Senators turn to postseason after loss to Tigers

Carson High School football left Minden without The Rivalry trophy Friday night after falling, 35-0, to Douglas.

The Senators were able to hang with the Tigers early, forcing a pair of fumbles, which kept the two squads scoreless until 2:55 remained in the opening half.

Douglas’ Connor Jackson scored twice before the half to give Douglas a 14-0 lead at the break.

Jackson went on to score two more time, tying a Douglas school record for touchdowns in a season with 27.

“They’re good. We knew that coming in. We made mistakes,” said Carson High head coach Ryan Boshard. “If we would’ve executed the way we needed to execute, we would’ve had a little bit more to say.”

Unofficially, Carson ended the night with around 105 yards of offense.

The Senators found a nice connection between quarterback Drake Hardcastle and tight end Justin Moore.

The pair connected multiple times in the second half as the Senators booted Hardcastle out of the pocket and found Moore on the sideline.

The Senators also got about 100 additional yards courtesy of Douglas penalties.

“Now we have a home playoff game for the first time in a while,” said Boshard. “Oh, right now. We’re done. We’ve moved on. They’re a great team and they earned that win.”

There's a chance they meet again in a couple weeks, depending on Carson's first round playoff game. 

UP NEXT: Carson (3-7, 2-3 in Class 5A Div. III league play) will host No. 5 North Valleys in the first round of the postseason Thursday at 6 p.m.

It’ll be the second meeting in three weeks for the two sides after Carson bested NV, 25-24, in OT last week.

The winner of the 4/5 playoff game will travel to No. 1 Douglas the following week.

(A look at the Class 5A Div. III postseason bracket)