IN HONOR OF
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
THE FIELD LIBRARY PRESENTS

A Living History
Essay Contest

Choose an African-American that has inspired you and discuss in 250-300 words his or her contributions to this country, and how this person has influenced your life.

Two winners will be chosen: one from grades 6-9, and one from grades 10-12.  Each winner will receive two passes to the UA Cortlandt Stadium 11 Movie Theatre in  the Cortlandt Town Center.*

 Winners will be chosen based on essay content and form.

 Entries may be submitted in person at the reference desk or via email to: jdaddio@westchesterlibraries.org.  Include your name, age, grade, and contact information on your submission.

 The deadline is Saturday, February 18th.

*Many thanks to Jose Almonte, Manager, UA Cortlandt Stadium 11, for generously donating the passes.

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Here we are in 2012, the Giants will be facing the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI and they are the underdogs once again. 

Despite many injuries this season, and a four game losing streak,the Giants had a comeback at the end of the season, when it mattered most.To become the NFC Champs , they beat the San Fransico 49ers 20-17 i n overtime. The Giants are now on their way to the Superbowl where they will play the New England Patriots  in Indianapolis on Sunday February 5th. If you are planning to watch the game on TV, you can tune in to Channel 4 at 6p.m.. If you are planning to go, you will need lots of money, the cheapest tickets are on sale now for $2,450 a piece.

Here’s a professional’s take on the game- What’s your prediction?

What The Patriots Do Well: Score points. A lot of ‘em. They finished the regular season third in points scored and second in total yards on the season. They finished the regular season 20th in rushing yards yet third in rushing touchdowns. The real strength is Tom Brady and the passing game, which includes guys like Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. The two tight end sets of Gronkowski and Hernandez are particularly troublesome for the opponents.

What The Patriots Don’t Do Well: They’ve been known to give up a boatload of yards. The Patriots are actually in the middle of the pack in points allowed but it’s a little concerning that the Patriots can be so porous on defense, especially against a team like the Giants who have guys that can take advantage of a weak secondary.

What The Giants Do Well: It’s almost not worth looking at most of the Giants numbers on the season because they’re clearly on another level since the Cowboys game to end the regular season. But, like the Patriots, they’re a top 10 offense and the passing game is very, very good. Eli Manning has two 1,000 yard receivers in Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks and they’re more than capable of stretching the field as Hicks showed us in the divisional round (165 yards) and Cruz showed us in the NFC Championship game (142 yards). When the running game is going, the Giants are tough to beat. Defensively, their pass rush, which includes one defensive set with four defensive ends on the field at once, is once again leading the way.

What The Giants Don’t Do Well: They don’t run the ball very well, at least not consistently. The Giants offense, when their running game is a threat, is terrific. But that just doesn’t happen very often. Injuries to Ahmad Bradshaw haven’t helped and Brandon Jacobs is nearing 30 years old (which is ancient for NFL running backs). The Giants running game hasn’t been very good on a week-to-week basis ranking dead last in yards per attempts and the Patriots biggest deficiency is in the secondary so we may not see many rushing attempts in this game.

Early Super Bowl Prediction: The Patriots are going to avenge their Super Bowl loss four years ago and beat the Giants. They’re three-point favorites at the moment so the oddsmakers agree with that pick. New England’s offense has a new layer with Gronkowski and Hernandez that I just don’t see the Giants consistently stopping. The Giants pass rush will make it hard on Brady, but the Patriots win the game, 30-27.

JV Girls Basketball team beat Yorktown 45-27 on Friday.  Leading the Lady Devils in points was Aaliyah Vereen with 15, followed by Mykayla Greene with 10,  and Kiarra Dillard with 8. Making their record 8-3.

At Cortlandt Lanes

Total pins: Peekskill: 2,852. North Salem: 2,499.

High game: 1. Brett Travis (Pk) 256; 2. Travis (Pk) 226; 3. Stephen Cuzzi (NS) 213.

High series: 1. Travis (Pk) 685. 2. Cuzzi (NS) 595. 3. Joseph Henry (Pk) 591.

Record – Peekskill 85-13; North Salem 63-35

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