Note: Spade’s yardage is documented by Randy Moose, long-time statistician for Bandys football who is now retired, while Howard’s rushing totals this season have been documented by the football coaching staff via game film. Totals for Howard’s first three varsity seasons were compiled by Chris Hobbs of HobbsDailyReport.com and have been clarified as Bandys’ official football stats for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 season by the school’s athletic department.
HobbsDailyReport.com
CATAWBA – Bandys High has posted senior running back Ethan Howard’s official rushing yardage in last Thursday’s victory over Lake Norman Charter – 165 yards on 18 carries – and Howard needs 270 yards to become the Trojans’ all-time leading rusher.
Bandys (9-1, 6-0) plays at North Lincoln (7-2, 6-0) on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in a South Fork 2A game to decide the conference title.
Chris Spade — who played two varsity seasons at Bandys (2003, 2004) and now lives in Mooresville — finished with 4,064 career yards and tops the Trojans’ all-time rushing list.
With 193 carries for 1,560 yards this season, Howard is up to career totals of 550 carries for 3,795 yards. He has 35 career rushing TDs and 20 games of 100 or more rushing yards, eight of those coming this season.
HOWARD’S 100s
The games in which Bandys High senior running back Ethan Howard has rushed for at least 100 yards in the order they occurred:
HOWARD/MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
Sophomore
St. Stephens 16-107
at Maiden 21-155
at Bunker Hill 17-119
W. Lincoln 17-126
Junior
at St. Stephens 32-186
Foard 21-107
Hickory 22-146
at Maiden 28-141
Newton-Conover 18-116
W. Lincoln 10-119
at Lincolnton 15-114
N. Lincoln 31-205
Senior
St. Stephens 20-161
at Foard 15-135
Maiden 25-227
at Newton-Conover 17-131
Lincolnton 25-220
E. Lincoln 24-179
at W. Lincoln 24-178
LN Charter 18-165