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Jaguars rally comes up short, 28-24
The difference: Special Teams. The Hubbard Jaguars allowed another kick off return for a touchdown Friday night, when Meridian’s Dakota Hall ran for 80 yards late in the first quarter. The Jags also failed to convert all four point after attempts.
Standouts: Hubbard’s Isaiah Thompson rushed for a total of 91 yards while finding the end zone once. Meridian’s Joe Barrett Winkler completed 2 of 6 passes for 21 yards, one of which was caught by Damian Allen in the end zone. Winkler also rushed for 98 yards and scored one touchdown.
Game notes: Meridian’s head coach Todd Doughty won is first game as a Yellow Jacket, while Hubbard’s Joe Heckathorn is still seeking his first win as a head coach. A second half rally, which resulted in 18 points in three minutes and 13 seconds wasn’t enough for Hubbard. Lance McClain and Isaiah Thompson led the rally with a combined 146 rushing yards and scoring three touchdowns in the second half.
Stat of the game: Lance McClain passed for 19 yards, rushed for 79 and ran for three touchdowns. Records: Hubbard 0-2 Merdian 1-1
They said it: “We have to learn to put two halves together and we will be a pretty good group.” — Joe Heckathorn, Hubbard head coach.
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Meridian 28, Hubbard 24
Hubbard 6 0 6 12 — 24
Meridian 12 8 8 0 — 28
First Quarter
H - Lance McClain 6 run (kick failed), 4:20
M - Dakota Hall 80 kick off return (run failed), 4:06
M -Damian Allen 10 pass from Joe Barrett Winkler (kick failed), 1:23
Second Quarter
M - Juan Galindo 14 run (Galindo run), 2:28
Third Quarter
M - Joe Barrett Winkler 39 run (Winkler run), 4:23
H - Isaiah Thompson 2 run (kick failed), 1:08
Fourth Quarter
H - Lance McClain 12 run (kick failed), 11:20
H - Lance McClain 9 run (kick failed), 9:55
H M
First downs 12 10
Rush-yards 44-215 30-149
Passing yards 62 21
C-A-I 9-19-0 2-6-1
Fumbles-lost 4-0 6-3
Punts-avg. 4-34 2-20
Penalties-yards 5-30 5-35
Individual
Rushing — H: Lance McClain 18-79, Andrew Thompson 9-48, Isaiah Thompson 16-82, Jordan Reinki 1-(-12) M: Dakota Hall 6-13, Damian Allen 1-2, Cheyne Guinn 1-4, Juan Galindo 7-24, Joe Barrett Winkler 15-98
Passing — H: Lance McClain 8-14—0-71, Cole Hill 1-5-(-9). M: Joe Barrett Winkler 2-6-1-21,
Receiving — H: Rance Bowers 6-52, Bradley Walker 1-3, Isaiah Thompson 1-0, Andrew Thompson 1-7. M: Damian Allen 2-21.
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