Howells-Dodge loses at home to Creighton

The Howells-Dodge Jaguars lost 74-20 at home to Creighton Friday night.

The Bulldogs led 16-0 at the end of one, and won the second quarter 28-20 to lead 44-20 at halftime.

Creighton shutout Howells-Dodge 22-0 in the third quarter to lead 66-20 at the end of three.

The Bulldogs blanked the Jaguars 8-0 in the fourth quarter.

Here is the scoring summary for both teams:

First Quarter Summary

Creighton Community 09:23 #3 Lane Walton runs for 6 yards. (Two point conversion run by #4 Ryan Neumann good)
Creighton Community 05:45 #3 Lane Walton runs for 11 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #4 Ryan Neumann to #15 Brandon Borgmann good)

Second Quarter Summary

Howells-Dodge 11:48 #10 Tyler Polacek runs for 1 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #10 Tyler Polacek to #23 Jordon Brichacek no good)
Creighton Community 11:25 #3 Lane Walton runs for 2 yards. (Two point conversion run by #3 Lane Walton good)
Howells-Dodge 05:21 #23 Jordon Brichacek runs for 3 yards. (Two point conversion run by #10 Tyler Polacek good)
Creighton Community 04:30 #4 Ryan Neumann runs for 54 yards. (Two point conversion run by #12 Brook Baller no good)
Howells-Dodge 02:57 #4 Dax VanLengen pass complete to #37 Zach Bayer for 58 yards. (Two point conversion run by #4 Dax VanLengen no good) Creighton Community 02:16 #3 Lane Walton runs for 3 yards. (Two point conversion run by #3 Lane Walton no good)
Creighton Community 00:32 #3 Lane Walton runs for 10 yards. (Two point conversion run by #4 Ryan Neumann good)

Third Quarter Summary

Creighton Community 10:05 #4 Ryan Neumann runs for 2 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #3 Lane Walton good)
Creighton Community 09:22 #12 Brook Baller runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #12 Brook Baller good)
Howells-Dodge 05:26 #4 Dax VanLengen pass intended for Team. Intercepted by #15 Brandon Borgmann. (Two point conversion run by #6 Brady Wortman no good)

Fourth Quarter Summary

Creighton Community 03:29 #22 Bryce Zimmerer runs for 57 yards. (Two point conversion run by #22 Bryce Zimmerer good)

Dax VanLengen was 3-4 passing for 69 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Zach Bayer had one catch for 58 yards, which resulted in a touchdown.

Bayer recorded 9 tackles while Kade Hegemann made 8.

Howells-Dodge racked up 251 yards of offense, including 178 rushing.

It was another tough week for the Jaguars. Howells-Dodge played well offensively in the second quarter, but the Bulldogs simply proved to be too much to handle.

The Jaguars (2-4) host Fullerton (3-3) Friday night.

The Warriors lost 20-18 at home to Nebraska Christian last time out.

Fullerton is a decent team, but if Howells-Dodge can get things together for the last two games of the regular season, I think they can beat the Warriors.

Things just for whatever reason have not gone the Jaguars' way as of late.

Howells-Dodge had a promising start to the season, but has really struggled over the last month.

Injuries have taken their toll on this team, but the Jaguars just aren't having the type of season they're accustomed to.

There's still a chance to make the playoffs, but Howells-Dodge has to play well from here on out.

The Jaguars have lost to four teams 5-1 or better the last month so Howells-Dodge certainly has a better chance of beating Fullerton than they did those teams.

It's crunch time for the Jaguars. It's time for Howells-Dodge to step up and make the playoffs.

The Jaguars have to expect to win their last two regular season games.