Lady Bulldogs win four, lose two during the week

The Lady Bulldogs (9-3) suffered their second loss of the season on Tuesday against Muenster (we incorrectly stated in the Nov. 25 edition that they were undefeated, but lost at Bridgeport on Nov. 19). Howe found themselves in unfamiliar territory, down 9-2 after the first quarter of action and the second quarter was a replica and an 18-4 lead by Muenster at the midway mark. But the Lady Bulldogs snapped back for a 12-9 third-quarter advantage and a one-point deficit in the fourth for a 37-25 loss on the home floor. Sierra Copeland led Howe with nine points. Others were Cassidy Anderson (8), Trinity Williams (5), Ally Harvey (2), and Jenna Honore (1).

On Thursday, the Lady Bulldogs rebounded with a 43-35 win over Bowie in the Pottsboro tournament. Howe wasn’t challenged in the game as they held a 26-16 halftime lead. Copeland led Howe with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Honore dropped in 13 points with other scorers being Anderson (3), Williams (3), Landery Sanders (2), and Harvey (1).

Howe also played Denison on Thursday where they beat the much larger school, 46-29. Denison actually had a firstquarter lead, but Howe won the final three quarters. Copeland had 15 points and 14 rebounds while Harvey added 10 points and 14 rebounds. Other scorers were Honore (7), Williams (5), Anderson (3), Sanders (3), and Wilson (3).

The girls then took down Melissa on Friday, 45-36 where the Lady Bulldog s stormed out to a 10-2 lead. The game was pretty even beyond that point, but Howe’s

Harvey again was dominant with 16 points and seven rebounds. Copeland pulled down 14 boards and scored eight points in the win. Other scorers were Grogan (8), Anderson (5), Honore (4), Williams (3), and Paetyn Ford (1).

Later on Friday, they beat Aubrey, 59-44 as the Twin Towers of Harvey and Copland combined for 31 points and 19 rebounds. Copeland led in both categories with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Harvey added 14 points and nine rebounds. Howe took a 28-21 lead into the half and never looked back. Other scorers were Honore (11), Grogan (5), Wilson (4), Sanders (3), Anderson (3), and Williams (2).

Howe then finished out the busy weekend with a loss to Krum on Saturday by a score of 40-23. Harvey led Howe with 10 rebounds, but no Lady Bulldog reached double-digits in points against the stingy Krum defense. Scorers were Williams (7), Anderson (5), Copeland (4), Harvey (4), and Grogan (3). The Lady Bulldogs have scored 541 points this season (45.08 per game) and have allowed 481 (40.08 per game). The girls are scheduled to play at Farmersville on Tuesday night.

Howe vs. Bowie photos

Howe vs. Denison photos

Howe vs. Melissa photos

Howe vs. Aubrey photos

Howe vs. Krum photos

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reclassification for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. Howe turned in a high school enrollment number of 356 and was hoping that the number would place them among the top of Class 3A-Division II, however, the UIL (University Interscholastic League) set the cutoff number between the two divisions at 350 leaving Howe in Division I for two more years and missing it by a count of six students. The UIL realigns schools every two years and the last time saw Howe also miss the cutoff by six students as the number released in 2017 was 335 whereas Howe turned in 341.

One thing is certain is that Van Alstyne will no longer be in Howe’s district as they will move up to Class 4A-Division II with their 517 students. With the cutoff for 4A being 515, the Panthers will be one of the (if not the) smallest 4A school in the state.

The only other district mate for Howe to move classifications was Lone Oak who will move down to 3A-Division II as one of the largest schools in that classification. Two candidates that could replace Van Alstyne and Lone Oak as district opponents could be Whitesboro

The last time the Bulldogs were in Division II was for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years. The Bulldogs went 17-8 during those years and won the district championship once, bi-district championship twice, and an area championship during those two seasons against like-sized schools. Since moving to Division I, Howe has gone 16-27 as one of the smallest schools in their classification.

In regards to all other sports, Howe will remain as a middle of the pack enrollment school as only football is split into divisions. The Class 3A cutoff numbers were 230-514 students.