Howe shocks Celina, advances on penetrations
November 17, 1990
The 1990 Howe Bulldogs had a new coach, Joey McQueen, and ten new offensive starters from the previous team that advanced the the regional finals in 1989. Howe was not expected to have much of a season and they started like it with a 2-4 record. However, a few adjustments made by the coaching staff and a mid-season speech by former Superintendent Pete Simmons rallied the team to sneak in the playoffs in a do-or-die game vs. Bells to end the regular season. Howe rallied and won that game in come-from-behind fasion, 21-11.
Howe then was faced with the monumental challenge of facing Celina in the bi-district round of the playoffs in Plano at John Clark Stadium. Celina, under G.A. Moore was favored by 17 points to beat the ‘Dogs. As that team would do so many times, they came from behind in the second half, down 14-0. Damion Horton would score on a jump ball in the endzone from a pass from Wade Carson and Michael Ross would later run it in for the tying score. Howe’s defense gave up a total of 12 yards to Celina in the second half and only one first down. Michael Bailey tallied 127 yards on 18 carries to lead Howe in one of the most exciting playoff games in the school’s history.
