Lance Edge
Head Coach
lance.edge@risd.org
Lance Edge is entering his third year at Pearce High School as the varsity girls basketball coach. Coach Edge comes to Pearce from Wylie East High School where he served in the same role for the past two years. He led the program to the playoffs for the first time in school history in the 2013-2014 season while also being named District 13-4A Coach of the Year. Prior to his time at Wylie East, Coach Edge spent three years as the varsity girls basketball coach at Crandall High School in Crandall, Texas. His teams qualified for the playoffs in each of his three seasons, while capturing the District 13-3A Championship in 2011 and twice making it to the regional quarter-final round of the playoffs.
Coach Edge is a graduate of Wylie High School and attended Tarleton State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise & Sports Studies. He and his wife Kyla have been married for eight years. They are proud parents of one-year-old twins, William and Halle Kate. Coach Edge and his family recently moved to Richardson and are excited to be a part of the Pearce community.
Coach Edge is a graduate of Wylie High School and attended Tarleton State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise & Sports Studies. He and his wife Kyla have been married for eight years. They are proud parents of one-year-old twins, William and Halle Kate. Coach Edge and his family recently moved to Richardson and are excited to be a part of the Pearce community.
Makenzie West
Varsity Assistant
makenzie.west@risd.org
This is MaKenzie West’s first year at Pearce High School, but her sixth year coaching basketball. With both of her parents being teachers and coaches who coached her throughout the years in multiple sports, basketball has always been a large part of MaKenzie’s life. She attended Krum High School for three years where she was a member of two back-to-back State Cross Country Championship teams before moving to Aubrey High School where her basketball team made it to the 2004 2A Girls State Basketball Finals, coming in as State Runner-Up. After graduation, MaKenzie moved on to play Division 1 college basketball at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fitness and Health Promotions. MaKenzie has been married to her husband, Alan, for two years; they live in Anna, Texas.
Sarah Blair
Junior Varsity Coach
sarah.blair@risd.org
Sarah Blair is entering her second year at JJ Pearce High School, this year as JV girls basketball coach. In her first year at Pearce, she led the Freshmen Basketball team to a record of 12-12 and finished in the top four in District. She previously coached at Woodville High School as an assistant basketball coach, JV volleyball coach, and assistant track and field coach. She assisted the varsity basketball team to playoffs and the JV basketball team to District runner-ups. She also coached the JV volleyball team to District runner-ups and multiple athletes to Regionals for track and field. Coach Blair has led summer teams to compete in several tournaments including Prime Time Sports, Cinco De Mayo, All-American Shootout, and Run-N-Sun Classic.
Coach Blair is a graduate of Texas A&M-Commerce with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems and a minor in Coaching Athletics. She transferred to the Texas A&M-Commerce basketball team for three years after playing her freshman year at Kansas Wesleyan University. Coach Blair is enjoying coaching and training young ladies at JJ Pearce.
Coach Blair is a graduate of Texas A&M-Commerce with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems and a minor in Coaching Athletics. She transferred to the Texas A&M-Commerce basketball team for three years after playing her freshman year at Kansas Wesleyan University. Coach Blair is enjoying coaching and training young ladies at JJ Pearce.
Zachary Dickey
Freshman Coach
zachary.dickey@risd.org
Zachary Dickey was born and raised in Wichita Falls, Tx. He attended Midwestern State University where he was a cheerleader and a competitive weightlifter. He graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
After graduation, Zachary moved to Plano and began coaching at Pearce High School. This is his first year at Pearce, and he coaches freshman volleyball and freshman girls’ basketball.
After graduation, Zachary moved to Plano and began coaching at Pearce High School. This is his first year at Pearce, and he coaches freshman volleyball and freshman girls’ basketball.