Howells-Dodge saw their season come to an end Wednesday night as the Jaguars lost 42-36 at Nebraska City Lourdes in the second round of the Class D-1 Playoffs.
The Jaguars led 14-0 after one and 22-14 at halftime after the Knights won the second quarter 14-8. Lourdes also won the third quarter 14-8 to make it a 30-28 game at the end of three.
The Knights outscored Howells-Dodge 14-6 in the fourth quarter.
Here is the scoring recap:
First Quarter
Howells-Dodge 08:11 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 4 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi no good)
Howells-Dodge 06:05 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 50 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #23 Jordon Brichacek good)
Second Quarter
Howells-Dodge 06:13 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 22 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #4 Dax VanLengen good)
Lourdes Central Catholic H S 03:46 #10 Hayden Miller pass complete to #1 Thomas Ragland for 9 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #10 Hayden Miller to Team no good)
Lourdes Central Catholic H S 00:31 #10 Hayden Miller runs for 4 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #10 Hayden Miller to #1 Thomas Ragland good)
Third Quarter
Lourdes Central Catholic H S 11:14 #10 Hayden Miller pass complete to #1 Thomas Ragland for 32 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #10 Hayden Miller to #1 Thomas Ragland good)
Lourdes Central Catholic H S 04:08 #10 Hayden Miller pass complete to #1 Thomas Ragland for 34 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #10 Hayden Miller to Team no good)
Howells-Dodge 01:55 #4 Dax VanLengen pass complete to #23 Jordon Brichacek for 20 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #4 Dax VanLengen to #37 Zach Bayer good)
Fourth Quarter
Lourdes Central Catholic H S 10:27 #10 Hayden Miller pass complete to #1 Thomas Ragland for 21 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #10 Hayden Miller good)
Lourdes Central Catholic H S 06:09 #10 Hayden Miller pass complete to #17 Colter Fulton for 40 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #10 Hayden Miller to Team no good)
Howells-Dodge 04:41 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 2 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi no good)
Dylan Horejsi led the Jaguars with 209 yards rushing on 33 carries and four touchdowns.
Quarterback Dax VanLengen threw two touchdown passes and an interception.
Ely Hendrickson racked up a team-high 13 tackles while Brichacek and Kade Hegemann made 8 apiece. Zach Bayer notched 7.
Howells-Dodge amassed 370 yards of total offense, 236 coming on the ground.
Nebraska City Lourdes had 387 yards of total offense, including 342 rushing.
The Jaguars definitely had their chances, but simply came up short. It was still a really good season for Howells-Dodge though.
The Jaguars end the year at 7-3.
The highlights of the season had to be the wins over East Butler, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, and Clarkson/Leigh.
I thought Howells-Dodge stepped up and did an admirable job in all their big games this year, regardless of if they won or lost.
The teams the Jaguars lost to were and are pretty darn good.
VanLengen had over 1,150 yards passing with 11 touchdowns while Horejsi led the team in rushing with 836 yards and 11 TD's. Brichacek added 775 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground.
Bayer led the way in receiving with 461 yards and 5 touchdowns. Brichacek had 426 yards receiving, including 6 TD's.
Bayer also led the way in tackles with 80 while Hegemann made 76.
A lot of this team is back next year, but Howells-Dodge does say goodbye to Bayer, Tanner Coufal, Brett Fiala, and Marcus Love.
These are significant losses, but the Jaguars have to be thrilled with who all returns next year.
Howells-Dodge brings back the likes of VanLengen, Brichacek, Hegemann, Ryan Macholan, Tristan Kleinschmidt, Hendrickson, Horejsi, Connor Blum, Josh Brester, and Lane Hegemann, among others.
Next year's Jaguars' squad appears to be loaded with talent, and I wouldn't be surprised if Howells-Dodge made another deep run in the playoffs in 2017.
There's a lot of work to be done from now until the start of next season, but you can bet these boys will be hungry and ready for more success next season.
This team was very young and more than played up to their potential this year, in my opinion. The players should be very proud of their efforts as should the coaches, fans, and communities of Howells and Dodge.
You can bet the Jaguars will be back next season. I would say Howells-Dodge has a good chance to make it past the second round of the playoffs next season as long as the returning players and newcomers work hard in the offseason.
Success does not come overnight...it's a process, and these boys just have to take things one day at a time in the offseason, and put in the work necessary to become an elite, championship level team.
Next year's squad is capable of extraordinary things if they play up to their potential again, in my opinion.
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