Friday Night Lights VI: Jaguars win Homecoming by wide margin (VIDEOS**)

*Saturday night...I have cleaned up a few things in the blog post, such as incorrectly stating that Braeden Michels scored B-B-E's second touchdown of the game...he got the third one in the end zone, and it was Toby Cebulla who punched in our second score. My sports show recorded last night after the game is now live...

Mark it three in a row for Homecoming night!

The B-B-E Jaguars football team is on a special run this fall and also extended another winning streak as they won Homecoming night for the third straight year. Off the top of my head, they were also Homecoming winners in recent history in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017. I looked and saw the Jaguars also won Homecoming in 2008. B-B-E's first Homecoming game under head coach Chris Moscho was a 21-6 loss to Maple Lake in 2010. Overall, the Jaguars have had a great run for Homecoming and have won 8 Homecoming games under Coach Moscho, who is 8-5 in Homecoming games!!!

In 2020, B-B-E's Homecoming week was held in September during the COVID season, and the football season did not begin until the season opener on October 9 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.

Also a fun fact I realized: this is the second time in school history that B-B-E has won three straight Homecoming football games. The first streak, mentioned above, was from 2011, 2012 and 2013. To no one's surprise...the Jaguars also had an outstanding QB1 in that era with Class of 2014 phenomenon Brian Goodwin. 

B-B-E wins 42-6 over Browerville for Homecoming 2023!
How it all transpired...Against a tough Browerville squad in a Mid Northwest Gopher Gold district game, the Jaguars posted a 16-0 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the opening quarter on a 3-yard run by Toby Cebulla. The Tigers, on their second series of the game, mounted an 80-yard scoring drive and punched through with Mason Bruder's six-yard run with 7:12 left in the second quarter. Bruder's carry for the score came on a fourth-and-one play. B-B-E's Toby Cebulla and Carson Gilbert both earned assisted tackles on the two-point conversion to make it a 16-6 score.

**Here it is! My Homecoming football game report in my fifth sports show of this fall season:


*Here's a video featuring the first touchdown of the game:


The Jaguars opened things up with two more touchdowns before halftime. Braeden Michels scored with 4:41 left on a 6-yard carry. B-B-E then had one of their finest defensive performances of the season when they held Browerville to a net negative one yard on three plays with a punt at the 3:10 mark. The Jaguars then started their fourth series of the game on their own 40-yard line with 2:55 left. Brett DeRoo hauled in a Luke Dingmann pass all alone over the top in the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown with 39 seconds remaining. Owen Paulson's two-point carry made it 30-6 at halftime, at which point they had amassed 272 yards of offense. Luke Dingmann's passing numbers showed 9 connections on 12 attempts for 128 yards and one touchdown.

The second half was a shut out for the Jaguars! DeRoo caught a 19-yard pass to extend the lead to 36-6 with 8:09 left in the third quarter. Carson Savage capped the game's scoring with a one-yard plunge with 9:03 left in the fourth quarter. The last touchdown drive included a 43-yard run by Ethan Mueller for one of the most exciting plays all season.

B-B-E's student section was loud, proud and active the entire game. The B-B-E Pep Band played through challenging conditions, even in a light rain at one point, and concluded with the school song after the final horn sounded. I am so proud of everyone, top to bottom, who was a part of this MAGNIFICENT, memory-filled day and night!!!

FINAL: No. 9-ranked B-B-E 42, Browerville 6. This wasn't all easy, and the Jaguars had a few more penalties than they probably would have liked. Browerville (3-3) challenged them early with a lengthy touchdown drive on their second possession of the game. The Jaguars overcame whatever they faced, which is the sign of a team that is putting it all together.

Just how dominating was B-B-E's defense? Browerville had 80 first half yards on four possessions, although the final possession took place in the last 33 seconds of the second quarter with five yards gained. The first three possessions of the second half yielded a net negative one yard of offense, with the first two earning a net negative 10 yards. For the game, a total of 21 Jaguars earned at least one assisted or solo tackle. Owen Paulson led the way with 5 solos and one assisted tackle.

This win, coupled with Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg's 20-14 loss to Upsala/Swanville Area earlier today, puts the Jaguars in the driver's seat for the district title. The final stretch of the regular season will be interesting!

A few other postgame statistics: B-B-E had 407 total yards of offense (229 yards rushing and 178 passing) while holding the Tigers to 84 net yards. The Tigers were held to a net negative 7 passing yards while earning 91 rushing yards. Worth noting: of B-B-E's total yardage, the JV squad earned over approximately 107 of them! Another area of wide disparity: B-B-E had 19 first downs to just 4 by the Tigers. The Jaguars got stronger and stronger as the game wore on!!! Luke Dingmann had 10-of-15 passing marks for 144 yards with two touchdown throws. Aiden Mueller went 3-of-5 for 34 yards with his JV unit.

Ethan Mueller was B-B-E's leading ball carrier with 8 rushes for 72 yards. He led a group of five Jaguars who ran for 24 or more yards. Ryan Jensen was the leading receiver for yardage with 2 catches for 62 yards. Overall, the Jaguars punted just one time.

The Tigers are young with just 7 seniors, although 4 are linemen. Two of their main playmakers are seniors. Senior quarterback Kayden Tabatt went 1-of-4 passing for minus seven yards. He ran 9 times for 30 yards as Browerville's leading ball carrier. Senior wide receiver Miguel Maloney had one catch for minus 7 yards.

NEXT: the Jaguars (6-0) travel to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle next Friday, October 13 for another district contest. See below for the outcome of LP-GE's game tonight.

*Here's a postgame interview with head coach Chris Moscho:


Mid Northwest Gopher Gold district scores in Week 6 on October 6:
West Central Area 36, Benson 21
Upsala/Swanville Area 20, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 14
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 60, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 14

Area football scores on October 6:
Pierz 18, Sauk Centre 12
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 28, Melrose Area 14
Eden Valley-Watkins 42, Maple Lake 0
BOLD 45, Yellow Medicine East 0
Albany 14, Rockford Area 0
Montevideo 44, Minnewaska Area 22
St. Cloud Cathedral 21, Royalton 0
Underwood 18, Hancock 14

Video is uploading, and postgame statistics will follow. This has been an incredible 13,000+ step day to conclude B-B-E's Homecoming week! I have to admit that I am sad it is over. Let's pray for a safe and uneventful night tonight!!

I'll return to blogging on Saturday night. My Saturday will be spent during the day on a trip to north central Minnesota near Nisswa with the B-B-E Cub Scouts Pack No. 667. Good night, Jaguar Country!