BURST OF GREENWOOD FORWARD'S SCORING, SPEED BOOST Q.H.'S REPEAT CHANCES.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer QUARTZ quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. HILL - When even her own team is fooled by the shots she takes, it is difficult to blame opponents for not being able to handle Khadijah Greenwood Greenwood. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,265), Johnson co., central Ind.; settled 1822, inc. as a city 1960. A residential suburb of Indianapolis, Greenwood is in a retail shopping area. Manufactures include motor vehicle parts and metal products. . Greenwood's emergence as one of the hottest members of the Quartz Hill High girls' soccer team's offense sparked the Rebels to a championship at last week's Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. tournament and has Quartz Hill optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about repeating as Golden League champion. ``She has good speed,'' Rebels coach Maury Cauchon said of the junior forward. ``She's very skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. , she has good dribbling skills, good change of direction, great balance.'' Perhaps most valuable is Greenwood's deception deception n. the act of misleading another through intentionally false statements or fraudulent actions. (See: fraud, deceit) . ``She has a surprise shot,'' Cauchon said. ``You don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. when she's going to shoot. Some of the shots she takes, you don't think anyone would be able to shoot them.'' Greenwood scored a team-high three goals in four games at the Simi Valley tournament, including one in a 3-1 victory over Westridge of Pasadena in the final. Greenwood is a third-year varsity player, but before this season many of her biggest accomplishments were with the track and field team, for which she advanced to the Southern Section meet as a sprinter. ``She just really has come on strong this year,'' Cauchon said. ``She did a real good job at the tournament.'' The role of leading scorer feels a bit unusual to Greenwood. ``I just like to have fun playing,'' she said. ``I don't count (the goals). I have no idea how many I ever score.'' Greenwood, who has played soccer almost her entire life as she followed in the footsteps of two older brothers who played at Quartz Hill, attributes much of her improvement simply to experience. However, she admits to wanting to contribute more now that she is one of the team's veterans. ``I feel like you have to have more responsibility, setting an example being older,'' Greenwood said. ``Now that I'm older, I try to be someone they can look up to.'' Indeed, teammates such as freshman Shannon Cox Shannon Cox (born July 3, 1986) is an Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. Cox, an Indigenous footballer, was picked up as a rookie by Collingwood at the 2005 National Rookie Draft, and following some good have followed Greenwood's lead in turning around an offense that sputtered during a 0-2-1 start. The Rebels (5-3-2) outscored opponents 9-3 while going undefeated at the tournament. The recent play has Quartz Hill back to playing like a program that has won six consecutive league titles just in time to begin the quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a seventh. The Rebels wil open league play Jan. 8 against Highland, which won this week's Lancaster tournament. ``I feel like that was the big step we had to take,'' Greenwood said of winning the Simi Valley tournament. ``There was a lot of talk about us being a young team and not being as good as before. That kind of erased e·rase tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es 1. a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping. b. that. That was what we needed. I feel like we finally adjusted to playing with each other. I think things are going good now.'' Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com GREENWOOD FILE Name: Khadijah Greenwood Team: Quartz Hill girls' soccer Position: Forward Year: Junior Quote: ``I've always been pushed to try my best at everything I do. That support from my family has been really important.'' - Greenwood CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2) Khadijah Greenwood scored a team-high three goals in four games, including the final, as defending Golden League champion Quartz Hill won the Simi Valley tournament. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: GREENWOOD FILE (see text) |
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