Howells-Dodge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Nebraska Christian Eagles with a sharp 56-30 victory. Fans of the Jaguars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Hunter Luther, who rushed for 316 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Howells-Dodge also got a significant boost from Cooper Kreikemeier, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Howells-Dodge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 470 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Howells-Dodge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Brichacek and Dane Meyer.
Despite the loss, Nebraska Christian still got an impressive performance from Brodey Flynn, who picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Howells-Dodge pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nebraska Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Howells-Dodge will challenge Fullerton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fullerton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Nebraska Christian, they will welcome Archangels Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Archangels Catholic's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Nebraska Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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