Howe vs. Edgewood, Bi-District
PREGAME NOTES
Howe is entering game number 730 with an overall record of 371-334-24 dating back to the program’s first game in 1935. It will be the first ever match up between Howe and Edgewood. Howe hasn’t played in Royse City since 1992 when they lost 21-13. Howe has not played in the new stadium that opened in 2008.
It is Howe’s 31st playoff game and the overall playoff record is 11-16-3 in 72 seasons. Howe’s first playoff win was a controversial bi-district match up with Anna, who actually won the game on the field by a score of 7-6. However, the Coyotes used an ineligible player and Howe was awarded the Bi-District Championship, the first in school history.
Howe’s playoff history:
| Date | Howe | Opponent | |
| 12/2/1938 | 6 | Anna Bi-District Champs* | 7 |
| 12/8/1939 | 6 | Lewisville – Bi-District (home) | 32 |
| 11/28/1940 | 6 | Lewisville – Bi-District | 46 |
| 11/27/1942 | 12 | Sanger – Bi-District | 12 |
| 12/4/1945 | 0 | Frisco – Bi District | 19 |
| 11/27/1970 | 21 | Lone Oak – Bi-District Champs | 12 |
| 12/5/1970 | 22 | Windthorst – Regional Champs | 0 |
| 11/16/1984 | 0 | Farmersville – Bi-District | 17 |
| 11/15/1985 | 10 | Farmersville – Bi-District Champs | 7 |
| 11/22/1985 | 18 | Grand Saline – Area Champs | 0 |
| 11/29/1985 | 14 | Groveton – Regional | 16 |
| 11/14/1986 | 7 | Pilot Point – Bi District | 28 |
| 11/11/1988 | 0 | Farmersville – Bi-District | 34 |
| 11/17/1989 | 28 | Royse City – Bi-District Champs | 14 |
| 11/24/1989 | 17 | Electra – Area Champs | 9 |
| 12/1/1989 | 14 | McGregor – Regional | 38 |
| 11/17/1990 | 14 | Celina – Bi-District Champs | 14 |
| 11/23/1990 | 10 | Olney – Area Champs | 10 |
| 11/30/1990 | 0 | Mart – Regional | 28 |
| 11/15/1991 | 8 | Van Alstyne – Bi-District | 30 |
| 11/13/1998 | 28 | Pilot Point – Bi District Champs | 14 |
| 11/19/1998 | 13 | Boyd – Area | 28 |
| 11/18/1999 | 14 | Pilot Point – Bi District | 30 |
| 11/18/2000 | 17 | Farmersville – Bi-District | 20 |
| 11/15/2003 | 21 | Grand Saline – Bi-District | 14 |
| 11/22/2003 | 14 | Maypearl – Area | 21 |
| 11/19/2010 | 0 | New Boston – Area | 35 |
| 11/14/2014 | 30 | Cooper – Bi-District | 20 |
| 11/21/2014 | 50 | Hughes Springs – Bi-District | 32 |
| 11/28/2014 | 21 | Waskom – Regional | 71 |
Howe is 14-3 in their last 17 games going back to 10/17/2014 vs. Tom Bean. Howe’s best 17-game stretch was a 16-1 run from 10/21/1938-11/23/1939. Howe also had a 16-1 stretch from 1944-1946. It’s the best 17 game stretch since 10/17/1997 – 9/9/1999 when the ‘Dogs went 13-4. Howe also had a 14-3 stretch from 10/24/1969 – 9/10/1971.
With the win over Leonard, Howe moves to 9-1 on the season. Here’s a look at the Bulldogs’ best 10-game starts in Howe history:
9-0-1, 1946 (final record)
8-0-1, 1936 (final record)
8-0-2, 1938 (then 9-0-2)
9-1, 2010 (then 9-2)
9-1, 1998 (then 10-1)
9-1, 1940 (final record)
9-1, 1939 (then 9-2)
9-1, 2015 (then ?)
Howe allowed only 13 points to Leonard. That moves their points per game allowed to 10.90 which ranks 19 of 72 teams. The 10.90 is the lowest since 1991 when the Bulldogs allowed only 6.91 points per game.
Points allowed per game:
1.90, 1946
2.11, 1945
2.91, 1938
4.40, 1947
4.89, 1936
5.86, 1943
6.36, 1939
6.40, 1942
6.50, 1940
6.62, 1985
6.91, 1991
7.20, 1987
7.75, 1944
7.90, 1935
8.20, 1937
9.36, 1984
9.67, 1941
10.17, 1970
10.90, 2015
The 34 points at Leonard moves Howe’s points per game average to 35.30 which is better than any Howe team finished.
35.30, 2015 – District Champions
33.83, 1998 – District, Bi-District Champions
33.70, 1940 – District Champions
30.82, 2010 – District Champions
29.82, 1999 – playoffs
28.69, 2014 – Bi-District, Area Champions
28.46, 1989 – District, Bi-District, Area Champions
28.10, 1987
27.80, 1960
27.09, 1991 – District Champions
Howe has five shutouts so far in 2015. The last time Howe had that many in a season was 1985.
The list of most shutouts in one season:
8, 1945
7, 1946
7, 1939
7, 1938
6, 1947
6, 1940
5, 1985
5, 2015
This season, Howe had back-to-back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1991 vs. Whitewright, Callisburg, and Tom Bean.
The list of consecutive shutout by a Howe team:
8, 1945
6, 1938
5, 1940
4, 1947
4, 1946
4, 1935-36
3, 2015
3, 1991
3, 1979
Howe’s average margin of victory in 2015 is 24.40 which is second only to the 1940 District Champions who won by a margin of 27.20.
The list of the top 10 teams by margin of victory:
27.20, 1940 – District Champions
24.40, 2015 – District Champions
21.30, 1946 – District Champions
20.90, 1987
20.75, 1998 – District, Bi-District Champions
20.20, 1942 – District Champions
20.18, 1991 – District Champions
17.44, 1945 – District Champions
17.00, 1938 – District, Bi-District Champions
16.45, 1939 District Champions
Zack Hudson now has 19 wins at Howe which is good for 5th all-time. The list:
51, Norman Dickey, 1964-1975
41, Jim Fryar, 1985-1989
34, Davey DuBose, 1996-2000
29, John “Buck” Smith, 1980-1984
19, Zack Hudson, 2013-
On this day in Bulldogs history:
11/12/1937, Howe beat Collinsville, 13-7
11/12/1943, Howe and Bells tie, 0-0
11/12/1965, S&S beat Howe, 12-0
11/12/1971, Howe beat S&S, 27-12
A look back: The last 9-1 Howe team – The 2010 Howe Bulldogs Highlights
In 2010, Howe came out of nowhere to have one of the most prolific offenses in school history. They won 9 games in the regular season earning themselves a week one bye. The bye hurt them as they lost in their first playoff game to New Boston. Here’s a look at the highlights of the 2010 Howe Bulldogs.
A look back: Howe’s 21-12 Bi-District Championship win over Lone Oak in 1970
It was Howe’s first playoff game in 25 years. The 1970 Howe Bulldogs, coached by Norman Dickey ran out the 1970 season advancing as far as the schedule would take them. The original slot-T Bulldogs finished as Regional Champions. This is the bi-district game vs. Lone Oak. Howe is in white.
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A look back: Howe’s 14-14 tie knocks out Celina in bi-district in 1990
Howe took a 6-4 team to John Clark Stadium in Plano, Texas to take on the 8th ranked Celina Bobcats. No one expected what was going to happen that night from the Bulldogs.
A look back: Howe’s 28-14 Bi-District win at Bulldog Stadium in 1989
A dispute on a neutral playoff site had Howe flipping to play the bi-district championship at home. The Bulldogs won the toss and played at Bulldog Stadium.
This is the 1989 Howe vs. Royse City bi-district showdown that Howe won 28-12
53.25 Howe Enterprise November 9, 2015
Howe at Leonard Broadcast Highlights
Sherman stalker sentenced for Assault of Public Servant
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, Brian Walker, 49, of Sherman was found guilty by a Grayson County jury of two counts of Assault of a Public Servant. Walker will be sentenced by 397th Court Judge Brian Gary at a later hearing in January.
On April 23, 2015, a woman called 9-11 from Fairview Park saying she was being followed by Walker who was on bond for Stalking charges in which the woman was the victim. Sherman Police Officer Kent Stoy, who responded to the call, observed Walker leaving the location where the victim had been, and Stoy was able to detain Walker a few blocks from the park. Officer Stoy and Officer Kaleb Edwards, who had also responded to the scene, notified Sherman Detective James Harris, who had previously investigated Walker for the charge of Stalking, and had arranged for the bond conditions requiring Walker to stay away from the woman who had called the police. After talking to the parties, the Sherman officers arrested Walker for violating the terms of his bond conditions. When officers attempted to arrest Walker, he became enraged and assaulted Officer Edwards and Detective Harris by kicking them.
The punishment range for the crime of Assault of a Public Servant is a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 10 years in the Texas Department of Corrections, and up to a $10,000 fine. Walker, who is also eligible for probation, has elected to have his punishment set by Judge Brian Gary of the 397th Judicial District Court. Sentencing is scheduled for January 4, 2015. Stalking charges against Walker remain pending.