SOUNDING OFF FORMER BAND MEMBER STARS AS HART RECEIVER.Byline: Heather Gripp Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Barnaby Rudge] See : Birds Staff Writer NEWHALL - Keith Howell had been putting on a Hart High uniform and going to football games for two years before he could understand what was happening on the field. Now, opponents are often the ones left trying to comprehend what's happened. Howell went from being a trumpet trumpet, brass wind musical instrument of part cylindrical, part conical bore, in the shape of a flattened loop and having three piston valves to regulate the pitch. player in the school band to starring on the football team. He had never played football until last year and knew little about the sport, but the senior progressed rapidly enough to become a top wide receiver for a Hart team pursuing a fourth consecutive Southern Section championship. He also became a cornerback cor·ner·back also corner back n. Football Either of two defensive halfbacks stationed a short distance behind the linebackers and relatively near the sidelines. Noun 1. this season and has enjoyed football so much that he aspires to play in college. ``Last year, it was funny,'' quarterback Matt Moore Moore, city (1990 pop. 40,761), Cleveland co., central Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City; inc. 1887. Its manufactures include lightning- and surge-protection equipment, packaging for foods, and auto parts. said. ``Some of the things, he didn't have a clue. There were definitely some jokes going around. But this year, he's doing everything. He knows what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. . He's progressed so much from last year.'' Not that he was bad in 2000. Howell was a starter from the beginning of the season and emerged as one of the region's leading receivers. The athleticism Howell displayed as a member of Hart's track and basketball teams as a freshman and sophomore gave Hart a hunch hunch n. 1. An intuitive feeling or a premonition: had a hunch that he would lose. 2. A hump. 3. A lump or chunk: "She . . . he would be good at football, too. That's why the coaches and players were so persistent in getting him to try the sport. ``Everybody kept bringing it up,'' Howell said. ``Everybody was like, 'Keith, you should be playing football.' I decided to try it. Seeing all my friends playing, I said, 'I've got to give it a shot.' It's a lot of fun.'' Howell, 17, had the speed, vertical leap and good hands to excel as a receiver. He just wasn't sure where receivers played. ``I didn't even know the positions,'' said Howell, who learned a lot by watching films and has become an intense student of the game. ``I don't think I even knew what a linebacker was. Coach, he'd tell me, 'You've got the strong safety,' and I was like, what's that?'' Howell and his teammates laugh about his beginning in football, but they aren't laughing about what he's done since catching on. This season, he has 23 receptions for 404 yards (20.2 yards per catch) and four touchdowns. With receiver Julian Lewis Julian Murray Lewis (born 26 September 1951, in Swansea, Wales) is a British politician and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for New Forest East in Hampshire. He was first elected as an M.P. in 1997. injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , Howell has been counted on more than usual in recent weeks. He's responded - four receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. , a victory over Saugus to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. the Foothill League title. Amd last week, when Hart opened the playoffs, he had two catches for 67 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Redondo. ``He's stepped it up big,'' Moore said. ``I don't think there's a lot of corners in high school that can cover him. ... I have a lot of confidence going to him.'' Howell's defensive contributions provide additional confidence. He has 41 tackles (18 unassisted) and two interceptions. ``He didn't know anything when he first came out,'' Hart coach Mike Herrington said. ``We had to teach him the names of the positions. He knew what a receiver was but that was about it. He had a lot to learn, so we didn't really have him play defense. ... This year, he's kind of blossomed into one of the top two-way guys. He's an excellent defender. He's really been doing a good job both ways. ``I wouldn't say it's that unusual. He was a good athlete. We take the best athletes in the school and try to mold mold, name for certain multicellular organisms of the various classes of the kingdom Fungi, characteristically having bodies composed of a cottony mycelium. The colors of molds are caused by the spores, which are borne on the mycelium. them into football players who can help us win.'' HOWELL FILE Name: Keith Howell Team: Hart football Position: Wide receiver/defensive back Year: Senior Quote: ``He's one of the guys that's always been one of the best athletes. We asked him to come out for football and he did, and he broke out.'' - Teammate Matt Moore, on Keith Howell CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) A newcomer to football, Hart High's Keith Howell has starred with 23 receptions for 404 yards and four touchdowns. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News (2) HOWELL Box: HOWELL FILE (see text) |
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