It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Howells-Dodge had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Elmwood-Murdock Knights 44-0. Considering the Jaguars have won seven matchups by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Hunter Luther, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dane Meyer was in the mix as well, providing Howells-Dodge with two touchdowns.
Howells-Dodge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elmwood-Murdock only rushed for 143.
Howells-Dodge's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Elmwood-Murdock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars dukes it out withBancroft-Rosalie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.1 points per game this season. Elmwood-Murdock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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