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Monday, February 4, 2019
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Bulldogs last minute comeback falls short, 55-53
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Elijah Campbell races to the basket at Leonard Friday. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. The Howe Bulldogs came up short on a valiant attempt to come back and steal the win at Leonard. The Dogs trailed for much of the game by seven and nine points but made a strong push in the fourth to creep within two points at the finish, 5553.
Tigers, 8-7 in a defensive third while shaving four points from the lead in the fourth.
Howe trailed by ten at the end of the first, 26-16, but outscored Leonard in the second to enter the halftime locker room trailing 3528. Outside of the slow start in the first, Howe won each of the final three periods and outscored the
Devin Porter and Noah Campbell each led the Bulldogs with 15 points while Elijah Campbell scored 11. Other scorers were Caiden Harmon (5), Steven Waldrip (3), Layton Elvington (3), and Colton Thurman (2).
Foul calls were off the charts early in the game as there were 14 fouls called in the first four minutes of the contest.
