The Howells-Dodge Girls continue their winning ways, beating Tekamah-Herman 64-41 at home last Friday night, Pender 55-45 on the road last Saturday, and Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 71-30 at home Tuesday night.
The Jaguars led the Tigers 17-12 after one. Howells-Dodge outscored Tekamah-Herman 17-10 in the second quarter to take a 34-22 lead into the locker room.
The Jaguars outlasted the Tigers 16-3 in the third quarter to go up 50-25 at the end of three.
Tekamah-Herman won the fourth quarter 15-13.
Macey Kulhanek led the way with 19 points while Erin Prusa totaled 16. Chelsea Bayer had 10 while Sam Brester recorded 8.
The Pendragons led the Jaguars 13-9 at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored Pender 20-9 in the second quarter to take a 29-22 lead into the locker room.
Both teams scored 11 points in the third quarter to make it a 40-33 game at the end of three.
The Jaguars won the fourth quarter 15-12.
Brester had a game-high 16 points and 8 rebounds while Kulhanek recorded 13 points and 7 rebounds. Emily Ritzdorf chipped in 8 points while Bayer recorded 7 rebounds.
The Jaguars jumped out to a 23-4 lead on the Raiders at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored LV/SS 17-10 in the second quarter to take a 40-14 lead into the locker room.
The Jaguars outlasted the Raiders 16-9 in the third quarter to go up 56-23 at the end of three.
Howells-Dodge won the fourth quarter 15-7.
Brester led all scorers with 24 points and had 7 rebounds while Kulhanek registered 17 points. Prusa added 13 points and 7 rebounds with Bayer pulling down 7 boards.
The Jaguars have continued to play really good basketball. The loss to Columbus Scotus doesn't appear to have hurt Howells-Dodge much whatsoever.
The Jaguars (16-2) take on BRLD (13-6) in the winner's bracket of the East Husker Conference Tournament at home Monday night.
The Wolverines downed Clarkson/Leigh 44-34 in the first round of the tournament Friday night.
The Jaguars defeated BRLD 63-47 at home on January 9th.
It's never easy to beat a team twice in a season, but I think Howells-Dodge should be able to do that against the Wolverines.
BRLD can certainly pull off the upset as I feel any of the Top 8 teams in the conference are capable of upsetting each other, but I think when it's all said and done, the Jaguars will find a way to win.
This tournament is Howells-Dodge's to lose, in my opinion.
I feel the Jaguars are the best team in the conference and have a good chance to win the crown.
There's a lot of work left to do and a lot of teams still standing, but I fully expect Howells-Dodge to be one of the last teams if not the last team standing at the end of the tournament.
This tournament could very well come down to Howells-Dodge and Stanton although teams like Pender, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, and North Bend Central could have something to say about that.
The Jaguars just have to be focused on the Wolverines right now though and take things one game at a time.
Howells-Dodge shouldn't be looking beyond BRLD really.
The Jaguars need to be ready and prepared for the Wolverines. Howells-Dodge can focus on Pender or whoever if they beat BRLD.
Monday's game is set to start at 6:00 p.m. It can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
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