It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Howells-Dodge can now relate to. They lost 52-28 to the St. Mary's Cardinals on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Jaguars, who until this contest were averaging 15 points allowed.
Howells-Dodge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Oliver Belina, who rushed for 26 yards and two TDs. Hunter Luther helped out on the ground, rushing for 105 yards.
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Even if they lost, Howells-Dodge's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Nathan Tomcak was especially locked on to St. Mary's QB and sacked him twice. Tomcak also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven.
Gage Hedstrom continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Mary's, rushing for 328 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry, and also throwing for 120 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 328 rushing yards gave Hedstrom a new career-high. Ben Barlow was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Having lost for the first time this season, Howells-Dodge fell to 11-1. As for St. Mary's, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Howells-Dodge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's, they will square off against Wynot at 2:45 p.m. on the 24th. The Cardinals will need to watch out since the Blue Devils have now posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
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