Missoula Griz Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A lot of guys dream about going back to high school and recapturing their athletic glory days. A man who went by the name of Jerry Joseph did it, police say, and now he's in big trouble. Authorities say the boyish-looking 22-year-old posed as a 16-year-old sophomore phenom to lead the Permian High School basketball team to the state playoffs. He was jailed on fraud charges, and the rabidly competitive West Texas high school that inspired the movie "Friday Night Lights" may have to forfeit its season. "Everyone just thought he was a big guy," said Permian senior football player Steven Pipes. "He played the part good, skipping down the hallways acting goofy like a 16-year-old." Pipes and some teammates approached the 6-foot-5 player they knew as Joseph soon after he enrolled last year, asking him if he wanted to play football. Pipes said Joseph, who was attending a junior high at the time, declined. He liked basketball instead, and he was good enough to average about 20 points per game over the final nine games heading into the playoffs, where Permian lost in the first round. Link Some people's best years are in highschool. Thats pretty depressing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) Some people's best years are in highschool. Seems like that's a pretty common theme for Odessa Permian. Edited May 13, 2010 by myhousekey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 If he "dated" some of the girls...he could be in real trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 If he "dated" some of the girls...he could be in real trouble. Why else would you even pull something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Why else would you even pull something like this? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Are we sure he wasn't apart of the 21 Jump Street team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Are we sure he wasn't apart of the 21 Jump Street team? very nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boat_hacked Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 If he "dated" some of the girls...he could be in real trouble. he Shoots, he....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mucca Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 If he "dated" some of the girls...he could be in real trouble. Well if he was "skipping down the hallways acting goofy like a 16-year-old", I doubt he was dating girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Well if he was "skipping down the hallways acting goofy like a 16-year-old", I doubt he was dating girls. He was probably skipping after the girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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