player to average a triple of 11.2 per game. Harden is averaging a double throughout a whole NBA season. career high in points, rebounds, assists, 3 Westbrook currently has the Thunder as the 6th seed in the Western Conference. -pointers made, and free throws made However, Westbrook is shooting just this season. 42% from the field and 33.8% from three. He is leading the league in shot attempts With the Rockets essentially at 24.2 per game (nearly 4 more than locking up the third seed in the West, number two, Demar Derozen), and is and Harden playing every game this averaging 5.3 turnovers per game. West- season, the 27 year old superstar looks to brook is having one of the best statistical take home his first NBA MVP this year. seasons in NBA history, but he is still number two on my list for MVP. Re- member, Oscar Robertson in his triple- double season, did not win the MVP Russell Westbrook asserts his domi- award. nance. Image Courtesy of Google 1. James Harden, Point Guard, Houston Images Rockets (55-27) record in the NBA. He is leading the 2016-17 Statistics: 29.2 points, 11.2 as- league in assists, and is second in scor- sists, 8.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 44% shoot- ing. He is leading the league in double- ing doubles with 64, and is second to West- As of March 20, 2017, James brook in triple-doubles with 22. People Harden is my pick for MVP. He has the complain about Harden for not playing Houston Rockets as the third seed in the James Harden stirs the pot. Im- defense because of seeing lowlights of Western Conference, and the third best age courtesy of Google Images Trump’s Wiretapping Claim By Brody Stranges ‘19 Trump’s press secretary, Since being elected presi- Sean Spicer, has been avoiding dent, Donald Trump has not been providing an explanation for this shy to reveal his thoughts to the claim.