Five For The Win
Jacorey Howard's performance snaps Aldine's 25-game losing streak
Edward McFarland
Sep 19, 2018, 5:00 am
Howard’s stat line was 5 touchdowns, 451 yards and 23 carries Vype
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A little before the kickoff head football coach Carl Semler said, “This is going to be an epic game.”
True to his word, the game was epic and then some.
The first half was as epic as any game could be as senior running back Jacorey Howard had over 300 rushing yards and four touchdowns – again this was in the first half!
His first touchdown was only 30 seconds into the game as he scored on a 62-yard hand off.
On the Mustangs second series, what seem like the same play-call from Howard’s first score, Howard scored again, but check this out – after shaking a defender, Howard fumbled the ball in the open field and picked it up in mid-stride as he went on to score a 73-yard touchdown run.
Read more on Aldine's win here
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