Bulldogs head back to the playoffs for the first time since 2022, meeting Quitman Friday in Honey Grove

A year after a 2-8 finish, Howe's football team is in the postseason.

The Bulldogs will face Quitman in the bi-district round on Friday, Nov. 13, at Honey Grove, according to playoff pairings KXII posted Saturday. The station lists kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

It is Howe's first trip to the playoffs since 2022, a drought KTEN noted in its preseason look at the team in August, when the Bulldogs were coming off two wins.

How they got here

Howe finished the regular season 7-3 overall and 5-1 in district play, second behind Bells, according to MaxPreps. The only district loss came at Bells, 35-6, on Oct. 23. The Bulldogs won all five home games this fall, including a 37-7 win over Leonard on Friday to close the schedule.

Their nondistrict losses came against Alvord and Pilot Point, both on the road.

The opponent

Quitman enters at 5-5 and 3-3 in its district, MaxPreps shows. Quitman won their last two games, beating Lone Oak 27-13 and Chisum 48-13, after dropping a double-overtime game at Prairiland, 25-19. Edgewood handed them their most lopsided loss, 49-8, on Oct. 2.

The winner moves on to the area round the following week.

Sources

KXII

maxpreps.com

kdhnews.com

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