SOMERS — Despite 307 yards and five touchdowns through the air from Wesley Jahnke, Dodgeland suffered a 42-40 loss in Friday's football nonconference opener at Somers Shoreland Lutheran.
The Trojans took a 20-14 lead early in the third quarter but couldn't hang on in the shootout. The Pacers gained 425 of their 436 yards on the ground but fumbled six times and lost four of them.
Dodgeland struck first on Luke Greenwald's 1-yard run. The Trojans regained the lead early in the second quarter on Jahnke's 18-yard pass to Steven Schmidt.
Jahnke found Derek Pieper from 17 yards out to open the scoring in the third quarter. Schmidt was the target on touchdown tosses of 68 and 51 yards in the final frame, with Pieper the recipient of a late 9-yard TD pass.
Schmidt caught nine passes for 171 yards. Dodgeland hosts Hustisford Friday night.
SHORELAND LUTHERAN 42, DODGELAND 40
Dodgeland 6 8 6 20 - 40
Shoreland Lutheran 7 7 14 14 - 42
D - Greenwald 1 run (kick failed)
SSL - Dorn 1 run (Solofra kick)
D - Schmidt 18 pass from Jahnke (Pieper pass from Jahnke)
SL - Brereton 7 run (Solofra kick)
SSL - Robinson 32 run (Solofra kick)
D - Pieper 17 pass from Jahnke (kick failed)
SSL - Dillow 78 kickoff return (Solofra kick)
D - Schmidt 68 pass from Jahnke (kick failed)
SSL - Dorn 1 run (Solofra kick)
D - Schmidt 51 pass from Jahnke (pass failed)
SSL - Brereton 2 run (Solofra kick)
D - Pieper 9 pass from Jahnke (Saugstad pass from Jahnke)
D SL
First downs 15 17
Total Net Yards 439 436
Rushes-yards 36-132 52-425
Passing 307 11
Comp-Att-Int 19-26-1 1-4-1
Penalties-Yards 0-0 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 6-4
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: RUSHING - DO, Hanke 5-71. SS, Robinson 18-188. PASSING - DO, Jahnke 19-26-1-307. SS, Brereton 1-4-1-11. RECEIVING - DO, Schmidt 7-191. SS, Strutz 1-11.