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September 14, 2020
Bulldogs
Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling rallies the Bulldogs. Photo by Michelle Carney. (Continued from page 4)
passes. Most of the damage on the receiving end came from Zach Shepard who hauled in seven catches for 164 yards and one touchdown. Smart’s other touchdown came in the second quarter on a 65-yard reception by Dewey Terreault. Howe lost the coin toss and were on defense first. Sanger drove 10 -plays to begin, but a great defensive play by freshman Cooper Jones brought down Smart short of the first down on a fourth-andone. However, Howe was forced to punt on their first possession. Sanger opened the scoring when they capped off a 9-play, 40-yard drive with a 6-yard Welborn score with 4:53 remaining in the first. Sanger led 7-0 after a Xavier Ortega successful PAT. Howe put together an impressive drive that took over seven minutes off the clock and stretched from their own 29 yard line to the Sanger 22. The drive included a gutsy fourth down call from Howe’s own 37, but it stalled out after 17 plays and Howe came away with no points. But the Dogs inserted Jalen Thornton into the offense on the drive and the electricity that he brings to the offense gives Howe a true threat to score on any play. The Indians only took two plays to march the 78 needed yards and 65 of it came on a Smart to Terreault aerial. Sanger led 14-0 with 8:41 left in the second quarter. Howe’s next possession ended on a Thornton punt. Sanger’s next possession began at their own 30 yard line and it took them eight plays to score when Welborn carried it over from the two yard line. The Indians led 21 -0 with 3:18 left before the half. Howe wanted to put together a long scoring drive and kill the clock before the half, but a mishandled exchange of the ball by quarterback Austin Haley and Carson Daniels at the Howe 35 yard line which was recovered by Sanger’s Victor Macias. That set up a rather easy score for the Indians that took only two plays and ended when Smart his Shepard for a 27-yard score. Sanger
stretched their lead to 28-0 which became the halftime score.
Howe 5th and 6th grade defeat Melissa, 10-0
Howe had to punt to start the second half and it was returned by Shepard to the Howe 21 yard line. Welborn continued his touchdown accumulation with his third of the night capping off a 4-play, 21-yard drive. That made the score 35-0 with 8:05 left in the third quarter. Howe’s next possession ended on a turnover on downs which gave Sanger the ball at their own 30 yard line. But Jordan Jones recovered a fumble to give Howe the ball at their own 25. After another punt, Jordan Jones forced another fumble which was recovered by Howe’s Jordan Troxtell. But Howe was forced to punt, and the ball went through Thornton’s hands forcing him to run instead of punt. But Sanger was forced to punt for the first time on their next possession. Howe put together an 11-play drive which included big runs by Daniels, Thornton, and Haley, but the drive ended when Sanger’s Kyle Watts intercepted a Haley pass at the one yard line. Howe got on the board when a bad snap sailed over new quarterback Avery Walker’s head and recovered for a safety. Howe trailed 35-2 with 56 seconds left in the game. Howe took the ball at their own 45 yard line and it took one play for the Dogs to score when Haley threw downfield to Thornton who caught the ball at the Sanger 30 and made Shepard miss on a tackle which led to the 55-yard score. Howe’s 2-point conversion was unsuccessful, and the game ended with the 35-8 score. Howe was led in rushing by Thornton who tallied 69 yards on 16 carries. Daniels added 37 on 10 carries. Haley was 8-of-14 passing with 100 yards and one touchdown and one interception. Thornton led Howe receivers with four catches for 72 yards. Howe will play Pottsboro after the bye week at Pottsboro. The Cardinals have currently won 9straight games against Howe dating back to 2011. Howe’s last win at Pottsboro came back in 1988.
The Howe 5th and 6th grade Bulldogs won a tough game Saturday against the Melissa Cardinals. Howe scored 10 points in the first half and thanks to their stingy defense that is all they needed. The Bulldogs kicked off to start the game and forced the Cardinals to punt on their first possession. Howe took over on their 40 yard line and drove the ball inside the Cardinals five before turning it over on downs. Two plays later, Howe sacked the quarter back in the endzone for a safety to give Howe a 2-0 lead. On the ensuing kick return Riken Cross returned it for a touchdown and then followed it up with the 2 -point conversion up the middle
to go up 10-0. The game was back and forth the rest of the game with the defense making big play after big play. Deacon Bender caused a fumble and returned another one 60 yards for a touchdown, unfortunately a penalty nulled the score and Howe took possession on the Cardinal 20 yard line. Big plays were made across the board by the defense. Rhyin Nativid, Kason Capps, Brevin Mayo, Gage Owens, Connor Roberts and pretty much the entire defensive squad stood out for Howe. The Cardinals may have been the bigger team but the Bulldogs had the bigger fight in them.
Howe fourth grade flag football defeats Celina Bobcats 24-22 Gavin Snap carried in a touchdown as well as threw a “Hail Mary” to Camden Riley for two extra points. Ayden Kane had two touchdowns and ran in two extra points. Jackson Culp made a great catch giving the Bulldogs an extra two points. Howe’s defense worked hard to hold the Bobcats to bring home the win.
Gavin Snapp for the fourth grade Howe Bulldogs. Courtesy photo.
