54.28 Howe Enterprise November 28, 2016
Grisham becomes Howe’s first 3,000 yard rusher
Howe senior running back Tyler Grisham had 75 yards on 17 carries according to Howe High School’s official stats for the regional championship Friday night with Mineola. This gives Grisham a varsity total of 3,044 yards which moves him past Anthony Hawthorne’s 2,984 total. With complete stats accounted for from 1980-current, this is the most any Howe player has amassed. The only other rusher in Howe history that would come close to that amount is Billy Bryant Cloud in his two varsity seasons of 1935 and 1936, but his complete game-by-game rushing stats are not available.
Grisham, a week ago, moved past Nathaneal Falls for rushing and total touchdowns. Grisham scored his 43rd rushing touchdown Friday night. Falls recorded 41.
“It’s an honor to be able to hold the record, but there’s no way I could have done it without my boys on the line.” said Grisham in a statement. “It feels good to know you’ll get at least four to five yards a carry running behind these guys.”
Full story and stats in Monday’s Howe Enterprise
Howe vs. Mineola, Regional Championship, 11/25/2016
Howe vs Mineola, Regional Championship, broadcast highlights
Howe Bulldogs Offensive Linemen roundtable, 11/25/2016
Howe vs. Mineola
It is game number 744 in Howe Bulldogs history and playoff game number 35. It is the 6th ever Regional Championship Howe has ever played in, but the second in three years. Howe has an overall record of 381-338-24 and an overall playoff record of 14-17-3. Howe advanced on two of the three ties.
The Bulldogs have won 24 of their last 31 games and Head Coach Zack Hudson has tied Buck Smith with 29 wins in Howe history. That total only trails Norman Dickey (51), Jim Fryar (41) and Davey DuBose (34). Hudson now has won more playoff games (5) than any other coach in Howe history.
It is the second time Howe has ever played at Royse City ISD Stadium. Howe beat Edgewood in a comeback thriller last year in the bi-district round, 43-33. Howe had 513 rushing yards that game to set a school playoff record for rushing yards and total yards.
It is the first ever meeting between the Howe Bulldogs (9-3) and the Mineola Yellowjackets (10-2). Mineola went undefeated in District 7. Out of that district came Farmersville (playing Pottsboro tomorrow), Mt. Vernon (eliminated by White Oak, 46-12) and Winnsboro (eliminated by Jefferson, 43-36). Mineola has scored 576 points on the season (48/g) and given up 202 points (17/g). Howe has scored 395 (33/g) and given up 262 (22/g).
Mineola will feature senior 5’9, 190 quarterback Jeremiah Crawford who has rushed for 1,918 yards (12 yds/carry) and thrown for 782 yards (47 completion percentage). They are led on defense by head Coach Joe Drennon’s son, Michael Drennon, who plays linebacker.
Mineola lost to Cameron Yoe in the state championship two years ago and got beat in the semifinal round a year ago by eventual state champion Brock. Now those sophomores and juniors are seniors and they feel this is their year to win the whole thing.
Howe has rushed for a school record 4,550 yards and are averaging 6.55 per carry. Howe’s 52 rushing touchdowns is also a new high. Since Howe went to the Slot-T offense three years ago, they have amassed 13,076 yards (6.97 per carry) with 151 touchdowns in 37 games.
Last week, Tyler Grisham became the all-time leader in school history in rushing touchdowns (42) and overall touchdowns (45). He surpassed Nathanael Falls in both categories.
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Howe Bulldogs Coaches Show with Zack Hudson, 11/25/2016
Grisham among heavy-hitters in Bulldogs history
Howe Bulldogs running back Tyler Grisham is racking up some impressive numbers during his team’s success over the past few years. Grisham, who started playing varsity as a freshman in the 2013 season is putting on the final touches of his high school assault on the Bulldogs rushing record books. Grisham has now amassed 2,969 yards on 466 carries and piling up 42 rushing touchdowns which he just moved past Nathanael Falls a week ago who had 41. Grisham has had three receiving touchdowns, which added to his rushing touchdowns means he has crossed the endzone for Howe more times than any other player to ever wear the black and white. Full statistics gathered from 1980 – current have Grisham needing 16 yards to surpass Anthony Hawthorne as the team’s leading rusher during that period.
With the amount of playoff games played, Grisham needs just 61 yards on Friday night to become Howe’s all-time leading playoff rusher. Hawthorne sits on top with his 585 yards in the 2014 round which included three games. Grisham also trails Hawthorne in playoff touchdowns, 10 to 9.
Meanwhile, teammate Jaden Matthews has also crept up the charts also with his 2,372 rushing yards which ranks him fifth among all rushers since 1980. He is also fifth in overall playoff rushing yards at 301. Matthews career 25 touchdowns ties him with M.H. Jeter for eighth all-time.
Howe slot back Brent Masters also ranks seventh in playoff yards with 253.
