CJP Center Charles Morris Retires

Charles Morris displaying his #6 CJP jersey one last time.

After two years of playing for Curtis J. Phillips Basketball, center Charles Morris has retired from the team. Morris is retiring from the Lawrence Parks and Rec Men's Basketball League as he is moving to San Diego, CA. Morris was the lone tall man for team CJP over the last two years as he was the only player on the team that stood over six foot, three inches. The team will miss not only his height but his smile, handsome looks, unhurried attitude, and overall basketball abilities that helped lead the team to two league championships.

The Curtis J. Phillips thanks Charles Morris for his contributions to team CJP.

Team owner and namesake Curtis J. Phillips had the following to say on Morris leaving team CJP and heading to San Diego, "I am very, very close to all of my players so I am very sad to learn that Chase is leaving the team. I understand that Chris is moving to San Diego. I got to know Chandler this summer at the 50th Legion Athletic Camp and even saw him in action on the hardwood. On one play Chip had five straight offensive rebounds...mind you he was rebounding his own shots. I am super happy that I had the chance to meet Chata and wish him the best of luck."

Curtis J. Phillips (5-2) overcomes Jet Lag (6-1) 62-48

Quotes

"I took a lot of joy in ruining Jet Lag's undefeated season. They may be champs, but they didn't beat us. Kudos to Lane and the highest scoring game of his entire life. It was a beauty to watch." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"When Charles and I found out the news 900 miles north of Lawrence, we were all smiles and inspired by what apparently was one of the finest outings by team Curtis J. Phillips." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal thoughts on an undermanned team CJP's triumphant victory over the now league champions, Jet Lag

Games Notes

Forward Daniel Sondreal and Charles Morris both missed the game due to work related travel. James Lawrence missed the game due to personal reasons. Josh Lawrence missed the game for reasons unknown. After eight sessions of play, team Curtis J. Phillips is now 51-13 all-time in LPRD league play.

Curtis J. Phillips (4-2) succumbs to Trees and Threes (5-1) 54-65

Quotes

"Tough loss. If you take away the opening five minutes where that dude scored at least 20 points, we outscored that team. Ended up costing us the championship." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"They basically didn't miss for the first six or seven minutes of the game and that was that because their early lead was too much for us to overcome. However even though our chance at a repeat came to an end, it was a fun second half as we didn't fold and ended up causing them a lot of problems." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Game Notes

Center Charles Morris missed the game due to fatigue. Guard James Lawrence was not in action due to the birth of his son.

Team CJP signs Ariel Ludwig

At 11:27AM this morning via telephone, team CJP general manager Daniel Sondreal signed guard Ariel Ludwig to a two-game guaranteed contract. Ludwig will bring much needed depth to the team as tonight CJP will be without guard James "Lights Out" Lawrence and next week the team will be without the services of Sondreal, Charles Morris, and likely Lawrence once again. "Arie is a fierce competitor that most of our team has played with or against at local church pickup games. The thing I like about him most other than his abilities is that Arie never seems to be afraid of the moment" said Sondreal. Well team CJP will definitely look for that and more from Ludwig as tonight they match-up against the (4-1) Trees and Threes in what may make or break CJP's championship hopes. If CJP should win tonight, then their game next week against Jet Lag (formerly known as Jefferson's) would be for the 2011 Summer League Championship.

Ludwig will be wearing the #00 jersey.

Curtis J. Phillips (4-1) endures the Free Agents (3-2) 44-38

Quotes

"Good hard-fought win, never more than a 6 point lead the whole game, it seemed. Playoff atmosphere." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

Game Notes

CJP guard James Lawrence left the game with about ten minutes to go in the first half due to an ankle injury. CJP is now 2-0 all-time versus the Free Agents.

Curtis J. Phillips (3-1) checks WTF...Are You Ewing (2-2) 66-36

Quotes

"We played another great game against that team. Something about them always seems to bring out the best in us. We moved the ball really well and got a lot of open looks. We weren't hitting from the outside as much as usual but our bigs guys hit the boards hard and got a lot of looks inside. We played great defense and kept the intensity up for most of the game." - CJP guard Brett Goedeke

"Of all the teams we have ever played What The F**k Are You Ewing is by far the most similar team to us in talent, age, and physical stature. However I believe the difference between us is that we dominate the game by passing and they try to dominate with a lot of dribbling and thus far it's 2-0 in favor of the pass." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal


Game Notes

CJP had all eight players in attendance for the first time this season. Center Charles Morris has informed the team that this will be his last season as he is moving to San Diego, CA.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-1) drops to the Dawgs (1-2) 40-46

Quotes

"It's frustrating to lose to a team that you think you're better than." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"Always devastating to lose to your rivals. Have to make shots and limit second chance points, two things we failed to do last night!" - CJP guard James Lawrence

Game Notes

Guard Matt Donnelly missed his third consecutive game due to travel. CJP is now 3-5 all-time versus the Dawgs.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-0) decimates Geeks 'N Sneaks (0-2) 92-29

Quotes

"Our grandma was in the stands so of course Brett, James, and I wanted to perform. Brett responded by scoring a bunch of points on fast breaks and lay-ups. James hit about ten threes. I went ahead and missed like eight lay-ups. We killed them though." - CJP center Josh Lawrence

"This team was likely the youngest and most timid team we have played and it showed as they didn't score a point until ten minutes to go in the first half." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Game Notes

Forward Lane Leedahl missed the game to due personal reasons. Guard Matt Donnelly missed his second consecutive game due to travel.

Curtis J. Phillips (1-0) surmounts Pippen Ain't Easy (0-1) 56-36

Quotes

"Did a great job being patient with their zone and moving the ball until we got a good look. Great game for the big men too, totally controlled the glass." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"We moved the ball well against their zone. Were getting great looks all night. Charles, Lane, and Josh dominated inside, and it allowed our shooters to get lots of open looks from outside. We played pretty good defense and didn't give them too many second chance baskets." - CJP guard Brett Goedeke

"Last night you could tell there were a few cob webs on our game from having a couple of weeks off, but we managed to do a lot fundamental things well that allowed us to come away with the win." CJP guard James Lawrence

Game Notes

CJP is now 2-0 all-time versus Pippen Ain't Easy. Guard Matt Donnelly missed the game for reasons unknown.

Retirement? Not quite yet for Lane Leedahl.

Temporary retirement no more! Contrary to his announcement in early May, Curtis J. Phillips power forward Lane Leedahl will be joining the team for its upcoming title defense in the 2011 LPRD Men's 4 Summer Basketball League. Leedahl was set to take the summer off due time constraints but that isn't the case anymore as he officially notified the team last week he will once again be sporting his infamous number four jersey for team CJP. With Leedahl playing, the original eight man core of CJP is still intact and should once again be in the running for another league championship.

LPRD 2011 Summer Basketball League Men's 4 Schedule Released

Hours ago the powers at be from the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department released the Men's 4 2011 Summer Basketball League schedule.

June 7 @ 7:00PM - Pippen' Ain't Easy versus Curtis J. Phillips
June 14 @ 8:00PM - Curtis J. Phillips versus Geeks 'N Sneaks
June 21 @ 6:00PM - Dawgs versus Curtis J. Phillips
June 28 @ 9:00PM - Curtis J. Phillips versus WTF...Are You Ewing
July 5 @ 8:00PM - Free Agents versus Curtis J. Phillips
July 12 @ 9:00PM - Curtis J. Phillips versus Trees And Threes
July 19 @ 6:00PM - Curtis J. Phillips versus Jet Lag

http://www.lawrenceks.org/lprd/_adultsports/pdf/sbbmens4.pdf

Curtis J. Phillips (6-1) wins the 2011 Spring League Championship as they defeat Pippen Ain't Easy (2-5) 54-32

more to come.

Quotes

"Nothings better than being on top! Now let's see if we can string back to back session championships!" - CJP guard James Lawrence

"This ones for Curtis J. Phillips!" - CJP center Charles Morris

"Back to back! Yeah! Yeah! And you know that!" - Former Lakers Great Magic Johnson on team Curtis J. Phillips winning it second consecutive Spring League Championship

"I'd like to thank my wife for all her support. Finnster, you are my inspiration, and my teammates minus Jim." CJP forward Lane Leedahl

"After blowing that game in week two to the Titans I wasn't sure this was possible but here we are thanks to our love for the game and each other." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Games Notes

CJP forward Jim Hammen missed the game due to a wedding in North Dakota. CJP is now 36-13 all-time through seven sessions of play. A record setting 15 fans were in attendance.

Curtis J. Phillips (5-1) constrains the Free Agents (3-3) 52-39

Curtis J. Phillips basketball is now one win away from their second ever league championship as they defeated the Free Agents by a score of 52 to 39. In a game where neither team seemed to find much flow on either side of the ball, CJP's years of experience together combined with combative attitude overcame what otherwise could have been a disastrous night.

Prior to Tuesday night's games, CJP, the Titans, and the No Names were all square with records of 4-1. Since CJP beat the No Names, the No Names beat the Titans but the Titans beat CJP, if all teams won their final two games it would have come to overall point differential which would have likely led to the No Names being crowned champions. However that changed late Tuesday night as WTF...Are You Ewing changed the championship landscape as they defeated the Titans 41-40. Therefore if CJP should win next Tuesday, they will be the Spring 2011 League Champions for the second year in a row.


Quotes

"Lane is a beast and he will be missed next session as the team really needs him. CJP needs to throw more money at him." - CJP center Charles Morris on the news that teammate Lane Leedahl will be sitting out the 2011 Summer League

"One more season for Chris!" - CJP forward Lane Leedahl on hearing the news that teammate Chris Wallace will be leaving the team at the end of the current session

"The flow of this game was pretty drab but it was fun to watch Lane's antics and how the refs continually refuse to send Jim to the free throw line. Anyways, we are one win closer to the championship and hopefully we can take care of that next week." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Game Notes

CJP had all nine players in attendance for the first time this season. Forward Lane Leedahl informed the team that he is going to miss the upcoming Summer League due to time constraints. Guard Chris Wallace sadly informed the team that he will no longer be with team CJP as he is moving to Kansas City.

Goedeke's Consecutive Game Streak Ends at 46.

For the first time in the history of Curtis J. Phillips basketball, guard Brett Godeke was not in the lineup Tuesday night in the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Division 4 Men's Basketball League. Goedeke sent word via text message to player and general manager Daniel Sondreal simply stating, "Hey I'm not going to make it tonight, working on a research paper." With those honest and righteous words Goedeke's forty-six consecutive game streak came to an end. His consecutive game streak started October, 13, 2009 in team Curtis J. Phillips inaugural season. Goedeke's cousin and fellow CJP teammate James Lawrence had the following to say after CJP's 53-36 victory over the No Names and the first ever CJP game played without Goedeke, "As for the great streak ending, it was a saaaad day." All in all, all of his teammates were proud of his Ripken like streak and were clearly not used to playing without him as time after time no one on the team could collect a rebound which in turn was not much of a surprise to many as Goedeke along with being a top notch defender, is one of the leagues top rebounders.

It also comes to no surprise that many affiliated Goedeke's 46 to his love for the game of basketball, superb time management skills, and overall health. However late Tuesday night new light was shed on what motivated Brett Goedeke to play city league basketball through good times and bad, in sickness and health, as his other cousin and CJP teammate Joshua Lawrence said the following, "Brett always vowed that he wouldn't miss a basketball game until bin Laden was killed. A promise that he kept. That man is a true patriot."