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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Crocketts Join Friendship Family



Lewis Young, left, Eddie Goldman (12) and Kennedy Ogbonna strip Dunbar's Lamel Mathews of the ball.
Lewis Young, left, Eddie Goldman (12) and Kennedy Ogbonna strip Dunbar's Lamel Mathews of the ball. (By Toni L. Sandys -- The Washington Post)

Malcolm Crockett led Montgomery county with more than 1,500 yards rushing as a sophomore at Einstein last season. During the summer, Malcolm's mother surprised him with news that they would be moving into the District. A relative urged him to consider Friendship Collegiate, a public charter school that does not play in a league, but makes up for it with a strong college prep curriculum, a stable, caring learning environment and perhaps the area's toughest schedule. The Crocketts learned that our athletes are not only expected to attend college, but to do well when they get there.

The Cocketts decided on Friendship Collegiate. While Malcolm said he could not be more pleased with his decision, the Knights family is just as happy to welcome the Crocketts.

As reported in the Washington Post, in our first game of the season, against a traditionally strong Dunbar team, Crockett returned a fumble 19 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and rushed 15 times for 134 yards and a 67-yard score to pace Friendship to an overwhelming 37-9 victory at Dunbar in Friday's season opener for both teams.

"He's a special kid," Friendship Coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim said. "He's got an excellent attitude. He's humble, not real talkative, and it's infectious. The ball just seems to bounce his way."

Friendship's line dominated on both sides of the ball, keying an offense that rushed for 301 yards and a defense that held the Crimson Tide to 51 total yards before a 60-yard touchdown pass in the closing minutes.

In last year's opener, Friendship earned a watershed victory against the Crimson Tide by erasing an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit and scoring the winning touchdown in the final minute to win, 34-30. This year's game was decided much sooner.


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Friendship Public Charter School is the District of Columbia’s largest community of public charter schools, serving nearly 4,000 students in grades pre-k to 12. Friendship succeeds in preparing a cross-section of children as scholars, workers and citizens on five school campuses. The mission of Friendship Public Charter School is to provide a world-class education that motivates students to achieve academic standards, enjoy learning and develop as ethical, literate, well-rounded and self-sufficient citizens that contribute actively to their communities.

To learn more about Friendship Public Charter Schools go to:

http://www.friendshipschools.org/home/content.asp?section=our%20schools

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