Bulldogs drop nail-biters to Bonham and Whitewright

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The Howe Bulldogs had two games this week that came down to the wire The Dogs played Bonham on Tuesday and nearly upended the highly athletic Warriors In the end, Howe came up just short, 55-51

The Bulldogs started out strong and won the first period, 11-10 But Bonham's star player Ukpe after being shutout in the first period came on strong in the second and scored 13 points in the frame Ukpe's performance allowed Bonham to take a 30-23 lead into the half

Howe was able to get Ukpe in foul trouble which allowed the Dogs to make a push without him on the floor Howe's third-period advantage was 12-5 with Devin Porter taking two key charges to help the Dogs' chances during the game Porter finished with week with 44 drawn charges which rank him fourth overall in Howe history in a single season

Howe made a push in the fourth period and closed out the game with 16 points in the frame, but Bonham's Tyler Rodgriguez helped lead the Warriors to a 20point period to close out the win

Howe was led in points by Caiden Harmon with 16 with Noah Campbell and Porter each with 13 Other scorers were Elijah Campbell (8), and Steven Waldrip (1)

On Friday night, the Bulldogs lost another heartbreaker, this time to Whitewright, 60-56

Howe trailed after the first, 16-14 but had an outstanding second period to take a 32-26 halftime lead The Dogs were nearly blanked in the third period except for a field goal by Logan Elvington The Tigers regained the lead in the third and entered the fourth up 43-34 But again, Howe kept fighting and some well-timed 3-pointers by Noah Campbell helped Howe claw back in the game and eventually took the lead late in the fourth However, Whitewright won the see-saw fourth period

Noah Campbell led Howe with 19 points with brother Elijah racking up 15 The Bulldogs will close out the season Tuesday at Blue Ridge

Devin Porter's 44 drawn charges put him behind Colby Ake's 59 in 201011, Devon Mize's 48 in 1994-95, and Ake's 45 in 2011-12