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Sunday, February 21,2021
ga a ■■ re shot placement. It made her realize that I have always been passionate doors,” Howard said. “He’s honest
S11 A that she just can’t shoot the ball on about, and I’ve enjoyed watching it, ” with me and tells me what I need to
U W U T E net. She had to strike the ball and Howard said. “It’s always just clicked work on. He’ll say, ‘You’re good at this
From PAGE FIVE strike it well. Once she got that part for me.” but your first touch isn’t perfect.’ Or,
a . . of her game down, she said that’s When Howard isn’t playing for The ‘You’re good at this, but your passing
playoff berth before the remainder of when the goals started to come. Colony, she can be found on the club is off.’ Ultimately, having somebody be
the season was ultimately canceled This season, Howard has picked circuit. brutally honest with me and tell me
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. up where she left off. The Colony has For the past seven years, she this is where you’re lacking has made
And it wasnt just Howard, then a played 16 matches and she already was getting in her kicks with one me so much of a better player.”
freshman, who forced opposing de- has 20 goals — plus a school record of FC Dallas’ club teams. This year, Ray raved about Howard’s per-
fenses to keep their heads on aswiv- to hoot. In the Lady Cougars’ Jan. 14 COVID-19 didn’t make it easy to get formance in a 3-1 loss to 10-5A lead-
el. August, then a senior, was just as match against Keller Central, Howard a tryout with Elite Clubs National er Wylie East on Jan. 29. She didn’t
lethal with the ball on her foot. She blasted her 29th career goal to sur- League, which Howard said is one of score but it was other facets of her
finished her prep career as the The pass August’s mark. the top club leagues in the nation, game that left a positive impression
Colony’s all-time leader in goals with Howard said that she learned But, she earned her way onto the on her head coach.
28. about the milestone on the ride home team and has gained experience play- After the game, Ray told Howard,
“The chemistry on the field was with her father, Dennis, ing against elite competition. “I know that you didn’t score. That’s
incredible,” Howard said. “The assists “It’s definitely been a lot of hard For all of the skill that Howard pos- what you’re wanting to do. But, I’m
that we had and the opportunities work and a lot of extra training,” she sesses, she considers herself to still very proud of the way that you played
that we created for each other, it was said. “It’s definitely an absolute hon- be a student of the game. in other aspects. She’s learning how
amazing. She is one of the greatest or. It’s something that I’ve been work- The Colony head coach Tommy Ray to defend as a forward, and things like
players that I have ever got to play on ing for. It was a very exciting moment is rounding Howard into a complete that.”
the field with.” and definitely a goal reached.” player. Coming into this season, he Howard’s play is one reason why
It was through hard work in prac- Growing up, Howard played mul- has implored her, more than anything The Colony is off to a 9-5-2 start and
tice, as well as in private training ses- tiple sports. She swung the tennis else, to work on her first touch. He holding down a playoff spot.
sions, that has made Howard one of racket and did dance for a long time also shares game statistics with her “She’s a natural finisher,” Ray said.
SPEAR
From PAGE FIVE
the area’s most feared strikers.
before competing in basketball, track and tells Howard what she did well “The thing that I’ve challenged her
During private workouts, she plac- and field and volleyball during middle and what she areas of her game that to do is to take on different roles. I’m
es light green weights atop the cor- school. But, soccer was always her she needs to clean up.
used to goals, but we’re trying to im-
ners of the net to serve as targets, first love.
“He’s truly been a mentor to me prove her game, and she is showing
Those targets help her to work on her “Ultimately, soccer is something ever since I first walked through these that improvement on other ends.”
UIIIAI men gam re back one day soccer coach. Swim teams, meanwhile, week, that also leaves swim-
T “We’ll just do whatever we It’s nothing new for the could be looking at alterations mers without a pool to train in.
E EmEE can to get them played, and Coppell girls, who recently to their itineraries in advance It’s the latest in a year’s
From PAGE FIVE safely,” Davis said. “I saw that came off a two-week quar- of the girls state meet. Enter- worth of obstacles in high
WThev ilient I the (Dallas) Stars were sup- antine due to COVID-19 con- ing the week, 6A programs school athletics. While that
, e ares on 8.OTPposed to play today and it was cerns within their program, were scheduled to compete at sort of adaptation has become
on June ere 8 mud • a cancelled. I think these ener- The Cowgirls had three games San Antonio’s Josh Davis Na- commonplace for the students
can ge is group o their o- gy rollouts is what’s making it postponed while quarantined, tatorium on Friday with 5A‘s and coaches involved, the re-
cus. It really goes back to how difficult as well.” plus two more last Thursday meet taking place Saturday. sponse to that adversity ulti-
they ve had to handle COVID, Safe travel has been the against Marcus and Tuesday On Thursday, the UIL an- mately lies with the individual,
Linson said. They did really chief concern for the basket- vs. Flower Mound due to in- nounced revisions to that Mitchell said.
well handling the quarantines, ball playoffs, but with wind clement weather. schedule — the boys meets “It’s the way we’ve lived
They were working out and chills dropping into negative Although being away from will take place Friday-Satur- 2020-21. You are who you are
holding each other account- temperatures, most outdoor the pitch has thrown anoth- day as originally scheduled, and you’ve got to step up and
able, so I think that really sports, including soccer, soft- er wrench into the district while the girls meet was shift- do the best job you can do,”
helps. I think what we had to ball, baseball, tennis, golf and schedule, it’s also a chance to ed to March 1-2. he said. “I’ve had people who
go through during COVID track and field, were suspend- rest up and recalibrate for up- “As I explained to my kids, have come off the flu and swim
helps prepare you for when e(j indefinitely. coming playoff and conference it’s not just Dallas but every- great and others who were
you’re off your routine.” Most of those sports are title races. where in the state and how perfectly rested and healthy
The Lake Dallas girls had still in their season’s infan- “We honestly needed a they can get there,” said Brent but didn’t swim well.
to make several revisions to cies, meaning those contests break like this to get away Mitchell, Allen head swim “Nobody can control what’s
their area-round matchup will not be made up. from the game for bit,” said coach. “It’s hard to make a de- going on or how someone com-
against Mansfield Timberview But for soccer, which is in Sam Garza, Marcus boys head cision on something like this, petes other than that person,
before ultimately deciding on mid-district for most teams, coach. “It might be count- especially when it’s never hap- A lot of that is done with the
2 p.m. Saturday at Irving High they are facing the prospect er to how most feel as far as pened before.” mind and the body. A lot of
School. Head coach Jordan of juggling multiple make-up needing to make sure every- The Lady Eagles will send times the body might be right
Davis said that the two schools matches when they hope to re- one is training and worrying four swimmers to state, with but if the mind isn’t, you won’t
were looking to reschedule the turn to action either later this about practice days missed, programs in Lewisville ISD perform the way you can. If
game for Friday afternoon, but week or early next.
but I think it’s nice to have a and Frisco ISD among those they allow something like this
after several conversations “I think that we’ll be doing mental break from things and locally also making prepa- to hurt them, then it will. If
with Irving High officials, the some kind of Monday-Wednes- find ways to enjoy something rations for the meet. With they stay humble, stay focused
Lady Falcons and Lady Wolves day-Friday schedule,” said Lee like this that never happens schools and numerous city and just stay happy, I think
decided to move their game Weddall, The Colony head boys around here.”
facilities closed to start the they can do well.”
After scoring just 16
points in Wake Forest’s
next three games against
Virginia Tech, Georgia
Tech and Louisville,
Spear has gotten back
into a groove. She has
potted at least 10 points
in five of the last six
games, punctuated by a
season-high 24 points on
9-of-17 shooting in the
Demon Decons’ 69-66 loss
to Clemson.
Davis said she has
watched just about every
one of Spear’s games on
television.
“It’s funny because
we watched her do those
things for four years,”
Davis said. “I’ve real-
ly enjoyed listening to
the commentators be
so shocked and so sur-
prised about she’s doing
on the floor. We sit back
and laugh because this is
stuff that we were fortu-
nate to have coached and
watched every day.”
Spear helped to take
The Colony girls bas-
ketball program to new
heights during her four
seasons playing for the
Lady Cougars.
During her four-year
run at The Colony, Spear
reached at least the third
round of the playoffs in
each of those seasons,
including two trips to the
regional semifinals and
the first-ever undefeat-
ed season in conference
play in program history in
2017.
Spear was named to
the Texas Girls Coaches
Association all-state team
her senior season, be-
coming one of the 20 girls
from across the 5A and
6A levels combined to re-
ceive such an honor and
one of the 40 across all
levels. She led the Lady
Cougars in points (24.2)
and rebounds (8.3).
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