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Silver Spike
Monday, October 29, 2018
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Monte Walker (42) carries in the 1989 Silver Spike. Howe won at Van Alstyne, 35-13. Photo by Connie Fryar. Coach Randy Matthews told the Van Alstyne Leader, “Because of the closeness of the two towns and what this rivalry means to so many people, I hope everybody will be up for this game and prepared to play. When you have a game like this with so much emotion, there’s always big plays involved.” The Spike was is akin to Sherman and Denison’s Battle of the Axe which Walker was a radio broadcaster for those games from 1994- 2003 and television broadcaster in 2009.
“The community involvement and the electricity that comes with that Sherman-Denison Battle of the Axe is so impressive and Howe and Van Alstyne had the same rivalry, but on a smaller scale. We were able to work with those in Van Alstyne back in 2001 to share cost of the trophy and make this something special. However, it won’t be truly special until it comes to Howe’s trophy case,” said Walker. "One of these days we're going to display that thing in Howe and it's going to be a great thing for the community."
The Silver Spike
