Author: Howe Enterprise

Photos by Michelle Carney

The stage is set for a North Texas Classic on Friday night at Bulldog Stadium in Howe where the ‘Dogs haven’t lost since November of 2014.  The state’s 10^th ranked Howe Bulldogs (4-1) will take on the state’s 9^th ranked Pottsboro Cardinals (4-1).  Pottsboro has won 28 consecutive district games and five consecutive district titles.  The last district game the Cardinals lost was in 2010 to Howe, 20-13 at Bulldog Stadium.  The only loss both Howe and Pottsboro have suffered this year came at the hands of the state’s 3A, Div II, 2^nd ranked Gunter Tigers.

Pottsboro Head Coach Matt Poe is 96-28 at Pottsboro in his 11^th year (2006-2016)

Howe Head Coach Zack Hudson is 24-16 at Howe in his 4^th year (2013-2016).  Howe has won 19 of the last 24 games.  Those five losses have come to Gunter who is currently ranked first in Class 3A, Division II, West Rusk (12-2 in 2015), Pottsboro (11-1 in 2015 and ranked first in state most of the year), Waskom (16-0 state champions and ranked first in state most of the year), and Leonard in 2014 which was an overtime loss to a team that came in 8-1 and eventually lost to Waskom to end their playoff run.

The Howe vs. Pottsboro series began November 3, 1972 with a 21-0 Bulldogs win at Bulldog Stadium.  Since then, Pottsboro now holds a 17-10-1 advantage in the series.

11/3/1972	21	Pottsboro	0
11/2/1973	44	at Pottsboro	22
11/15/1974	0	at Pottsboro	21
11/14/1975	0	Pottsboro	40
11/5/1976	6	Pottsboro	19
11/4/1977	0	at Pottsboro	33
9/8/1978	21	Pottsboro	0
9/7/1979	14	at Pottsboro	14
10/10/1980	20	at Pottsboro	6
10/9/1981	8	Pottsboro	33
10/15/1982	16	at Pottsboro	18
10/14/1983	6	Pottsboro	7
10/26/1984	10	at Pottsboro	3
10/25/1985	28	Pottsboro	6
10/17/1986	14	Pottsboro	16
10/16/1987	3	at Pottsboro	16
10/14/1988	21	at Pottsboro	14
10/20/1989	41	Pottsboro	0
9/13/1996	7	Pottsboro	6
9/12/1997	14	at Pottsboro	19
11/10/2006	24	at Pottsboro	49
11/9/2007	6	Pottsboro	34
10/29/2010	20	Pottsboro	13
10/28/2011	0	at Pottsboro	34
9/28/2012	15	at Pottsboro	48
9/27/2013	0	Pottsboro	28
9/26/2014	14	Pottsboro	56
9/25/2015	7	at Pottsboro	49

Since 2014, Howe is 18-0 when rushing for 300+ yards in a game

Slot T 300+ Rushing Yards since 2014

608, vs Tom Bean 2014
578, at Caddo Mills 2016
571, at Tom Bean 2015
513, vs Edgewood Bi-District 2015
472, vs Hughes Springs Bi-District 2014
456, at Whitewright 2014
446, vs Bonham 2015
435, vs Sacred Heart 2014
421, at Lindsay 2015
409, vs Muenster 2016
386, vs Ponder 2015
375, at Leonard 2015
353, at Bonham 2014
349, at Quinlan 2016
347, vs Bowie 2016
332, at S&S 2014
324, vs S&S 2015
305, at Sacred Heart 2015

Since 2014, Howe is 0-6 when rushing for less than 220 yards

165, vs Pottsboro 2014
177, vs Lindsay 2014
189, at Gunter 2014
195, at Gunter 2016
206, at Ponder 2014
219, at Pottsboro 2015

Games played on October 7, (3-6)

1948, lost to Whitesboro, 20-0
1966, beat Fannindel, 20-18 at Ladonia
1977, won at Aubrey, 13-6
1983, lost at Farmersville, 19-6
1988, lost to Celina, 28-7
1994, lost at Whitewright, 22-0
1999, won at Anna, 45-18
2005, lost to Blue Ridge, 20-7
2011, lost to Paradise, 14-9