Howells-Dodge falls to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family

The Howells-Dodge Jaguars fell 24-20 at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in their regular season finale Friday night.

The Bulldogs went up 8-0 at the end of one before Howells-Dodge shutout Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 14-0 in the second quarter to lead 14-8 at halftime.

The Bulldogs struck for 16 third quarter points and led 24-14 at the end of three.

The Jaguars added 6 fourth quarter points, but it was to no avail.

Here is the scoring summary for both teams:

First Quarter Summary

Humphrey-Lindsey Holy Family 00:29 #12 Duncan Hanzel pass complete to #8 Ashton Dohmen for 10 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #12 Duncan Hanzel to #8 Ashton Dohmen good)

Second Quarter Summary

Howells-Dodge 09:23 #10 Tyler Polacek pass complete to #25 Kade Hegemann for 45 yards. (Two point conversion run by #30 Luke Renter no good)
Howells-Dodge 04:00 #12 Duncan Hanzel pass intended for Team. Intercepted by #71 Mitchell Prusa 41 yard INT return. (Two point conversion run by #30 Luke Renter good)

Third Quarter Summary

Humphrey-Lindsey Holy Family 06:26 #21 Austin Priester runs for 1 yards. (Two point conversion run by #12 Duncan Hanzel good)
Humphrey-Lindsey Holy Family 03:52 #12 Duncan Hanzel runs for 2 yards. (Two point conversion run by #12 Duncan Hanzel good)

Fourth Quarter Summary

Howells-Dodge 09:16 #10 Tyler Polacek runs for 1 yards. (Two point conversion run by #30 Luke Renter no good)

Tyler Polacek was 5-9 passing for 97 yards with a touchdown.

Kade Hegemann hauled in 2 passes for 54 yards, and scored once.

Mitchell Brester made a team-high 9 tackles while Mitchell Prusa, Zach Bayer, and Ryan Macholan racked up 8 apiece. Hegemann totaled 7.

The Jaguars had 221 yards of total offense, 124 coming on the ground.

I was surprised Howells-Dodge lost this game. I thought the Jaguars would win and host a first round playoff game, but things just didn't work out that way.

Howells-Dodge (3-5) is at High Plains (6-2) in the first round of the playoffs Thursday evening.

The Storm's two losses are to BDS and GACC, two of the better teams in the state.

High Plains defeated Fullerton 62-14 in their regular season finale.

I think the Jaguars are going to have a tough time with the Storm.

I feel like Howells-Dodge is capable of winning, but with the game being in Clarks I have to give the edge to High Plains.

That's not to say the Jaguars can't win though. If Polacek can go off and get help from his teammates, this team has a chance at making a run in the playoffs.

The Jaguars have certainly underachieved this season, in my opinion, but a couple of wins in the playoffs would make things better.

I didn't see Howells-Dodge going 3-5 in the regular season, but they did. At the same time, it's the playoffs and it's the Jaguars. They are certainly capable of making things happen and winning on Thursday.

Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.