Up and down week for Bulldogs as season heats up

On Tuesday night, the Howe Bulldogs traveled to Pilot Point where they defeated the Bearcats, 67-60 Noah Campbell led Howe with 20 points on five 3-pointers Devon Porter worked the inside game well with 17 points of his own As most games do, foul shots determined the outcome and thanks to Elijah Campbell's perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the line, including 6-for-6 in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs were able to capture the win column

The Howe JV also got a win in Pilot Point, 48-34 The Bulldogs were led by Jake Fabacher with 13 points followed by Luke Lopez (8), Kolby Taylor (6), and Eli Wilson (6)

The varsity boys then travelled to Madill for their annual tournament They opened with an 81-40 loss to Sulphur, Oklahoma where Sulphur got out to a quick 18-5 start in the first period and never looked back Howe was led in points by Noah Campbell with 15 with Harmon following with 13. Other scorers were Porter (6),

Elijah Campbell (4), and Cameron Lankford (2)

Howe then took on Gunter in the tournament and lost 67-60 The two teams traded leads in the second half as Gunter stretched their lead in the third only to have Howe make a great fourth period comeback to come up just short Elijah Campbell led Howe with 17 while Porter racked up 16 Harmon and Noah Campbell each contributed 10 Other scorers were Steven Waldrip (4), and Lankford (3)

The Bulldogs then lost to Dickson 78-54 where again it was the third period that did Howe in as they were outscored 18-4 during the quarter Howe opened the game strong with a 27-point opening period behind great shooting of Noah Campbell who hit three 3pointers to end the first with 12 points But Dickson held him to only five points in the second half and Howe only scored 13 total points in the second half Other scorers were Layton Elvington (9), Harmon (7), Porter (6), Waldrip (5), Elijah Campbell (3)

Lady Bulldogs drop two in search of Lands' 400th win

Once again this week, whispers will be heard throughout the stadium in anticipation of Derek Lands' 400th career victory The Howe girls are trying to notch that milestone victory without their leading scorer and perhaps the region's finest defender in Jenna Honore as she suffered a hand injury recently. The team is hoping she'll be able to return Tuesday night as district play begins at home against Whitewright

The Lady Bulldogs played a game in Campbell, Texas on Friday night as a district tune-up, but the girls fell short in an overtime loss, 5343. The game was tied at 41 each at the end of regulation, but the Lady Bulldogs could not catch a break and were outscored 12-2 in the extra period

Howe, without Honore, had trouble finding their rhythm and trailed 1412 and 24-23 at the half But Howe came roaring out of the gate in the third with a 14-7 run to take the lead and it looked as if Lands would be returning home with the milestone, but Campbell decided differently as they scored 22 of the game's final 30 points for the win

The Lady Bulldogs had a chance to seal it late in the game with a possession stall, but a Howe player took a jumper from the free-throw lane that rolled out and gave Campbell another shot in which they capitalized on.

Howe was led by Ally Harvey with 16 points and 9 rebounds Sierra Copeland was right behind her with 14 points. Other scorers were page 6

Leaders of the City of Howe posed the question to the audience at Thursday's Town Hall Meeting of "what do we want to be when we grow up?" City Administrator Joe Shephard discussed current zoning ordinances compared to Van Alstyne, Anna, and Melissa Howe's current SF-1 (single-family zone 1) which blankets virtually of the zoned residential area has a minimum home square footage of 900, whereas the other cities to the south are double that Shephard, along with Howe Mayor Jeff Stanley and Director of Economic the plan for 2020 Walker showed a graph from a citizen survey that indicated Howe wanted to be a small town in five-10 years, but with amenities such as improved parks and retail options

Some in attendance indicated that a mix of small lots and large lots were needed Others wanted lots as large as 150 feet by 150 feet

Howe's current lot size in SF-1 is 70 feet across and 110 feet in depth

City leaders say that the updating of the zoning standards will begin

Foundation which is preparing to update the development portion of

Howe Fire Department raises money through Breakfast with Santa

A large pancake was formed with sausage as eyes and bacon as the mouth and eyebrows The Howe Volunteer Fire Department had many community members come through the doors for the annual Breakfast with Santa. IHOP was the sponsor of the event.

Santa met with children at the Howe Community Library Saturday

Santa Claus was in Howe on Saturday and spent a lot of time with the children of the community. The Howe Community held its annual Christmas with Santa where he read "T'was the Night Before Christmas" and then spoke with each willing child