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https://www.independent-bank.com/ Tyler Grisham on one of his five touchdowns (photo by Michelle Carney) accomplished that in the area Ponder 22 yard line. Grisham championship game a year ago vs. would score his first rushing Hughes Springs. touchdown of the night from the 11 yard line. Howe led 21-0 with just Howe, with the 49-0 win over 14 minutes gone in the game. Ponder moves to 4-0 on the season for the first time since the last all- Howe's defense would dominate school reunion in 2010. again and force Ponder to punt. A 15-yard punt gave Howe the ball at Ponder won the coin toss and their own 36. Grisham would cap elected to defer to the second half. off a 2:37 drive with a 4-yard Howe took the ball and touchdown. Howe led 28-0 with immediately went 55 yards on four 5:17 left before half. plays and capped off a 1:49 drive that saw quarterback Brandon Wall After a zero yard punt by Ponder, connect on a 39-yard touchdown Howe took the ball at their own 47 pass to Tyler Grisham. Last week's yard line and would take the ball PAT issues were a big thing of the down the field in 1:20. Jaden past and Brice Honaker's kick was Matthews scored on a 4-yard the first of all successful beautiful touchdown and Howe extended kicks. Howe led Ponder, 7-0 with their lead to 35-0 which would 10:21 left in the first quarter. eventually become the halftime score. Howe wasted no time in getting the ball back as Nick Wilson Ponder started the second half intercepted his third pass of the moving the ball well for the first year which gave the 'Dogs the ball time in the game, however, the at the Lions 46 yard line with 5:59 drive stalled out at the Bulldog 10 left in the first. Cooper Akins yard line and Howe took over would score several plays later there. A 90-yard drive that took from the 2-yard-line and Howe led most of the third quarter resulted in 14-0 with 1:41 left in the first. a Grisham 2-yard touchdown. Howe's lead was extended to 42-0 Ponder's next possession ended in with 3:45 left in the third quarter. complete disaster as the snap on the punt sailed over Shane Scott's head Ponder would yet again punt to and the Bulldogs recovered at the Howe, who took the ball at their
own 46 yard line with only 28 seconds left in the third. Grisham quickly carried for 48 of the 54 yard drive with a long touchdown just as Howe entered the fourth quarter. The lead went to 49-0 which became the final.
Grisham carried 14 times for 182 yards. Stratton Carroll added 8 carries for 70 yards. Others were Akins (4-45), Matthews (9-33), Brent Masters (8-23), Wall (2-18), Dylan Moreau (4-15) and Zach Braswell (1-0).
The Bulldogs dominated Ponder in every way imaginable. Ponder's special teams problems didn't help their cause on the field Friday, but Howe was by far superior even to a pefect game played by Ponder.
Wall completed 1 of 2 passes for 39 yards.
This sets up a Texoma classic matchup of two unbeaten teams in Howe and Pottsboro this Friday night. Pottsboro leads the overall series with Howe 16-10-1. The last time Howe beat Pottsboro was in 2010. Howe's last win at Pottsboro came in 1988.
Grisham's five touchdowns ties Anthony Hawthorne (11/21/2014), Joel Farris (10/28/2005), Nathaniel Falls (10/24/1997), Brian Ross (10/30/1987), Paul Trotter (10/18/1968), Jimmy Watson (9/22/1967), and Billy Bryant Cloud (11/27/1936) for the most in one game. Howe is now ranked #10 in Class 3A, Division II.
