Howe vs. Pottsboro, 2014

Photos by Michelle Carney

PREGAME NOTES

This is the 27^th meeting between Howe and Pottsboro since the initial game on November 3, 1972, in which Howe won 21-0 at Bulldog Stadium.

 

Pottsboro leads the overall record at 15-10-1

 

Howe Head Coach Records vs. Pottsboro:

Norman Dickey, 2-2

Blackie Wade, 1-2-1

Buck Smith, 2-3

Jim Fryar, 3-2

Davey DuBose, 1-1

Stony Coffman, 0-2

Cory Crane, 1-0

Joe Watson, 0-2

Zack Hudson, 0-1

 

Pottsboro’s Head Coach Records vs. Howe

Bert Glascock, 4-2

Ronny Ray, 5-4

Bo Jones, 0-2

Rick Cullum, 1-1

Matt Poe, 5-1

 

Pottsboro’s Head Coach Matt Poe is now tied with Ronny Ray for the most victories in Pottsboro school history with 73 and looks to become the winningest coach in school history.  He’s the ninth head coach for the Cardinals.  He took over for Jim Verden, who went 1-19 in two years (2004 and 2005). 

 

Before Matt Poe became head coach, Pottsboro held a 10-9-1 lead in the series with both schools scoring 294 (Howe) and 293 (Pottsboro) points in the 20 games.  Since Poe, Pottsboro is 5-1 and has outscored Howe 206-65 and has won by a margin of 25 points on 5 of the 6 meetings.

 

At Bulldog Stadium, Pottsboro has won 7 of 13 meetings and outscored Howe 202-178.

 

The longest winning streak for either team goes to Pottsboro by winning four straight matchups from 1974-1977.

 

Pottsboro has shutout Howe 5 times; Howe has shutout Pottsboro 3 times.

 

Howe’s largest margin of victory was 41 (41-0) in 1989.  Pottsboro’s largest margin of victory is 40 (40-0) in 1975.

 

The two teams have been in the same district 21 times.  Pottsboro finished ahead of Howe 14 of those times, while Howe finished ahead of Pottsboro 7 times.

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