The Clarkson/Leigh Football team saw their season come to an end Thursday night when they lost 46-0 at Howells-Dodge in the first round of the playoffs.
The Jaguars led 20-0 at the end of one, and 32-0 at halftime.
Howells-Dodge blanked the Patriots 8-0 in the 3rd quarter to go up 40-0 at the end of three.
The Jaguars shutout Clarkson/Leigh 6-0 in the 4th quarter.
Cort Pokorney had 11 tackles while Jacob Gall and Hector Mendoza made 10 and 7, respectively.
The Patriots had just 48 yards of total offense while Howells-Dodge amassed 310 yards of total offense, including 295 on the ground.
Difficult end to the season for Clarkson/Leigh. Rematches are always tough though.
The Patriots wrap up the year at 3-6.
Clarkson/Leigh had a tough start to the season, but really picked things up against Omaha Nation I thought.
The Patriots played really good football in the middle part of the season, struggled at the beginning, and stumbled to the finish line you could say.
To make the playoffs for the 6th straight year though is a big deal, and Clarkson/Leigh should be proud of what they accomplished this season.
The Patriots' biggest win of the year came against Neligh-Oakdale without a doubt.
Bruhn led the team in rushing and passing as he ran for 670 yards and 13 TD's, and threw for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Gall led the team in tackles with 82 on the season.
Clarkson/Leigh says goodbye to seniors Haden Held, Tim Zimmerman, Gall, Mendoza, Bruhn, and Alex Machmueller.
These 6 seniors and their contributions to Patriot Football will be missed without a doubt.
Key returners for Clarkson/Leigh next season include Travis Stanley, Lance Paprocki, Lane Kudera, Isaak Wiese, Dillon Knapp, Tommy McEvoy, Douglas Pocasangre, and Kobe Indra.
The future of Patriot Football looks to be really promising as I believe this year's JV team had a successful season.
I look for Clarkson/Leigh to be back better than ever next year, and be ready to make a playoff run in 2018.
I think the Patriots will be better next year than they were this year.
New opponents and a new district likely await Clarkson/Leigh next season, but there's no doubt the Patriots can adjust and adapt, and go on to have a nice year.
Clarkson/Leigh just has to get after things in the offseason, and work hard in the weightroom, on the playing field, and wherever they may do running and agility drills.
The Patriots figure to get bigger, faster, and stronger with a year to grow and mature.
Look for Clarkson/Leigh to be a factor and force to be reckoned with in 2018.
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