Howells-Dodge shuts out Clarkson/Leigh in 1st round of Playoffs

The Howells-Dodge Football Team won 46-0 at home over Clarkson/Leigh in the 1st round of the playoffs Thursday night.

Here's the scoring recap from the game:

First Quarter

Howells-Dodge 09:55 #1 Luke Rocheford runs for 57 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi no good)
Howells-Dodge 07:32 #23 Jordon Brichacek runs for 37 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi good)
Howells-Dodge 01:25 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 10 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #4 Dax VanLengen to Team no good)

Second Quarter

Howells-Dodge 02:16 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #4 Dax VanLengen to Team no good)
Howells-Dodge 00:15 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 5 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #4 Dax VanLengen to #25 Kade Hegemann no good)

Third Quarter

Howells-Dodge 07:18 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 5 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi good)

Fourth Quarter

Howells-Dodge 11:52 #10 Darrin Pokorny runs for 11 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #10 Darrin Pokorny no good)

Horejsi had 118 yards rushing on 23 carries with 4 touchdowns for the Jaguars while Rocheford had 64 yards rushing on 2 carries, including a touchdown.

Hegemann made a game-high 17 tackles while Jon Yosten had 15. Carter Throener registered 11 while VanLengen and Connor Blum notched 7 apiece.

Howells-Dodge racked up 310 yards of total offense, including 295 on the ground, while giving up just 48 yards of total offense to the Patriots.

If the Jaguars keep playing defense like that they are going to be very difficult to beat, in my opinion.

Howells-Dodge (9-0) hosts Nebraska City Lourdes (6-3) in the second round of the playoffs Wednesday night.

The Knights won 48-20 at home over Neligh-Oakdale in the 1st round of the playoffs Thursday night.

Nebraska City Lourdes beat the Jaguars 42-36 at home in this very round last year.

I look for Howells-Dodge to turn the tables and exact revenge on the Knights.

This Jaguars' team is better than it was last year, and I don't think Lourdes is nearly as good as they were last year.

I think a strong defense from Howells-Dodge will be the difference in this game.

All things are pointing towards a Creighton/Howells-Dodge Semifinal matchup, but the Jaguars must be focused on the Knights, and must be ready to take care of business Wednesday night.

Howells-Dodge can't get all cocky and complacent. After all, Lourdes ended their season a year ago.

The Jaguars have to be intense, pumped, amped, and fired up, and ready to go Wednesday night.

Howells-Dodge has to be ready to hit hard, and be prepared to play a complete four quarter game.

It's playoff football at Howells, and it simply doesn't get any better than this.

The players, coaches, cheerleaders, parents, and fans all have to be super excited and must create a lot of energy.

Those in the stands have to get behind this team and yell their lungs out, and the players have to be disciplined, listen to their coaches, and execute the game plan, all while feeding off the crowd's energy and enthusiasm.

This is do or die for the Jaguars. If Howells-Dodge loses this game their season and dreams of winning a state championship are gone and dashed.

Take things one day and one game at a time, and focus on the opponent and task at hand. That's what the Jaguars need to do.

Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.