Howells-Dodge won their opening round playoff game at home on Thursday over Johnson-Brock, 48-24.
The Jaguars led 14-0 after one and doubled up the Eagles 16-8 in the second quarter to make it a 30-8 game at halftime.
Johnson-Brock blanked Howells-Dodge 8-0 in the third quarter to cut the lead to 14 at 30-16 at the end of three.
The Jaguars outscored the Eagles 18-8 in the fourth quarter to make up the final score.
Jon Yosten finished with 93 yards rushing on 21 carries, and scored once. Jordan Brichacek totaled 92 yards on 22 attempts, and scored twice. Connor Blum amassed 68 yards on the ground on 14 carries, and scored a touchdown.
Dax VanLengen was 6-8 passing for 57 yards.
Tanner Coufal made a team-high 9 tackles.
Howells-Dodge totaled 319 yards of total offense, including 262 rushing.
Johnson-Brock registered 229 yards of offense, including 178 passing.
Head Coach Mike Speirs says his players did a good job containing the Eagles' passing game.
"Yeah the kids played with a lot of effort in that game, and really did a good job of picking up what Johnson-Brock did. I don't know if I've ever been involved in a game like that. In the second half, Johnson-Brock ran 23 plays, and 22 of them were passes."
Howells-Dodge (7-2) makes the trek to Nebraska City on Wednesday to take on the Lourdes Central Catholic Knights (7-2) in the second round of the Class D-1 Playoffs.
The Knights beat Clarkson/Leigh 52-8 at home on Thursday.
Speirs says Lourdes has some good athletes on their team.
"Well they're just a very, very athletic team. The athleticism jumps out at you right away. They won state basketball a year ago. And a lot of the kids that are playing for them now were playing on that basketball team. So the athleticism and the speed that they present is going to be a challenge for us."
I think Lourdes has proven that they are a good team, but so has Howells-Dodge, in my opinion.
I really think the Jaguars have a fairly decent shot to win.
I think Howells-Dodge has gotten the most out of themselves so far this season, and the ride is not over yet.
It would be a big deal for the Jaguars to beat the Knights and be able to host Creighton or Tri-County in the quarterfinals.
I feel like both teams are playing at an elite level right now, and that should make for a really good game.
It's Northeast Nebraska against Southeast Nebraska, and there's a lot on the line in this game.
I think it's important for Howells-Dodge to have multiple players be effective in the ground game again.
I also think VanLengen is going to need to make some plays with his arm and feet.
It really comes down to the battle in the trenches though, in my opinion. I think whoever is more physical and plays a better game up front will win.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on 107.9 the Bull with pregame scheduled to begin at 5:40.
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