Site icon The Howe Enterprise

Howe vs. Ponder

 

Homecoming court photos by Michelle Carney

Howe vs. Ponder Pregame Notes

Howe is 1-2 vs. Ponder in the three previous meetings.  Last year’s 27-20 loss in Ponder marked the second loss in a row to the Lions.

The Bulldogs have outscored Ponder, 69-59 in the three games:

10/22/2010 Howe won at Ponder, 43-10

10/21/2011 Ponder won at Howe, 22-6

9/19/2014 Ponder beat Howe, 27-20

Howe is 3-0 for the first time since 2010

Howe teams that started the season at 3-0 or better:

1940, 9-0

1946, 8-0

1945, 8-0

1939, 7-0

1987, 6-0

1966, 5-0

2010, 4-0

1941, 4-0

*2015, 3-0

1996, 3-0

1984, 3-0

1948, 3-0

Howe had 421 rushing yards last week vs. Lindsay.  That makes the 6th time in the last two years that Howe has amassed over 400 yards rushing in a game.

589, 2014 vs. Tom Bean

472, 2014 vs. Hughes Springs

446, 2015 vs. Bonham

435, 2014 vs. Muenster Sacred Heart

*421, 2015 vs. Lindsay

413, 2014 vs. Whitewright

Howe averaged 12.03 yards per carry vs. Lindsay last week.  That’s the most in a game in the last two years.

*12.03, 2015 vs. Lindsay

11.78, 2014 vs. Tom Bean

9.39, 2014 vs. Whitewright

8.53, 2014 vs. Muenster Sacred Heart

8.11, 2015 vs. Bonham

7.06, 2014 vs. S&S

On this day in Bulldogs history:

Howe is 6-4 on games played on September 18th

9/18/1948 Howe beat Denison B, 7-6

9/18/1958 Howe beat Collinsville, 42-0

9/18/1964 Bells beat Howe, 21-8

9/18/1970 Whitewright beat Howe, 24-0

9/18/1976 Howe beat Whitesboro, 37-0

9/18/1981 Pilot Point beat Howe, 45-0

9/18/1987 Howe beat Celina, 12-6

9/18/1992 Farmersville beat Howe, 21-0

9/18/1998 Howe beat Quinlan, 42-6

9/18/2009 Howe beat Valley View, 7-6

Exit mobile version