The Howells-Dodge Football Team rolled Cross County 52-12 at home in the first round of the playoffs Thursday night.
The Jaguars led 16-0 after one, and won the 2nd quarter 8-6 to take a 24-6 lead into the locker room.
Howells-Dodge outscored the Cougars 14-6 in the 3rd quarter to go up 38-12 at the end of three.
The Jaguars blanked Cross County 14-0 in the 4th quarter.
Here is the scoring summary of the game:
First Quarter
Howells-Dodge 1 11:47 Kickoff by #42 Dylan Sperling to the 31 yard line. #1 Luke Rocheford return for 69 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #3 Josh Brester good)
Howells-Dodge 1 01:49 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 6 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi good)
Second Quarter
Cross County 2 08:59 #8 Grant Hollinger runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #8 Grant Hollinger no good)
Howells-Dodge 2 00:00 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 53 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #10 Darrin Pokorny good)
Third Quarter
Cross County 3 10:01 #8 Grant Hollinger pass intended for Team. Intercepted by #1 Luke Rocheford. (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi good)
Cross County 3 05:59 #8 Grant Hollinger pass complete to #7 Isaac Noyd for 9 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #8 Grant Hollinger no good)
Howells-Dodge 3 02:26 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 5 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #28 Dylan Horejsi no good)
Fourth Quarter
Howells-Dodge 4 10:50 #28 Dylan Horejsi runs for 6 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion pass by #10 Darrin Pokorny to #1 Luke Rocheford good)
Howells-Dodge 4 02:15 #4 Gaute Gunleiksrud runs for 39 yards. Touchdown! (Two point conversion run by #88 Mike Balsley no good)
Horejsi had 222 yards rushing on 30 carries, including four touchdowns.
Trevor Schumacher totaled 18 tackles while Carter Throener notched 15. Levi Belina and Brester had 14 apiece while Pokorny and Lane Hegemann made 9 each. Carter Jensen chipped in 7.
The Jaguars had 322 yards of total offense, including 316 rushing.
Head Coach Mike Speirs says the lines answered the bell. "The guys played really well tonight, especially up-front in the trenches on both sides of the ball. We asked a lot out of our lines for this game and the really stepped up."
Howells-Dodge (7-2) takes on GACC (8-1) on the road in the second round of the playoffs Wednesday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Bluejays beat Thayer Central 48-14 at home in the first round of the playoffs Thursday night.
This should be a great game.
Both teams are very similar and even, in my opinion.
GACC beat Howells-Dodge 32-28 on the road in the regular season.
I feel both teams are similar, yet different in ways right now as well.
The Jaguars seemed to have answered the bell without Kade Hegemann so perhaps their defensive issues are resolved.
Both teams are very physical and like to run the football, and have outstanding running backs.
I think the difference in the game could be the passing game.
GACC has Jadyn Smeal, and Howells-Dodge has proven they can sling the ball around the yard when called upon as well.
Both QB's are solid, and this should be a great outstanding battle.
Both teams are about even up front, in my opinion, and I think the battle up front will be the difference in this one.
The team that plays better up front will win the game, in my opinion.
Turnovers and penalties could play a key role in this one as well.
The Jaguars have to come ready to bring the lunch pail because this should be a great and outstanding Football game.
It's win or go home for Howells-Dodge so the Jaguars have to maximize their potential and abilities.
Horejsi has to run hard and the offensive and defensive lines have to be very physical.
As well as the lines played last week, they may need to play even better this week if that's possible.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on the Bull with pregame at 6:30.
The winner gets Exeter-Milligan/Friend or Fullerton in the Quarterfinals next Tuesday.
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