The Howells-Dodge Boys are 2-1 in their last three games, falling 66-51 at Lyons-Decatur Northeast Friday night, beating Clarkson/Leigh 50-34 at home on Saturday, and downing Archbishop Bergan 71-66 in overtime at the Knight Classic in Fremont Tuesday night.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast led the Jaguars 19-14 after one. The Cougars won the second quarter 19-11 to lead 38-25 at halftime.
Howells-Dodge put up 13 third quarter points compared to 12 for Lyons-Decatur Northeast to make it a 50-38 game at the end of three.
The Cougars outscored the Jaguars 16-13 in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Polacek had a team-high 15 points and 9 rebounds. Josh Brester added 12 points while Mitchell Prusa totaled 11.
Howells-Dodge doubled up the Patriots 14-7 in the first quarter. The Jaguars outscored Clarkson/Leigh 19-2 in the second quarter to take a 33-9 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots won the third quarter 15-8 to make it a 41-24 game at the end of three.
Clarkson/Leigh put up 10 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for Howells-Dodge.
Head Coach Cole Fischer says he was pleased with the win. "We played a great first half. I thought that our defense was outstanding the whole game. We slowed down and settled for too many long jump shots in second half but overall the boys played well."
Polacek led all scorers with 19 points and added 9 rebounds. Prusa notched 10 points while Nolan Lund scored 8 points and secured 7 rebounds.
The Jaguars trailed the Knights 16-13 at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored Archbishop Bergan 18-12 in the second quarter to go up 31-28 at halftime.
The Jaguars won the third quarter 15-14 to lead 46-42 at the end of three.
The Knights put up 17 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for Howells-Dodge to force overtime.
The Jaguars outlasted Archbishop Bergan 12-7 in the extra session.
Fischer says he is thrilled with the win. "I am very proud of the boys and how they battled and emptied the tank before break. The boys deserved this win and this is a great win to take us into break. I thought that we just kept playing even when we got down 4 with 3 to play and the boys answered every run of theirs with a run of their own."
Polacek led all scorers with 26 points and totaled 7 rebounds. Prusa notched 23 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Lund chipped in 7 points and 7 rebounds.
Howells-Dodge did a nice job bouncing back from the loss to the Cougars. The Jaguars showed they can play with anyone given the results of their last two games.
Howells-Dodge (4-5) takes on Guardian Angels Central Catholic (6-1) on Tuesday in the Homer Holiday Tournament.
The Bluejays defeated Oakland-Craig 75-49 on the road Tuesday night and have had a great season so far.
The Jaguars have to try and slow down Tanner and Brandon Hass, Mitch Hass, Kobe Slaughter, Tanner Ortmeier, Nolan Plagge, Noah Kreikemeier, and others.
Those are the main players that make GACC go, and have been primetime performers all season long.
This is going to be a very tough game for Howells-Dodge. As well as the Jaguars played against the Knights, they're probably going to have to play even better against the Bluejays.
It should be a hard fought, close, and entertaining contest.
Howells-Dodge has certainly shown they can step out on the floor and play with anyone thanks in large part to Polacek, Prusa, and Lund.
The Jaguars are playing some of their best basketball of the season right now, and will be a challenge for GACC, there's no doubt about it.
I think Tuesday's game is going to come down to the wire and be decided by which team executes best down the stretch and avoids turnovers.
The team that shoots the best from the free throw line could very well be the team that wins as well.
Tuesday's tip-off is set for 7:15 p.m.
The Howells-Dodge Girls beat previously unbeaten Lyons-Decatur Northeast 57-45 on the road Friday night before downing Clarkson/Leigh 54-30 at home on Saturday.
The Cougars held a 13-12 lead over the Jaguars at the end of one. Howells-Dodge tripled up Lyons-Decatur Northeast 21-7 in the second quarter to take a 33-20 lead into the locker room.
The Jaguars won the third quarter 18-13 to lead 51-33 at the end of three.
The Cougars doubled up Howells-Dodge 12-6 in the fourth quarter.
Sam Brester had 17 points and 14 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Chelsea Bayer added 15 points while Kalli Brester registered 7.
The Jaguars led the Patriots 10-6 at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored Clarkson/Leigh 22-5 in the second quarter to take a 32-11 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots won the third quarter 16-14 to make it a 46-27 game at the end of three.
The Jaguars put up 8 fourth quarter points compared to 3 for Clarkson/Leigh.
Sam Brester led the way with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Macey Kulhanek and Emily Ritzdorf added 8 points each.
Howells-Dodge is playing good basketball right now. The Jaguars didn't let the West Point-Beemer loss bother them in bouncing back for back-to-back wins.
Howells-Dodge (6-2) takes on Homer (3-3) at the Homer Holiday Tournament Tuesday evening.
The Knights defeated Lutheran High Northeast 46-42 on the road Saturday.
Homer has won a few games this year, but the Knights haven't beat anyone good.
Homer's wins have come against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Allen, and Lutheran High Northeast.
The three teams are a combined 3-16 on the season.
The Knights have been blown out in every one of their losses this season.
What I'm trying to say is the Jaguars should win, and win rather handily over Homer even though the game is on the Knights' home floor.
I look for Sam and Kalli Brester, Bayer, Ritzdorf, and Kulhanek to have big games for Howells-Dodge.
The Jaguars may not need all of them to score in double figures to win, but if they did there would probably be a very good chance Howells-Dodge would win rather easily.
Homer has really struggled to score this season, and given the way the Jaguars play defense, I wouldn't be surprised if Howells-Dodge holds the Knights under 40.
The Jaguars have their sights set on the championship game against either GACC or Bancroft-Rosalie, and need to play well on Tuesday to put themselves in a position to win the whole thing.
Tuesday's game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
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