Bulldogs continue tough stretch

The Howe Bulldogs continue to reel with two more losses last week Head Coach Eric Johns has made the best with what he's had on the floor each game At times, due to disciplinary reasons, he's had his hands tied, but sports is more about wins and losses on the court or on the field

Howe lost on Tuesday at Whitewright, 76-51 Howe trailed 13-11 after the first, but the Tigers broke out for 26 points in the second period to take a 39-21 lead at the half Coming out of the half, Howe managed to score 30 secondhalf points, but allowed 24 in the third and 12 in the fourth

Elijah Campbell led Howe with 18 points with Caiden Harmon behind him at 10 Other scorers were Devin Porter (9), Noah Campbell (5), Layton Elvington (4), Logan Elvington (2), Jarron Ing (2), Ayden Norton (2), and Colton Thurman (2)

Missing a key player Friday night, Howe got off to a rough start in the first half with Blue Ridge jumping out to a 24-9 first quarter lead The

Bulldogs defense stiffened up in the second period only allowing nine points to the Tigers However, the Dogs struggled to put the ball in the basket and scored only eight points of their own to trail at the half, 33-17

Getting the senior Campbell back on the floor in the second half proved to be the answer as Howe battled back with a 19-14 run to pull within 11 at the end of the third at 47-36 Howe had a chance to seriously climb back with 6:53 left in the game, but Howe missed a layup which resulted in a 3pointer for Blue Ridge only seconds later for a 5-point swing Harmon led Howe with 16 points followed by Noah Campbell (13), Elijah Campbell (12), Porter (10), and Steven Waldrip (2)

Howe's JV lost to Blue Ridge 4442 Luke Lopez led Howe with 15 followed by Mason Moreau (7), and Eli Wilson (6) The JVB lost to Blue Ridge 35-28 with Kaleb McNutt leading Howe with 10 points along with Tyler Whaley with six

Kloey Scott is back-to-back spelling bee

Do you know how to spell grenadier? Kloey Scott does, and spelling that word earned her the title of Howe Middle School Spelling Bee Champion for the second year in a row Scott battled 21 other students to claim her title by spelling words such as guise, diabolical, indelible, acclamations, and glutinous before being given the winning word Her confidence never wavered, and her work ethic in studying for the bee certainly paid off

Scott will represent Howe Middle School at the highly competitive Grayson County Spelling Bee to be held on February 5 at Grayson County College The winner of the Grayson County Bee will participate in the Dallas Regional Spelling Bee, and that winner will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D C held in May every year