The Howells-Dodge Volleyball Team went 2-2 at the East Husker Conference Tournament, defeating West Point-Beemer 2-0 before losing 2-1 to Wisner-Pilger at Wisner last Thursday night in the first and second rounds, and then beating Clarkson/Leigh 2-0, but losing 2-0 to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in consolation matches at Pender on Saturday. The Jaguars then lost 3-1 at home to North Bend Central Tuesday night, and beat Tekamah-Herman 3-0 at home Thursday night.
Howells-Dodge defeated the Cadets 25-19 in sets one and two.
Alyssa Coufal had 9 set assists.
The Jaguars took set one from the Gators 26-24 before losing set two 25-19 and set three 25-22.
Brooklyn Macholan had 10 kills while Riley Pokorny notched 7. Coufal added 21 set assists while Lexie Brester had 9.
The Patriots won set one 25-17 before Howells-Dodge claimed set two 25-22 and set three 25-19.
Grace Kreikemeier had 11 kills while Macholan and Taya VanLengen each had 9. Coufal chipped in 22 set assists while Brester totaled 10.
The Bulldogs took set one 25-20 and set two 25-18.
Kreikemeier had 7 kills while Coufal dished out 11 set assists.
NBC won sets one, two, and four 25-14 while the Jaguars won set three 25-21.
VanLengen recorded 7 kills while Coufal and Brester had 14 and 9 set assists, respectively.
Howells-Dodge defeated Tekamah-Herman 25-16 in set one, 25-21 in set two, and 27-25 in set three.
Macholan had 13 kills while Kreiekemeier and Pokorny had 8 and 7, respectively. Coufal totaled 16 set assists while Brester notched 13.
Good, tough, and strong play from the Jaguars in recent matches.
Howells-Dodge (18-12) battles Stanton (16-14) in the C2-5 Sub-District Semifinals at Norfolk Catholic Monday night.
The Mustangs lost 3-1 at home to Lutheran High Northeast Tuesday night to round out the regular season.
Stanton defeated the Jaguars 3-0 at home on October 8th.
Howells-Dodge probably needs to win this Sub-District to have any shot at making Sub-State.
The winner gets either Lutheran High Northeast or Clarkson/Leigh or Madison in Tuesday's Sub-District Final.
Playing the Eagles would be a big challenge, but the Jaguars have to focus on getting past the Mustangs first.
Stanton figures to be tough being a four-time defending State Qualifier and everything.
Howells-Dodge has a big challenge on their hands so massive preparation is key.
The Jaguars have to be ready to go mentally and physically Monday night.
This is the season for Howells-Dodge, and the last chance for a handful of these players to make a postseason run.
The Jaguars have to try and prolong their season as long as possible, and have it go past Monday.
Easier said than done though given how tough the Mustangs are.
Both teams have lost to some good teams here at the end of the regular season so we'll see which can team can come through after some tough losses.
I think what helps Howells-Dodge is they won their last regular season match, and Stanton has lost three in a row.
The Mustangs still figure to be an awfully tough out though so the Jaguars have to come out and turn in a stellar performance.
Monday night's match is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday's Sub-District Final will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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