Remember this the next time someone tells you that you cant ask questions about a story that seems to unreal to be true. I felt really happy for the kids, Nalen said. Police outside the Lunenburg home of the Phillips family as investigators were inside collecting evidence on Tuesday. Isaac Phillips, 13, who is in eighth grade but plays on the Lunenburg High School football team, said when members of his family went outside Friday morning they found a racial slur tagged across its property. Males had a median income of $26,496 versus $20,237 for females. Friends of Lunenburg Football is a 501c3 nonprofit created to support our High School Football players, coaches and. Why would the kids at Lunenburg want to get rid of this star player? This isnt that kind of town, she said. LUNENBURG Investigators are focusing on the mother of a Lunenburg teen whose home was spray painted with racist graffiti last month, according to court documents. (MyFoxBoston.com). He had very good technique. He benefitted from a lie. Phillips did not attend school on Monday and has said he wants to transfer to Leominster High School. Lunenburg is also next to Harvard MA, home of the Bromfield School, one of the top academic schools in the state. Brazier replied, OK.When Brazier was asked if her husband or son spray painted the graffiti she said, No. Brazier was emotionally upset and crying and told authorities they did not understand, according to the affidavit. Volunteer Help the coach manage this team. Police said that during the search of the Chase Road home Tuesday, they seized one can of Krylon indoor/outdoor spray paint and one can of Krylon Fusion spray paint. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Anthony J. Phillips, the father of Lunenburg eighth-grader Isaac A. Phillips, 13, who plays freshman and junior varsity football for Lunenburg High School and was the target of racist graffiti . See all. The teens car veered off the narrow road and hit a tree while they were driving down a steep hill in Lunenburg. "I don't really understand why someone would even do something like this," Phillips told ABC's Boston affiliate WCVB-TV. standing by its decision to cancel the high school's popular thanksgiving football game. Jeffrey Thibodeau that she had to talk to [her husband] first and then she would call Thibodeau back. Their kid got to go to Leominster, and by the looks of his Facebook page, he still plays for them now. The FBI wasted its time looking into this. UNDATED: Lunenburg High School in Massachusetts has forfeited the remainder of its football season after graffiti reading, "Knights don't need n*****," was found spray-painted on a young player's home. The outpouring of support is indicative of Robbinss personality, his mother said. Nov. 21: Superintendent Calmes issues a statement that although the school had investigated two incidents related to the boy since the beginning of the school year, the school was unaware Isaac Phillips was allegedly being bullied until after the incident at his home was reported. Astead W. Herndon can be reached atastead.herndon@globe.com. On Monday, Nov. 25, police asked Brazier to come to the Lunenburg Police Station to meet with investigators. We all know thats why.. clearly the parents didnt stay in school long enough to understand the importance of education before sports. The affidavit described a meeting with Brazier held with investigators in which an FBI agent suggested to Brazier she was the one responsible for the graffiti. There were 4,998 households, out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. Lunenburg Blue Knights Varsity Boys Football Lunenburg, MA FOLLOW TEAM 22-23 V. Football Home Schedule Roster Standings Rankings Photos Videos News More / Lunenburg High School Football Lunenburg Football OVERALL 6-5 0.55 Win % LEAGUE 3-1 3rd in League HOME4-2 AWAY2-3 NEUTRAL0-0 PF326 PA272 STREAK1L Contribute to the Team Complete the Schedule Wednesday: Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. issues a statement saying his office does not have enough evidence to charge anyone in the racist graffiti incident at this time. Nuff said. During this conversation an FBI agent told Brazier that the reason she wanted the investigation to stop was because she was the one who spray painted the graffiti on the house. Trying to get rid of all the black players in your town sounds like a really ineffective way to build a winning football team. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Want to advertise with Turtleboy? This case is indicative of how school bullying can quickly escalate to a hate crime and civil rights violations, making it a community wide concern," ADL regional director Robert Trestan in the statement. David Abel can be reached at. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nalen was named Mayflower Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2015 after leading Bishop Connollyto a 9-2 record. What a buttnugget. The school committee opted to not take a vote on the game, meaning the decision to cancel stays in place. During the game, a coach for Worcester South reported to a referee that a Lunenburg player used racist language toward one of his players. This is our house, this is where we live. The teenager's mother is white. "What's going on is something that couldn't have been a worse nightmare," franchise owner Stephen Ross said earlier this month. That wont scare the shit out of a kid or anything. Photo Galleries. We urge you to support the Turtleboy Sponsors by doing business with them. Isaac Phillips, and eighth grader, is biracial, and the spray painted message said Knights dont need n******.A few days after the graffiti was reported, Superintendent of Schools Loxi Jo Calmes said Lunenburg High would forfeit all remaining football games for the season, including their Thanksgiving Eve game. Its all so close, he said. Lunenburg is led by senior quarterback Adam Hill, a captain who is in his third year on varsity. [1] Its county seat is Lunenburg. Places adjacent to Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States presidential election results for Lunenburg County, Virginia. I love their attitude. #ada-button-frame { On an online fund-raising page for the Robbins family, more than $12,000 had been donated from nearly 150 people as of Sunday afternoon. Cant figure that one out. Marie Tsacogianis, a family friend of the Robbinses, said everyone in the family was warm and they were all well-liked. The school committee in Lunenburg is standing by its decision to cancel the high school's popular thanksgiving football game after racist graffiti was sprayed on the house of an 8th grade player. A football scrimmage scheduled for Saturday between Lunenburg High School and Monty Tech was canceled. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Hed have kids come in [to the house], and they would leave, and another shift would come through.. Both of Bishop Lay's brothers served as Confederate colonels, and Mrs. Lay's uncle, Thomas Atkinson was bishop of North Carolina. The past few months have been very difficult for my family. Nov. 27: Isaac Phillips officially transfers to a middle school in Leominster. Thinking these two losers should have been in ratchet madness. Although they were upset in the CMASS Championship by St. Johns, they were simply unstoppable this year. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Early said the crash remains under investigation by Lunenburg police and the state police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. I thought it was a good fit for myself.. Write racial slurs on my own house, blame them on football team, attract police and media attention, get son into Leominster. The graffiti appeared on the foundation of the house. Please enter valid email address to continue. And also, sit down with your husband and figure out a mutual story about the spray cans so you dont make the police think that you think that theyre complete freaking morons. The boy father, Anthony Phillips, first told authorities the cans were Rust-Oleum spray paint used during a living room renovation project. Oh, and in the least surprising turn of events ever, Anthony Phillips is one of those people who gets outraged over everything and boycotts businesses that use satire. If its true, she didnt just put her son through a lot; she put this whole town through a lot.. He had a whole life ahead of him.. Sean has been added to the Lunenburg 2022 football roster. His mother hopes he changes his mind. Robbinss friend who was driving the car, Joseph Kapp of Gardner, is expected to be in a courtroom Monday to face charges of vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, Earlys office said. Our hope is to assist students with balancing the conflicting emotions they may be experiencing as they deal with this tragic event while preparing to begin a new school year.. The school was forced to apologize, and the Thanksgiving Day game was cancelled. Everything is so close in this small town.. Thats why hes got so many. If you burn down your own house its still arson, if you create a fake, hate crime in your town, its still a hate crime, everybody had to deal with it same as a hoax bomb-threat. Im surprised she got almost three weeks out of this before caving. How bout the seniors who you robbed of a final two games? Thanks! Instead he was just arrested for armed robbery of a Dunkin Donuts. I cant even really fathom that this all happened. Students and teachers were wearing red to school on Monday, to show their support for Phillips. I feel really bad for him.. Thoughts and prayers to the whole LBG community. This year is for AJ.. But this is what happens when you do that. Nonprofit Organization. In 1760 Taylor purchased three adjoining tracts of land in Lunenburg County totaling 827 acres (3.35km2). Eventually, they're going to see it.". First published on November 21, 2013 / 2:39 AM. Hey how about that one in Millbury where the wife painted BLM on the cops house and faked a robbery? If you havent seen the Blue Devils play football, youre missing out. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. After spending an hour inside the home, they emerged with a large brown paper bag with items in it and left the property. LUNENBURG (CBS) --- Words of hate were spray painted on a home and now, the crime is impacting an entire community. Benson said while serving on the school committee, she took part in writing one of the first-ever anti-bullying and anti-hazing policies in the state. / CBS Boston. The player was questioned and the referee was satisfied that the remark was not made. keep it up. Theyre outstanding, Nalen said of the organization. Globe correspondent Jennifer Fenn Lefferts contributed to this report. varsity basketball team. [4], Among the earliest settlers of the county was William Taylor, born in King William County, Virginia. Investigations are underway in both cases, Lunenburg Public Schools Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes told ABC News in an email. [2], Lunenburg County was established on May 1, 1746, from Brunswick County. The county is named for the former Duchy of Brunswick-Lnenburg[3] in Germany, because one of the titles also carried by Britain's Hanoverian kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lnenburg. Last year's game was cancelled days prior after allegations surfaced against the Lunenburg football team for spray-painting racist graffiti on the house of a Lunenburg junior varsity football player. Our deepest sympathies go out to the Robbins family.. LUNENBURG After telling police her house was spray-painted with racist graffiti, the mother of a former Lunenburg High School football player is now a "strong suspect" in the. The nature of this crime has deeply impacted the team, the school and the entire community," read a statement posted on the Lunenburg Public Schools website. LUNENBURG (CBS) ---The parents of a Lunenburg football player who was the target of a hate crime, say they feel like they've been lied to since day one. Robbins was a Sentinel & Enterprise all-star football player. Robbins, 18, of 32 Whalom Road, a 2016 Lunenburg High graduate who was well known as a lineman on the schools football team. Thank you, Seniors. So whos gonna pay back the taxpayers for the hours and hours of man power that were wasted on their hoax? Click here for more from MyFoxBoston.com. "Knights don't need n******," the graffiti said. "As a community we offer our deepest support to the player and his family and want to emphasize that Lunenburg is an inclusive supportive community, and this is not the sort of behavior we foster or tolerate. Police, FBI are investigating what a school official called an "act of hate.". "This brazen attack on the home of a high school football player warrants everyone's condemnation. Home of the Blue Knights. Heres what he said a couple months after the FBI basically said that him and his wife did it: Its unfortunate the community we live in hasnt shown its support and has shown their true colors. Lunenburg County Public Schools operates the following schools: There are no private or independent schools in Lunenburg County, and no colleges or universities are located there. All rights reserved. Murdock has an outstanding team and outstanding coaching staff. Lunenburg, which finished 5-6 in 2019 after a 4-1 start, will travel to Ayer-Shirley for a 4 p.m. gameFriday. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Kapp was charged with motor-vehicle homicide by operating under the influence of alcohol, operating under the influence of alcohol, and negligent operation causing serious bodily injury, according to a press release. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Nothing shady about that. Next up: LIFTING SZN I expect a physical game, Nalen said. Part of the investigation, she says, will include finding out if Phillips was bullied prior to Friday's discovery and whether those instances were ever reported to school officials. Robbins was a beautiful person, his mother said. On Monday, Nov. 18, FBI agents observed two burnt aerosol cans in a fire pit outside the home, according to the affidavit. After son gets into Leominster everything magically ends. For every 100 females there were 113.80 males. She said his cleats were drenched in water and thrown in the trash, and a tire on his bike had been slashed. One of the best qualities of this team is that they bend, but dont break. Upload it Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. He had not been wearing a seat belt, she said. Overall, hes our best football player, Nalen said of the 6-1, 245-pound Melendez. . District Attorney Joseph Early said the crash on Hollis Road in Lunenburg also injured Sean McNiff, 19, of 24 Kingman St., who was taken to a local hospital. ANYTHING. A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial, National Register of Historic Places listings in Lunenburg County, Virginia, Reprint: 1974, 2005, Genealogical Publishing Company, Admissions to the College of St. John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, Part III, Robert Forsyth Scott, The University Press, Cambridge, 1903, "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000", "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. State Rep. Jen Benson served on the Lunenburg School Committee prior to going to the State House. Leave your comments below. he's a phenomenal player, and he's . And here he is standing in front of the school committee, demanding that the game be cancelled: Knowing all along that him and his wife were responsible. Court documents did not identify the paint colors. That reeks of helicopter parenting. The police took five live rounds of ammunition, one can of Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint and one can of Krylon Fusion spray paint. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. UNDATED: Lunenburg High School in Massachusetts has forfeited the remainder of its football season after graffiti reading, "Knights don't need n*****," was found spray-painted on a young player's home. He is a beautiful person.. Lunenburg is located 55 miles northwest of Boston. At a meeting Wednesday night, players, parents, and community members all appealed to the committee that the whole team should not be punished. Stat keeping for basketball teams. Its not the journey I planned, but every move Ive made has shaped me a little bit, Nalen said. Her husband, Anthony J. Phillips, is black, and their son, Isaac Phillips, who played on Lunenburgs freshman and junior varsity teams, is biracial. LUNENBURG The father of a former Lunenburg football player said Thursday night the community his family has lived in for more than 15 years has shown its true colors in the months after racist graffiti was found on their home in November. Hearing none, Berthiaume declared the ruling was upheld. The Blue Knights defeated the Panthers, 35-8, in their last meeting. "No matter how bad or how vulgar it sounds, that's how we communicate, that's how our friendship was. Thats it for them. But according to the documents made public on Wednesday, police observed two burnt aerosol cans in a fire pit outside the familys house on Nov. 18. Withoutthem none of this is possible. School officials said those incidents had been confirmed. He was all about his friends, Carol Robbins said. "Knights don't need n******," the graffiti said. They questioned the whole football team. The educators and coaches of Lunenburg value diversity, and we care deeply about all of our students, Calmes told reporters. Lunenburg is led by senior quarterback Adam Hill, a captain who is in his third year on varsity. One junior varsity game ended in a shoving match after a tackle, with a referee reporting that racial epithets were used. Lunenburg High School's Varsity Football Twitter. Legal Statement. The racial makeup of the county was 59.12% White, 38.58% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Oh, thats right no one. display: none; Dad is a real piece of shit too though. Not only did she not get rid of the evidence, she obviously didnt know what a big deal this was gonna be. Robbinss mother, Carol, said the three teenagers, who had known each other for about 10 years, were visiting friends the night of the crash. 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Nov. 18: Superintendent of Schools Loxi Jo Calmes announces the football team will forfeit the teams remaining football games, including its annual Thanksgiving Eve game against rival school St. Bernards Central Catholic High School, scheduled to be played at Lunenburg High School. 185 people follow this. It all worked out perfectly. Nov. 4: The junior varsity football team travels to Worcester South. 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Volunteer Roster last updated on Dec 3, 2022 @ 7:21pm (GMT) Print Roster Correction All-Time Roster Nov. 1: The Lunenburg High School varsity football team plays a home game against Worcester South. LUNENBURG School Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes announced Monday evening that all remaining games for the Lunenburg High School football team, including the popular Thanksgiving game Nov. 27. Brazier said school officials told them they have questioned some football players on the team. His father is black and his mother is white. "They've been telling us since day one that they can't believe this word would be used in our football program and now we find out it has been used.". He will be missed by his classmates, friends, and the faculty and staff of the Lunenburg Public Schools. Dad is clearly missing them as well. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. LUNENBURG School Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes announced Monday that all remaining games for the Lunenburg High School football team including the popular Thanksgiving game Nov. 27. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. School personnel had met with representatives from the Anti-Defamation League, the US Justice Department, and the Center for Community Development and Civic Engagement at Fitchburg State University, she said, in attempt to find a path forward. An investigation was launched. Im sure Leominster is a fine school with good teachers, but its not exactly an Ivy League preparatory high school. We have a lot of ties here.". The Dad said that his son was being picked on because he was the best player on the team and the older kids were jealous. On Nov. 19, Brazier told investigators her 6-year-old daughter told her that she had seen someone outside her bedroom window who had blue hair, a feathered headdress, and a pink nose. Email us at Turtleboysports@gmail.com for more information, and check out our website about types of advertising we offer. He said he has not spoken to his friend since the allegations against his mother surfaced. But why Leominster? Most of the leads that we have followed up throughout the investigation have led back toward the house, Luth said. "I want him to sit on it for a few days. Lunenburg Public Schools Superintendent Loxi Jo Calmes announced Monday the high school has canceled the rest of the season and that an investigation is underway into alleged racist slurs by Lunenburg players directed at Worcester South High football players earlier this season. But authorities have since said that the football team has been cleared. Fuck them, right? Calmes said Monday that the school district will continue to make its resources available to assist the boy's family in response to theact of hate, according to the newspaper. It happens at work, in stores, at school. Former Lunenburg High School football player Isaac Phillips' mother Andrea Brazier, replied "OK" when an FBI agent suggested she was the one who spray painted graffiti on the house, according to an affidavit. There were so many telltale signs: Meanwhile she was sharing pictures like this on her Facebook page: Oh, and how bout the fact that this lady basically made her son think the Klan was after him?Hes just going about his business and then wakes up one day and the N word is spray painted all over his house. The boy's father accused Lunenburg officials of covering up racist remarks made by Lunenburg football players at games against Worcester and wants Lunenburg coaches to resign. "My actions were coming from a place of love," he said. And helicopter parents will do ANYTHING for their kids. Do they like losing? Dec. 2: Police release a statement saying they have not found any conclusive evidence linking the spray-painting of racist graffiti on Isaac Phillips home to anyone on the Lunenburg High School football team. 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. She says a thorough investigation is ongoing. By late Sunday evening, a football, jersey, trophy, and helmet had been placed at the memorial. Lunenburg Football Roster Print 2022-23 Players (89) Staff (1) Do you have a team photo? Classmates planned to hold a vigil on the towns football field Sunday evening. Lunenburg High School football player Isaac Phillips, second from right, is shown during a candlelight vigil in his honor. They dont have a football team though Leominster does. On social media, former classmates and Lunenburg residents shared memories of Robbins using the hashtag #RIPAJ. Brazier responded by saying, OK. She denied that her husband or son were involved. The fact that none of them did shouldve been a red flag. "Not letting us play our last game makes the rest of the world outside of Lunenburg assume that we are guilty," said one player. At his death in 1820, a Richmond newspaper noted in its obituary of William Taylor that he was the last man known to be alive who had heard Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in the Virginia House of Burgesses. McNiff, a 2015 graduate, is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The graffiti happened on the same day that Phillips said his cleats were thrown in a trash can and the tires on his bicycle were slashed in the school parking lot. And had someone questioned it and suggested that the parents did it, they would be the racists. The referees reported that racially insensitive language was used by Lunenburg players. November 21, 2013 / 2:39 AM