Bulldogs beat Gunter back-toback; start playoffs tomorrow

In order to set up tonight's showdown with Henrietta at Valley View, the Bulldogs of Howe had to take down Gunter in two consecutive games Howe would have made the playoffs regardless, but the fight for the third seed took place and Howe came out on top in both games.

In the first game, Howe jumped out to an early 19-7 lead and retained the lead heading into the half with the score of 36-23 As usual, every starter was in doubledigits in points and Howe's sixthman Ty Harvey nearly was

Gunter actually won the third period, 18-16, but Howe's 15-10 final stanza finished off the Tigers with a final score of 66-51 Howe landed a total of 8 three-pointers

Griffin Underwood led all scorers with 16 points, Nick Wilson and Levi Mrozinski added 11 points each. Sa Akins and Michael Kehrer each put home 10 while Ty Harvey came off the bench to score eight.

The teams decided on a play-in game for the third seed instead of a coin That turned out to be a great move by Bulldogs Head Coach Tim Short Beating a team back-to-back is never an easy task no matter who the opponent is, but Howe once again got off to a quick start in the game that was played at Denton High School on Friday at 6pm. Howe 15-9 win of the first and 16-10 win of the second game the Bulldogs a 31-19 advantage at the half Just as on Tuesday, Gunter won the third period, but Howe closed it down in the fourth with a 55-46 win and earning the second round matchup with Henrietta

Gunter took away the three-pointer from Howe's game only allowing three instead of the eight on Tuesday night Akins led Howe with 14 points - all on two-point field goals Underwood, who hit 2 three-pointers finished with 12 points Kehrer, who also hit a three turned in an 11-point performance. Other scorers with Wilson (8), Harvey (6), and Mrozinski (4).

Howe's season record entering the playoffs is 19-11 and the 'Dogs went 9-5 in District 10-3A