Friday Night Lights Part III - Jaguars drop CMC contest at Howard Lake 28-7

Jaguars' quarterback Brady Koehler lets the ball fly at Howard Lake in the 28-7 loss to the host Lakers. Photo courtesy of Aaron Schultz, Howard Lake Herald Journal. (Thanks, Aaron)

Well, I'll say one thing, at least they weren't West Central Area out at #10-ranked (Class 2A) Breckenridge tonight, where the Knights lost 59-0 to the Cowboys in a game that had steady rain the whole time. (I heard Breckenridge scored on the opening kickoff.)

Or they could be in Royalton's shoes, as they lost their best player, literally the heart and soul of their team in Zach Lanners to an injury in Week 2, and they lose to Ottertail Central tonight 35-0...on their home field no less after receiving the #6 ranking in Class A earlier this week in the state polls.

That's no solace to the team or coaches, however, as they fully expected to go into Lakers' country at Howard Lake and play a competitive football game with a positive outcome.

Fueled by five B-B-E turnovers, the Lakers rolled up a 28-0 lead at halftime. The Lakers' first touchdown of the game was from 26 yards out on a fumble recovery in the first quarter. The Jaguars (0-2 CMC, 1-2 overall) scored on a 26-yard touchdown reception from Koehler to Kevin Kuefler in the third quarter for their lone touchdown of the game. Kuefler also earned the Jaguars' lone interception of the game.

HL-W-W improved to 1-1 in the CMC and 1-2 overall.

Read more on the game in next week's local papers.

Up next for the Jaguars football team: a home game in Week 4 against Rockford, who will be looking for a little payback after losing the last two meetings with the Jaguars. (31-13 in '08 and 16-8 last year) Tonight Rockford was at Maple Lake and I assume the Irish destroyed the Rockets. *They did, by a 46-7 margin.

Central Minnesota Conference football results, Week 3:
Eden Valley-Watkins 21, Holdingford 0 (at Holdingford)
Pierz 40, Kimball Area 12 (at Kimball, Pierz led 20-6 at halftime)
Maple Lake 46, Rockford 7

Games involving Section 4A teams...the section includes B-B-E, A-C-GC, LP/HT, West Lutheran, and St.Agnes.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 20, Lac qui Parle Valley 12
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 35, West Lutheran 0
Providence Acad./Heritage Lions 47, St.Agnes 0

Area football scores:
Sauk Centre 14, St.Cloud Cathedral 7 (a huge win for the Streeters)
Browerville 33, Pillager 13
Ottertail Central 35, Royalton 0
Albany 50, Mora 0
New London-Spicer 18, Melrose Area 6
Milaca 34, Foley 7
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 20, Perham 6
Minneota 47, Lakeview 0
MACCRAY 49, Renville County West 8
Morris Area 40, Minnewaska Area 0 (Lakers are blanked for the second week in a row)
United North Central 14, Osakis 12
Staples-Motley 28, Warroad 12
Alexandria 27, Fergus Falls 7
Upsala-Swanville Area 47, Parkers Prairie 7
New York Mills 26, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 13 (K-M-S is 0-3)
Montevideo 26, Benson 20
BOLD 26, Yellow Medicine East 0
Paynesville Area 30, LP-GE 15
Pelican Rapids 20, Wadena-Deer Creek 6
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 20, Perham 6

Nine-man scores:
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 66, Hancock 14
Bertha-Hewitt 36, Verndale 14
Underwood 46, Eagle Valley 16
Hillcrest Lutheran 52, Ashby 0

Section 4A football standings:
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (2-1)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (2-1)
B-B-E (1-2)
St.Agnes (0-3)
West Lutheran (0-3)

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