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punt attempt saw the snap sail over the head of Campbell and out of the endzone for a safety which upped the Tiger lead to 16-0 with 3:34 left in the second quarter

Getting the ball right back, Commerce went 4-plays, 63-yards and scored on a 3-yard score by Caldwell to advance the lead to 23-0 with 1:49 left before the half Howe came up two yards short of scoring as time expired in the first half as Campbell caught two passes and raced down the field but was caught just shy of the endzone as the horn sounded

The Tigers started the second half with the football, but Howe caught a break with Parker Blount recovered a fumble six plays into the drive The offense responded with an 11-play drive that went 60 yards and ended on a 4-yard score by Arturo Lowder on a far side toss sweep Howe narrowed the gap, 23-6 with 3:11 left in the third

Caldwell and the Tigers went back to business where he quickly ran 64 yards to snap back the difference in points to 30-6 It was a 3-play, 68-yard drive that left 1:40 on the third quarter clock

Howe once again scored when Krantz hit a wide open Caiden Harmon for a 47-yard score through the air It was a 4-play, 68-yard drive to narrow the gap to 30-14 after Krantz dove to the nearside front pylon at the south endzone to score a 2-point conversion It left 11:51 remaining in the game and Howe's defense held the Tigers to a punt on the next possession giving hope for a moment to the soggy players and coaches on the field

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But two plays later, the Dogs fumbled it away in Commerce territory to end all hopes It took the Tigers only four plays to score as Basham finished it from the 4 yard line to give the Tigers a 37-14 lead with 6:56 remaining in the game

Howe started heaving the ball in the final moments and were intercepted which set up the game's final score which came on a 24-yard field goal by Ramirez to cap off a 6-play, 74-yard drive and wrap up the scoreboard, 40-14

Howe will not have an official playoff game, but any time Howe plays rival Van Alstyne, it's as electric as a mid-November classic Friday's meeting at district leading Van Alstyne will be the 56th official meeting between the two schools The Panthers are 5-3 on the season, but 4-0 in district play coming off a bye week They've scored 172 points in district and allowed only 53 Howe is 3-6 on the season and 0-5 in district play Howe has scored 59 and allowed 177 points in district play