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with Zack Hudson and says that "Kind of like myself, anywhere he's a coaches coach. she can contribute is what she wants to do." said Rhoten. "He wants to do the profession "She's not coming in here and right." said Rhoten. "These expecting to start or anything guys here know what's going like that. She just wants to on. You want to try to maintain contribute and be a part of this respect within the profession thing and help out where she and these guys are great. We've can. The way I see it, it's going developed our own to be a really deep bench." camaraderie." This summer, Coach Lands took Rhoten said that as good as them to a basketball camp Hudson is at coaching football, where they went undefeated. Wes Rhoten he's equally knowledgeable of They also went undefeated in a So how does a spread the maintenance side to the Pottsboro camp. Rhoten feels offensive coach who's had athletic facilities and has to have like this year's Lady Bulldogs 4,000 yard passing saved the district a lot of money. have a great chance to claim quarterbacks on multiple their first state championship. occassions feel about the "I learn something new slot-T and a team that threw everyday from him; from killing "These girls have just been the ball a total of 23 times ants to whatever. He's got a phenomenal in embracing my last year? plan." said Rhoten. girls and making them feel comfortable here." said Rhoten. "Scouting Howe this time As unhappy as Rhoten and his "A lot of times the proximity last year, I was impressed family were at the end of the and being opponents can play a with how efficient they were Canton stay, he says all is well factor, but they are athletes and and I admired how the now. their already a family." coaches were able to install something so quickly and "Me and my three are happy. Landry has always played look so sharp so early." said I've got one chance to be a volleyball also, but decided that Rhoten. "Coach Hudson daddy. It needs to be God first, she would run cross country putting his trust in somebody but as it filters down, my family instead and help the football in turn it all over to them is has got to be what I'm doing team as a water girl. special. These kids here everything for." said Rhoten. have latched on to this Just as Landry is being taught to stuff. As far as Oldest daughter Landry will be a be unselfish to better the team, philosophies, you do what junior and a major contributor to her father is practicing what he you have to do for the kids to an already highly touted Lady preaches. As a former athletic understand to make it work Bulldogs basketball team. director and head coach, he and win. Howe is living Emory is the youngest daughter could still be holding those proof that if the kids buy in and will be in sixth grade and positions, but he's being a team and do it right, within a out from under mom's player for his family, for his year's time it can turn elementary nest for the first new coaching colleagues and around. Do I think we need time. Although, her daddy will for his players. to be throwing the ball? be the assistant principal. Absolutely not. That's not Next year, the Howe Bulldogs my job anymore anyway." But getting back to Landry and will be re-aligned and move up the Lady Bulldogs. She to play the likes of Pottsboro, Rhoten says that playing received all-district honorable Van Alstyne and larger schools against Howe's slot-T offense mention last year as a regularly. But for Bulldogs fans, was tough but transitioning sophomore basketball player as right now, this very fall is the and meshing with the well as academic first team. time to enjoy the best overall coaching staff has been easy. She's a 5'9 point and has already coaching staff this town has He was quick to point out started working with the team in ever seen. that it all starts out at the top the off-season.
