It will also be available to stream on the PBS Video app. With an ESPN+ subscription youll get access to sports events like NCAA basketball games, XFL football games, and UFC fights. Glades Central, Belle Glade's school, has 1,140 students and is tied for the state record with six titles.. Game Stats Season Stats Nov 6, 2022 @ 12:13pm 46-14 (W) Pahokee @ Glades Central On 11/4, the Pahokee varsity football team won their away non-conference game against Glades Central (Belle Glade, FL) by a score of 46-14. He fulfilled his sailing dream last summer by cruising around the Abaco Islands. Take class of 2019 Pahokee (Fla.) High running back Ja'Tarie Washington. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. You realize that even though they dont have much, they have a lot. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Were coming down using our money to try to build and help them, but theyre so beat up by whats been going on. Johnson's death was the second homicide this year involving a former Pahokee athlete. Enrollment: 71 (2016). "The people of Pahokee love football. K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School, 37000 Main Street, Canal Point (grades K5). The plant closed in 2009. You see the price of eggs, and [if] you go down to Pahokee, you see chickens running wild in the street. They had a crack epidemic. Who are the people that are maintaining the history? As a matter of fact, in some ways, I think the biggest misconception is people dont understand how tight and connected the community is and how people really look out for each other. Ron] DeSantis trying to kill education. Bergman stayed in Casablanca. Having learned from that collaboration, theyve followed up with a doc that also has deeply personal meaning to Ira. Do you have a sports website? Military Salute. Saints49ers (1981-1995) NFL Hall of Fame 2010. Dan Calloway, a South Florida Youth Sports organizer, who trained hundreds of players in Belle Glade, Pahokee and . We were there through the whole thing, just trying to raise money to go back and forth, back and forth, you know. To help you get your British TV fix on, we've narrowed down the best British shows on Hulu right now, perfect to accompany your afternoon tea. But even in the community, you couldnt find people who know who Zora Neal Hurston is, and the kids dont read her books. The book had my cousin in it. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. The biggest, fastest rabbit was whumped, and more than 3,500 of Pahokee's 5,000 residents were in Daytona to see it happen. [15], Everglades Regional Medical Center, at 200 S. Barfield Highway was founded in 1936 as Everglades General Hospital; the current building opened in 1950. "Outta the Muck" features longtime Pahokee residents seeking to dispel what they call media-driven narratives that make their home sound like a scary and violent place, while overlooking the communitys hospitality where residents welcome visitors with homecooked meals and families gather for barbecues. Filmmaker Ira Mckinley sets out to paint his hometown of Pahokee in a new light with the upcoming documentary Outta the Muck. There are whole generations [there]. About a month after their 34-21 Citrus Bowl win, the Blue Devils were stripped of what wouldve been their seventh state title for fielding an ineligible player. It was a counter-narrative to all these films about rural communities where people always want to get out. Pahokee edge rusher DeeJay Holmes made an official visit to UCF this past weekend. Thats why you see all those just trying to bring resources. Pahokee is known as the Muck because of the nutrient-rich soil on the shores of Lake Okeechobee. Thats why Im here. They got avocados [and] bananas. There were 1,936 housing units at an average density of 358.9 per square mile (138.6/km2). They eat healthily because they got mango. Alvin would say, when he was going to high school, We had a theater program. The question that Im always questioning is who stays. He ran for 1,526 yards and 18 touchdowns as an All Palm Beach County First Team performer during his junior season. I had to take myself back to that time. Everglades Preparatory Academy, 380 East Main St. (grades 912). I know thats my roots. It made me want to reconnect with my own history and my family in a way that was really deeper and more involved and extensive than I ever thought before. When wed be filming, things would come back to me with dj vu about a place. "I'm. The film travels into the locker room to capture a speech from Alvin Dean, McKinley's nephew and Bridgett's brother, who says growing up football was all he had. But we also see how people have no hope. Everyone talks about how Black families are broken and men dont do anythingand its like, No. Suchak: I think there are so many different messages, but I think one that I really hope people see is that these small rural communities have really been one of the threads of the tapestry of this country. If it werent for Pahokee, there would be no me. "Very excited to join the Berkeley family," said Lodge after the announcement. Hes just with his family and those boys on the football team. Pahokee belongs to the School District of Palm Beach County. Boldin said he's not nervous about what's coming next. All we want to do is come down there, give these people some cameras, donate to a nonprofit. [9] The name "Pahokee" means "grassy waters" in the Creek language. 2023 www.palmbeachpost.com. Volunteer Roster last updated on Feb 10, 2023 @ 5:34pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster It is currently located at 900 Larrimore Thompson coached the Blue Devils from 1984-92, leading the small Palm Beach County team . Football as a place of connection, a place of community, was what I witnessed in Pahokee. Governor Rick Scott also pledged $1.3 million towards the restoration of Pahokee's infrastructure in late 2014. In April, Jim-Travis Gray was shot and killed in roughly the same area as the Nov. 6 shooting. "This is a football community," Thompson said. So I want to help, and feel like Im being shut out even though I have support. I left Florida in 79 and 80 and went back in 2015. But [theres] red tape with the political stuff because they dont want us to bring this down there for peoples benefit. One of the most influential figures in Pahokee football history, Donald Thompson died on Monday. A fifth of the population has migrated in the past 15 years. Pahokee shop teacher Bert Ward said that was how defensive back Mike James, the hero of the Blue Devils' Saturday victory with two interceptions and a punt return that set up three fourth-quarter touchdowns, developed his flash. I went and researched. Today he revealed he's taking his skills to Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Thats the significance of the story. suggest it has been on the list continually since 1994. This email address is currently on file. Pahokee, with 904 students, has won four of the last five state titles in its class. is about his family in Pahokee and Black achievement in an area beset by hurricane disasters, poverty, and personal trauma. I wanted to make sure I had peoples trust and a level of understanding of what we were trying to do. Drawn at first by Pahokee Highs fabled football prowess, they were captured by a larger story of family, pride and community. Pahokee MiddleHigh School, 900 Larrimore Rd. Theyre not out there trying to get famous and have all the spotlight on them. In the 1930s, it was known as the "Winter Vegetable Capital of the World".[11]. But if you dont play football, what else are you going to do? . They need better resources. He had come close to fulfilling his football dreams in past seasons, winning four district titles and three consecutive regional titles. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. [25] This is in addition to $200,000 pledged by Senator Abruzzo in 2014. View Pahokee Blue Devils team profile: View the Blue Devils schedule, coaches, team players, school history, stadium, school info, maps, photos, and recruiting. If it werent for Pahokee, there would be no me. That was written by Bryan Mealer, 10 years ago. People heard my cry and instead of me doing something detrimental and not productive, I got together with Bhawin and we used his people, his young people, to help produce it, McKinley told us. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The median age was 26 years. I didnt want to make another feature doc, to be honest with you [laughs], but I was convinced because Ira had a really incredible story. Pahokee is located at 264929N 803935W / 26.82472N 80.65972W / 26.82472; -80.65972 (26.824717, 80.659660).[38]. Enrollment is 72% black, 18% Hispanic, 9% white, 1% other. The Hawthorne Hornets (9-0) defeated the Pahokee Blue Devils (8-2) Friday night in the Region 4-1A championship, with a final score of 51-12. To us, that was funny. [41], Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 19:57, part of it was drained in the early 20th century, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony, San Francisco International Film Festival, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pahokee, Florida, "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Pahokee city, Florida", "What's in a name? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Then they came with this busload of people, with this entourage and the state troopers. The match is available on ESPN+, however, which is ESPNs online streaming service, and which is the only place youll be able to watch the India vs Australia live stream online. "I think at the end of the day, we're making a film that's about community, and football essentially is the foundation and backstory of what we're talking about. Why trust us? 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