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Friday, October 12, 2007
Jaguars Football Spoils the Holdingford Homecoming game, Comes From Behind in Final Minutes During 29-26 Thriller ; Austin Kampsen Sets Record
**Note: I am trying to get the right format for my video clip that is supposed to be playing in this update. While I'm pretty good at computer-whizery, I'm by no means an ace at it.
The Jaguars football team won the battle of the last-place CMC teams tonight, in a classic game where fans at Holdingford's Homecoming game saw the visitors drive 84 yards in the game's final minutes to come from behind in a 29-26 win for the Blue and Silver.
In the process, senior tailback Austin Kampsen broke the B-B-E single-game rushing record of 279 yards set in 2005 by Jordan Weller. The new record is 288 yards, which he accumulated in 33 carries tonight. The 33 carries, 8.7 yards-per-carry, and the 288 yard total are all new school records at B-B-E. The thrilling win snapped an ugly five-game losing streak for the Jaguars.
Unfortunately, Renville County West also won tonight, and they hold the 5th place spot in Section 5A with a 4-3 record (against all Class 1A opponents) after crushing Sleepy Eye 35-8 tonight. The Jaguars remain in 6th place. RCW has 24 section points, while the Jaguars have 19. RCW faces Sleepy Eye St.Mary's (3-4) next week. It's a toss-up as to who will win that game. The bottom line is that the Jaguars need to take out HL-W-W next Wednesday when they host the Lakers on Parents' Night. They would finish with 26 section points and have a shot at holding down 5th or even 4th place in the final standings. It's called = take your destiny into your own hands, without letting other teams decide who or where you will be playing on playoff-opening night.
Around the CMC tonight...it was an interesting night! Kimball Area is 4-3 after a 20-17 win over Rockford tonight. Rockford was 4-2 coming into the game. The Cubs have not won four games in a season since the 1990s. They appear on the virge of turning their football program around. Also, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted gave Pierz a scare, after hosting the Pioneers tonight. The Lakers ended up losing 21-13. In the fourth CMC game tonight, Eden Valley-Watkins (7-0, 6-0 CMC) clinched a share of the conference crown with a 28-14 win over Maple Lake. Saturday update:
More details will follow on Sunday, including photos from the game on my photos website. I have not had time today to get through my photos. I hope to get a video
clip added showing players celebrating the win later tonight or on Sunday afternoon.