Howland High School is a public
high school
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in
Howland Township,
Ohio
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, United States, near
Warren
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, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Howland Local School District. Sports teams are called the Tigers, and they compete in the
Ohio High School Athletic Association
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as a member of the
All-American Conference.
Speech and debate
Howland High School's Speech & Debate team won
OHSSL State Championships in the 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 seasons.
Athletics
The Howland High School athletic teams compete in the
All-American Conference in the
OHSAA
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.
In 2019, the Howland Boys soccer team lost 1-0 in the OHSAA Division 2 State championship game and finished the season as state runners-up.
On November 14, 2020, the Howland Boys soccer team returned to the state championship game. They won the game 5-0 over Tipp City to earn the school's first boys soccer state championship.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Boys
Soccer
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– 2020
Notable alumni
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Willie Davenport
William "Willie" D. Davenport (June 8, 1943 – June 17, 2002) was an American sprint runner. He attended Howland High School and college at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He competed in the 110 m hurdles at the ...
, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, 110m hurdles
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Tony Davis, former Penn State and
CFL
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football player
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Filip Filipović, former
NFL player
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Larry Savage, former
CFL
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player
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Tanner Scott,
MLB
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pitcher for the
Baltimore Orioles
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De'Veon Smith
De'Veon Le'trell Smith (born November 8, 1994) is an American football running back for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at Michigan, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2017. He play ...
, former Michigan running back and 2017 UDFA signed by the Miami Dolphins
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Chris Zylka
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, actor
References
External links
Howland High School websiteDistrict website
High schools in Trumbull County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
1949 establishments in Ohio
Educational institutions established in 1949
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