Game #741 in school history. Howe is 378-338-24 since 1935.
The Bulldogs have clinched the playoffs in three consecutive years for the first time since 1998, 1999 and 2000. Howe has won 20 of their last 28 games going back to 10/17/2014. Zack Hudson’s 26 wins at Howe are only 3 behind John “Buck” Smith who had 29 from 1980-84.
Wins:
Norman Dickey, 51 Jim Fryar, 41 Davey DuBose, 34 Buck Smith, 29 Zack Hudson, 26 Howe’s 32.33 points per game ranks this 2016 team as 4th all-time of 73 teams in that category. Top 4:
34.17, 2015 33.83, 1998 33.70, 1940 32.33, 2016
Howe is 8-3 vs. Callisburg having last played them in 2011 (29-18 win). The last time Howe played at Callisburg was in 2010 when Howe won 43-40.
9/15/1967
8
Callisburg
16
10/17/1980
21
Callisburg
0
10/16/1981
32
at Callisburg
19
9/16/1988
14
at Callisburg
7
9/22/1989
26
Callisburg
8
10/26/1990
27
Callisburg
10
10/25/1991
50
at Callisburg
0
10/27/2006
6
at Callisburg
16
10/26/2007
6
Callisburg
63
11/5/2010
43
at Callisburg
40
11/4/2011
28
Callisburg
19
11/4/2016
at Callisburg
261
198
1989 Callisburg at Howe gull game
1990 Callisburg at Howe full game
1991 Howe at Callisburg Highlights
1991 Howe at Callisburg full game
2010 Howe at Callisburg full game
On this day in history
Howe is 6-3 on games played on Nov. 4
1938, won at Gunter, 43-0 1948, lost to Pilot Point at Bulldog Stadium, 19-6 1966, won at Anna, 19-0 1977, lost at Pottsboro, 33-0 1983, won at Whitewright, 15-12 1988, won at Tom Bean, 31-7 1994, won at Van Alstyne, 19-13 2005, lost at Tom Bean, 36-12 2011, beat Callisburg at Bulldog Stadium, 28-19
Howe City Administrator Joe Shephard secured a $187,000 Community Development Block Grant in 2015 that is now paying off for the city. The improved focus area is Bean Street, Travis Street, Jones Street, Neal Street, parts of Young Street and parts of College Street. In total, the project calls for 121,000 square feet of road improvements. Today, crews began working on Travis Street.
This city’s matching portion of the grant is nearly $30,000. Shephard told the city council back in February of 2015 that the city budgeted $50,000 for street repair and that the matching funds would come from that balance.
The factors in acquiring the grant were average household income in the area and conditions of the streets. That section of Howe met the criteria needed to qualify for the grant.
Visiting fans will park on the concreted parking lot (Lot C) located north of Callisburg High School. The parking lot has both ample lighting and security cameras. After football games, visiting fans will be directed to leave the field area through gates (Area G) located south of the Field House (Building E). They can then go left and proceed to the parking area north of the high school building.
Located in a storage shed next to the old two-story Chisum home on Duke Street in Howe is a group of students from Kingdom Country Academy that produced a robot that finished first in a competition of 42 public and private schools. In the video, the robot turns on the irrigation system, plants seeds (golf balls) and picks corn while placing the corn in production.
Look for a full story about these impressive students in this week’s Howe Enterprise.
Cody Davis, of the St. Louis Rams is again on the NFL’s Pro Bowl ballot for Special Teams. His parents Cindy (Boatman, 1978) and David Davis ( 1975) both graduated from Howe High School. You can help Davis make a trip to the Pro B0wl by going to NFL.com/probowlvote and clicking on ST for Special Teams and find Cody Davis
for the Rams, click on his name, then a green check mark comes up, go to the
bottom of that page and click submit, it will then take you to another page, roll up to top
which will thank you for your vote and ask if you want to vote again. The Davis family would appreciate your vote.
Cody Davis is not from Howe, Texas, but both of his parents Howe parents raised him in Stephenville where he attended Stephenville High School. He was named an Associated Press Class 4A Second-team All-state selection, and was voted the District 8-4A Defensive MVP after a senior season. He was inducted into the Stephenville High School Hall of Fame on September 26, 2014.
Davis played collegiate ball at Texas Tech. As a senior in 2012, Davis was a 1st Team Capital One Academic All-American and was a Second-team All-Big 12 selection for the second consecutive season after making 84 solo tackles and 101 total tackles. He finished his Texas Tech career with 49 starts, including 22 consecutive starts at safety.
Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams on April 27, 2013 after not being drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Game Number 740 in school history. Howe has a record of 377-338-24 since 1935. The Bulldogs have won 20 of 27 games going back to Oct. 17, 2014.
Since 2014, Howe has rushed for 11,360 yards (344.24 per game and 7.03 avg yards per carry), have rushed for 133 touchdowns (4.03 per game). During that same time, Howe is 30 for 67 passing with 488 yards (45 completion percentage, attempting 2 passes per game), throwing 6 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.
Since 2014, Howe has totaled 11,848 yards per game, averaging 51 plays per game and 359 yards per contest.
It is the 34th meeting between Howe and Pilot Point. The last game between Howe and Pilot Point took place 17 years ago in a Bi-District playoff game at Pennington Field in Bedford, where Howe lost, 30-14 on Nov. 18, 1999. Pilot Point leads the overall series, 19-13-1 going back to the first game in 1935 where Howe won 32-0. The Bearcats have outscored Howe, 557-400 in the 33 games. Pilot Point has won 10 of the last 11 since 1989 and 14 of the last 16 meetings since 1977. Going back to 1947, Pilot Point has beaten Howe 17 times in 21 games.
The last Howe win against Pilot Point came on 11/13/1998 in a Bi-District playoff game in Denton. Howe won 28-14 in one of the greatest wins in school history. The last time Howe beat Pilot Point at home was back in 1988 in a homecoming rain-soaked evening that is also classified as one of the greatest games in school history. The Bulldogs won 17-14 in come-from-behind fashion.
‘Howe’ Long Has it Been?
When Howe and Pilot Point last faced each other, the seniors were one-year-old. Bill Clinton was going through the impeachment process, The Sopranos made their debut, Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy first aired on Fox, John Elway was the MVP of the Super Bowl, Eminem released his first major record album The Slim Shady LP, 1st ever season of Big Brother reality show began, JFK Jr. was killed in a plane crash, Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi, Dallas Stars defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-2 as Brett Hull clinched series with controversial “No Goal”, US Golf Open: Payne Stewart shot a 279 at Pinehurst CC. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released in cinemas.
If Howe wins, they are in great shape to make the playoffs. Standing would look like this should Pottsboro beat Van Alstyne and Whitesboro, Howe beats Pilot Point and Callisburg, Pilot Point loses to Howe and Van Alstyne, Van Alstyne lose to Pottsboro and beat Pilot Point, and Whitesboro beats Callisburg and loses to Pottsboro:
Pottsboro, 5-0 Van Alstyne, 3-2 Howe, 3-2 Pilot Point, 2-3 (Pilot Point would go due to head to head with Whitesboro) Whitesboro, 2-3 Callisburg, 0-5
If Howe loses to Pilot Point and beats Callisburg, and Pottsboro beats Van Alstyne and Whitesboro, Whitesboro beats Callisburg and loses to Pottsboro, Van Alstyne loses to Pottsboro and beats Pilot Point, Pilot Point beats Howe and loses to Van Alstyne:
Pottsboro, 5-0 Pilot Point, 3-2 Van Alstyne, 3-2 Howe, 2-3 (Howe would go due to head-to-head vs. Whitesboro) Whitesboro, 2-3 Callisburg, 0-5
If Howe loses to Pilot Point and and beats Callisburg, Van Alstyne loses to Pottsboro and Pilot Point, and Pottsboro beats Van Alstyne and Whitesboro, Whitesboro beats Callisburg and loses to Pottsboro, Pilot Point beast Howe and Van Alstyne:
Pottsboro, 5-0 Pilot Point, 4-1 Van Alstyne, 2-3 Howe, 2-3 (Howe would get in based on points) Whitesboro, 2-3 Callisburg, 0-5
Howe lost to VA by 3, Howe beat Whitesboro by 11. Howe is a PLUS 8 Whitesboro beat Van Alstyne by 9 and lost to Howe by 11. Whitesboro is a MINUS 2 Van Alstyne beat Howe by 3 and lost to Whitesboro by 9. Van Alstyne is a MINUS 6.
The only way Howe is not in the playoffs: If Pilot Point beats Howe and Van Alstyne in week 10 and 11 and Whitesboro beats Pottsboro in week 11. OR Should Howe lose to Pilot Point in week 10 and Callisburg in week 11, Howe is out of the playoffs. On this day in Bulldogs History. Howe is 3-4-2 on games played on Oct. 28.
