https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/billings-central-rams-football-laurel-locomotives-football/article_ceb8053e-a9ef-11ef-8c18-0f957310bcd9.html

 

 

Class A
Home Team	Pts	Away Team	Pts
11-23-24
1E Billings Cent	31	2E Laurel	21	FINL

 

Saturday, November 16, 2024
GM9—LAUREL 35 HAVRE 28 F
GM10—BILLINGS CENTRAL 34 FERGUS.14 F

 

 

 

 

 

'A' ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-playoffs-havre-upsets-frenchtown-as-east-flexes-muscles-in-quarterfinals

 

Class A
Home Team	Pts	Away Team	Pts
2W Dillon	13	Fergus	21	F
1W Frenchtown	30	Havre	47	F
2E Laurel	35	Columbia Falls	28	F
1E Billings Cent	55	Whitefish	14	F

LAUREL 35 COLUMBIA FALLS 28

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/columbia-falls-laurel-class-a-football-playoff-quarterfinal-montana-high-school/article_8cd8d990-9eb4-11ef-a42d-87c67456112d.html

HAVRE 47 FRENCHTOWN 30

https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/48176/havre/frenchtown-mt-frenchtown-broncs-football/

BILLINGS CENTRAL 55 WHITEFISH 14

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/billings-central-whitefish-class-a-quarterfinal-football-playoffs-jim-stanton/article_60faab1c-9e66-11ef-a08e-c73f3e177a1c.html

FERGUS 21 DILLON 13

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/lewistown-fergus-dillon-montana-football-a/article_b6265c02-9edf-11ef-aaf7-df80e7e73d48.html

 

 

Saturday, November 16, 2024

GM9—HAVRE @ LAUREL

GM10—BILLINGS CENTRAL V FERGUS

 

 

Class A
Away Team	Pts	Home Team	Pts	Qtr
Sidney	13	East Helena	47	F
https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/45337/sidney/east-helena-mt-east-helena-vigilantes-football/
Frenchtown	55	Butte Central	7	F
Ronan	8	Columbia Falls	45	F
Polson	23	Hamilton	45	F
Corvallis	8	Stevensville	0	1ST
Dillon	53	Libby	6	F
Laurel	49	Lockwood	22	F
Hardin	0	Glendive	2	FOR
Fergus	31	Havre	27	F
Billings Central	38	Miles City	0	F
Livingston		Colstrip		1ST
Whitefish	6*	Browning	0	F

 

THE BLITZ

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/montana-high-school-football-the-blitz/article_2e02eb8a-932f-11ef-a968-b76868e3a138.html

 

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/oct/26/a-football-roundup-tkachyks-4-tds-powers-c-falls-past-ronan/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, October 18, 2024
BILLINGS CENTRAL 35 LOCKWOOD 6*	F
COLUMBIA FALLS 43 BIGFORK 14	F
FRENCHTOWN 56 STEVENSVILLE 0*	F
CORVALLIS 30 HAMILTON 6*	F
WHITEFISH 38 POLSON 10*	F
BROWNING 7 LIBBY 16*	F
EAST HELENA 29 LAUREL 49*	F
HAVRE 41 SIDNEY 12*	F
FERGUS 45 GLENDIVE 7*	F
RONAN 48 PARK 12	F
DILLON 49 BUTTE CENTRAL 0	F

 

THE BLITZ

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/montana-high-school-football-the-blitz/article_8dc78a2c-8d1b-11ef-8b11-13c80393831a.html

 

 

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/lockwood-billings-central-class-a-high-school-football/article_8624ebce-8da3-11ef-8da1-6f0c8bdcda99.html

 

 

'A' ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-no-3-dillon-rolls-past-southwest-conference-rival-butte-central

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, October 11, 2024

Class A
Away Team Pts Home Team Pts QTR
Dillon 14 Hamilton 13 F
Sidney 7 Glendive 34 F
Lockwood 18 East Helena 54 F
Whitefish 48 Stevensville 0 F
Browning 7 Bigfork 58 F
Columbia Falls 49 Libby 0 F
Laurel 20 Havre 27 F
Butte Central Park
Fergus 27 Miles City 16 F
Frenchtown 48 Ronan 12 F

GLENDIVE 34 SIDNEY 7*

https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/45340/sidney/glendive-mt-glendive-red-devils-football/

 

THE BLITZ

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/montana-high-school-football-the-blitz/article_bd46e2d2-876e-11ef-8dae-3fc6fe516174.html

 

CLASS 'A' ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-explosive-east-helena-continues-high-scoring-ways-with-win-over-lockwood

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, October 04, 2024

Away Team Pts Home Team Pts
Miles City 31 Sidney 7 F
Havre 33 E Helena 28 F
Billings Central 39 Fergus 0 F
Hamilton 0 Frenchtown 43

https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/45256/hamilton/frenchtown-mt-frenchtown-broncs-football/

Hardin 0 Lockwood 41 F
Libby 37 Butte Central 30 F
Bigfork 22 Whitefish 42 F
Ronan 24 Browning 0 F
Stevensville 14 Polson 60 F
Corvallis 6 Dillon 42 F
Glendive 17 Laurel 38 F

 

CLASS 'A' ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-no-2-billings-central-powers-past-no-5-lewistown-to-remain-undefeated

 

THE BLITZ

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/montana-high-school-football-the-blitz/article_8fbe2f8e-820d-11ef-8109-ab7d1dd92be1.html

 

 

 

Away Team	Pts	Home Team	Pts
Ronan	36	Stevensville	8	F
East Helena	60	Glendive	42	F
Dillon	19	Whitefish	13	F
Frenchtown	48	Bigfork	13	F
Columbia Falls	42	Polson	0	F
Laurel	28	Miles City	7	F
Libby	0	Corvallis	44	F
Fergus	54	Hardin	8	F
Lockwood	14	Havre	34	F
Browning	34	Butte Central	37	F
Park	20	Big Timber	27	F
Sidney	0	Billings Central	55	F

 

THE BLITZ

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/montana-high-school-football-the-blitz/article_63bc485e-7c8a-11ef-852d-3fa735f8a1d4.html

 

'A' ROUNDUP

 

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-no-1-frenchtown-rolls-over-no-3-bigfork-behind-five-tds-from-qb-brody-hardy

 

 

 

 

Friday, September 20, 2024

Away Team	Pts	Home Team	Pts
Polson	37	Ronan	14
Miles City	35	East Helena	49
4th Quarter 9:02 PM       EAS — Wright 49 run (Fuhriman kick), 1:25 9:02 PM       EAS — Wright 3 run (Fuhriman kick), 5:07 Start Of 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 9:30 PM       MIL — Player 8 pass from Kordt Smith (Sylas Smith kick) 9:30 PM       EAS — Wright 37 pass from Taylor (Fuhriman kick) 9:30 PM       MIL — Bundy 2 run (Kordt Smith run) Start Of 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 9:30 PM       MIL — Player 8 pass from Kordt Smith (Sylas Smith kick) 9:30 PM       EAS — Benevides 14 pass from Taylor (kick failed) 9:30 PM       MIL — Player 33 pass from Kordt Smith (kick failed) 9:24 PM       EAS — Paddock 18 pass from Taylor (Wright run) Start Of 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter 9:24 PM       MIL — Player 10 fumble return (Sylas Smith kick) 9:24 PM       EAS — Paddock 38 pass from Taylor (Paddock run) 9:24 PM       EAS — Olson 78 pass from Taylor (kick failed)
Glendive	8	Havre	27
Billings Central	31	Laurel	7
Fergus	42	Lockwood	0
Dillon	20	Frenchtown	22
4th Quarter 10:08 PM       FRE — Hardy 20 run (Hardy run) 10:08 PM       FRE — Hardy 4 run (Zenner kick) Start Of 4th Quarter 1st Quarter 10:08 PM       FRE — Billy Corette 35 pass from Hardy (Zenner kick)
Stevensville	0	Hamilton	43
Whitefish	0	Columbia Falls	3
CFALLS ROSS 41 YD FG
Bigfork	41	Libby	9
Hardin	20	Sidney	27
Butte Central	21	Corvallis	60
Park		Browning

 

 

CLASS A ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-no-3-frenchtown-corrals-top-ranked-dillon-to-end-beavers-13-game-winning-streak

 

BILLINGS CENTRAL

 

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/billings-central-laurel-fooball-class-a-high-school/article_0cf0a65c-77a1-11ef-abf9-5b183be10394.html

 

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oFoBh2_LJ5z-88pFgkj91K7djrL1eWswMkkVtNHriDo/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawFa7WVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZ-q4TROCczTM3-3upX_ZLK5aDl01wEYa6Va5O-42BOpCPN67vo4hUaXVw_aem_cGA3ZpqLxpNVMqlke0g5jQ&gid=122877730#gid=122877730

 

 

 

 

 

'A' FOOTBALL SCORES--FRI., 9-13-24
FINAL SCORES
WHITEFISH/CORVALLIS 21-20

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/sep/14/gulick-bulldogs-rally-past-corvallis/

BIGFORK/HAMILTON 32-6 F
LIBBY/RONAN* 19-22 F
STEVENSVILLE/BROWNING 0-40 F

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/tahj-wells-browning-indians-stevensville-yellowjackets-football/article_952152ce-724c-11ef-9527-87dad0daf64d.html

BUTTE CENTRAL-POLSON 14-21 F

Home Watch Now
Team Totals
Total Plays
Total Yards
Passing Yards
Rushing Yards
First Downs
Third Down Efficiency
Fourth Down Efficiency
Turnovers
Fumbles Lost
Interceptions Thrown
Penalties
Yards
Scoring Summary
First Quarter PHS BCCHS
TD Holden Emerson 1 Yd Run (Lucian Sawyer Kick) 7 0
TD Cody Haggard 60 Yd Pass From Holden Emerson
(Kick)
14 0
Second Quarter PHS BCCHS
TD Holden Emerson 2 Yd Run (Lucian Sawyer Kick) 21 0
Third Quarter PHS BCCHS
BCCHS TD Ryan Peoples 3 Yd Run (Jack Nagle Kick) 21 7
BCCHS TD 30 Yd Pass From Ryan Peoples (Jack Nagle Kick) 21 14
Fourth Quarter PHS BCCHS
Player Stats
PHS Passing Cp/Att Yds TD Int Lg
#15 H. Emerson 9/14 120 1 - 60
BCCHS Passing Cp/Att Yds TD Int Lg
#1 R. Peoples 11/25 123 1 - 30
PHS Rushing Att Yds TD Long Fum
#3 S. Perry 19 90 - 17 1
#15 H. Emerson 23 55 2 13 1
BCCHS Rushing Att Yds TD Long Fum
#24 J. McGee 14 101 - 60 -
#1 R. Peoples 7 -17 1 3 -
Rest of team 1 6 - 6 -
PHS Receiving Rec Yds TD Long Fum
#18 C. Haggard 2 65 1 60 -
#3 S. Perry 3 36 - 20 -
#20 M. Bird 1 7 - 7 -
#9 C. Graham 2 6 - 4 -
#11 B. Allred 1 6 - 6 1
BCCHS Receiving Rec Yds TD Long Fum
Rest of team 11 123 1 30 -
PHS Tackles Tk Ast Sck TFL
Rest of team 4 - 4 4
BCCHS Tackles Tk Ast Sck TFL
Rest of team 1 - 1 1
PHS Defensive Sfty Int Fum Blks TD
No Defensive Stats
BCCHS Defensive Sfty Int Fum Blks TD
Rest of team - - 3 - -
PHS Kickoff Returns Ret Avg TD Long
#3 S. Perry 3 19 - 52
BCCHS Kickoff Returns Ret Avg TD Long
Rest of team 3 14 - 23
PHS Punt Returns Ret Avg TD Long
#3 S. Perry 1 0 - -
Rest of team 2 0 - -
BCCHS Punt Returns Ret Avg TD Long
Rest of team 1 0 - -
PHS Kicking FG % PAT Pts
#1 L. Sawyer - - 2 2
Rest of team - - 1 1
BCCHS Kicking FG % PAT Pts
#17 J. Nagle - 0.0 % 2 2
PHS Kickoff Num Yds Long TB
#63 R. Sawyer 3 153 58 -
BCCHS Kickoff Num Yds Long TB
#17 J. Nagle 3 151 52 -
PHS Punting Num Avg In 20 Long
#9 C. Graham 4 31 2 40
BCCHS Punting Num Avg In 20 Long
#17 J. Nagle 4 43 2 55
Rest of team 1 36 1 36
TW
BCC
61 56
265 213
120 123
145 90
15 9
3-10
(30%)
1-11
(9%)
1-2
(50%)
1-4
(25%)
3 0
3 0
0 0
8 9
123 101
POLSON HIGH…
#15 H. Emerson
120 Pass Yds
#3 S. Perry
90 Rush Yds
#18 C. Haggard
65 Rec Yds
3-1 21 - 14
Sep 13 at 10:44PM
BUTTE … BCCHS
#1 R.
Peoples
123 Pass
Yds
#24 J.
McGee
101 Rush
Yds
Rest of
team
123 Rec
Yds
2-

BILLINGS CENTRAL-E HELENA* 41-14 F
LAUREL-HARDIN* 42-14 F
LOCKWOOD-GLENDIVE 31-38 F

FERGUS/SIDNEY* 49-8 F
HAVRE-MILES CITY* 19-22 F

FRENCHTOWN-LAKELAND 14-7 F
DILLON/COLUMBIA FALLS 21-7 F

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a/dillon-columbia-falls-class-a-football/article_49109fa2-721f-11ef-a2d1-ef909f440ab1.html

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-no-1-dillon-comes-out-on-top-in-title-game-rematch-with-columbia-falls

CONRAD 48 PARK 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, September 06, 2024

COL FALLS 35 BROWNING 0*

BIGFORK 41 RONAN 26*

LIBBY 8 POLSON 38*

WHITEFISH 32 EUREKA 39

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/sep/07/Eurekas-lytle-scores-6-tds-in-win/

FRENCHTOWN 42 CORVALLIS 0*

4th Quarter 9:46 PM       FRE — Johnson 47 run (Zenner kick) Start Of 4th Quarter 2nd Quarter 9:46 PM       FRE — Hardy 10 run (Zenner kick) 9:46 PM       FRE — Bailey Corette 97 interception return (Zenner kick) 9:46 PM       FRE — Cyr 19 pass from Hardy (Zenner kick) Start Of 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter 9:46 PM       FRE — Hardy 13 run (Zenner kick) 9:46 PM       FRE — Hardy 12 run (Zenner kick)

Quarterback Brody Hardy throws a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Leighton Cyr. Frenchtown beat Corvallis 42-0 Friday night.

DILLON 55 STEVENSVILLE 0*

BUTTE CENT 22 HAMILTON 21* OT

BILLINGS CENT 35 HAVRE 20

LAUREL 21 FERGUS 6

E HELENA 54 HARDIN 8*

4th Quarter 8:51 PM       HAR — Pallone 5 run (Lefthand run), 2:46 Start Of 4th Quarter 3rd Quarter 8:30 PM       EAS — Kleppelid 20 run (Fuhriman kick), 6:11 8:25 PM       EAS — Cohn 37 interception return (Fuhriman kick), 7:52 Start Of 3rd Quarter 2nd Quarter 7:59 PM       EAS — Ellis 40 pass from Taylor (Fuhriman kick), 3:08 7:48 PM       EAS — Paddock 41 pass from Taylor (kick failed), 8:28 Start Of 2nd Quarter 1st Quarter 7:33 PM       EAS — Wright 9 run (Fuhriman kick), :21 7:24 PM       EAS — Wright 6 run (Fuhriman kick), 3:39 7:24 PM       EAS — Olson 21 pass from Taylor (Fuhriman kick), 7:55 7:08 PM       EAS — Benevides 36 pass from Jack Taylor (kick failed), 10:59

MILES CITY 25 GLENDIVE 6*

 

LAUREL 21 FERGUS 6

FRENCHTOWN 42 CORVALLIS 0*

 

CLASS 'A' ROUNDUP

HAVRE — Quarterback Howie Martin threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns and No. 2 Billings Central went on the road to beat No. 3-ranked Havre 35-20 in a top-5 Class A matchup Friday night.

William Snell caught both of Martin's touchdown throws and finished with 143 receiving yards. Running back Ayden Salter also had 107 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Rams, who moved to 2-0 with the victory.

Martin and Snell hooked up for 31-yard touchdown to open the scoring and put Central up 7-0, but Havre answered with a touchdown from Colter Solomon (thought the point-after kick was botched).

The teams went into halftime tied 14-14, thanks in part to a 71-yard touchdown catch by Havre's Trey Gary. Central took command in the second half as Snell took a pass from Martin and ran all the way for an 82-yard TD connection.

Salter gave Central a 28-20 lead later in the third with a 56-yard touchdown scamper. Another Rams touchdown capped the scoring and salted away a key road victory for Central.

Elsewhere in Class A …

No. 1 Dillon 55, Stevensville 0

No. 4 Frenchtown 42, Corvallis 0

Butte Central 22, Hamilton 21 (OT)

Eureka 39, No. 5 Whitefish 32

East Helena 54, Hardin 8

Laurel 21, Lewistown 6

Miles City 25, Glendive 6

 

BUTTE CENTRAL

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/weve-taken-a-step-forward-butte-central-football-looks-to-continue-improving

 

 

POLSON 38 LIBBY 8

 

PHSPassing	Cp/Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lg
#15 H. Emerson	3/9	28	1	-	12

LHSPassing	Cp/Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lg
#5 T. Andersen	8/22	104	-	-	67

PHSRushing	Att	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#15 H. Emerson	27	161	2	24	-
#3 S. Perry	20	145	1	38	-
#32 D. Oroake	4	27	1	19	-
Rest of team	2	1	-	3	-

LHSRushing	Att	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#12 2. 26milesb@gmail.com	2	7	-	5	-
#7 P. McLeod	5	2	-	5	-
#5 T. Andersen	2	-4	-	-	-
Rest of team	4	7	1	5	-

PHSReceiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#10 M. Ramesar	1	12	-	12	-
#9 C. Graham	1	10	1	10	-
#20 M. Bird	1	6	-	6	-

LHSReceiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#2 I. Lamere	1	67	-	67	-
#8 R. Beagle	1	7	-	7	-
Rest of team	6	30	-	12	-

PHSTackles	Tk	Ast	Sck	TFL
Rest of team	2	-	2	2

LHSTackles	Tk	Ast	Sck	TFL
No Tackles

PHSDefensive	Sfty	Int	Fum	Blks	TD
No Defensive Stats

LHSDefensive	Sfty	Int	Fum	Blks	TD
No Defensive Stats

PHSKickoff Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
#3 S. Perry	2	27	-	30

LHSKickoff Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
#2 I. Lamere	2	15	-	22
Rest of team	5	13	-	22

PHSPunt Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
#3 S. Perry	4	18	-	27

LHSPunt Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
#2 I. Lamere	-	-	-	-

PHSKicking	FG	%	PAT	Pts
#1 L. Sawyer	1	50.0 %	3	6
Rest of team	-	-	2	2

LHSKicking	FG	%	PAT	Pts
Rest of team	-	-	-	0

PHSKickoff	Num	Yds	Long	TB
#63 R. Sawyer	7	313	50	-

LHSKickoff	Num	Yds	Long	TB
#2 I. Lamere	1	55	55	-
Rest of team	1	55	55	-

PHSPunting	Num	Avg	In 20	Long
#9 C. Graham	2	40	1	40

LHSPunting	Num	Avg	In 20	Long
#2 I. Lamere	4	37	-	40
Rest of team	2	40	-	40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOTBALL

FINAL

BIGFORK 38 POLSON 3*

COLUMBIA FALLS 12 FRENCHTOWN 42

STEVENSVILLE 0 LIBBY 40

BUTTE CENT 32 RONAN 22

https://buttesports.com/maroons-open-with-victory-at-ronans/

HAMILTON 7 WHITEFISH 27

CORVALLIS 50 BROWNING 12

E HELENA 31 FERGUS 51

MILES CITY 34 LOCKWOOD 20

HAVRE 55 HARDIN 6

BILLINGS SENIOR/PARK

BILLINGS CENTRAL 35 GLENDIVE 13

LAUREL 41 SIDNEY 6

 

 

'A' ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-second-ranked-billings-central-dominates-early-to-beat-glendive

 

NW MT ROUNDUP

 

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/aug/31/prep-football-whitefish-thumps-hamilton/

 

 

 

 

BLITZ

 

Class A

• Columbia Falls 42, Whitefish 0: Cody Schweikert ran for three scores and tossed a pair of touchdown passes to lead the Wildcats to a blowout win over the rival Bulldogs. Jace Hill and Mark Robison hauled in touchdown passes. Backup quarterback and freshman Banyan Johnston added a final score on a two-yard keeper.

 

• Laurel 35, Glendive 7: Owen Younger ran for 174 yards and four touchdowns as the Locomotives spotted the Red Devils a touchdown and then roared back with five consecutive scores in a first-round romp. After a scoreless first quarter, Glendive broke the ice – literally – with a 6-yard pass from Ryan Amsler to Chase Crockett. The lead was short-lived, however, as Younger evened the score moments later with a 14-yard run and put Laurel ahead for good with an 8-yarder. Then came the back-breaker: A 61-yard interception return to paydirt by Cam McAllister just before halftime for a 21-7 lead. Younger, who had 25 carries, finished his day with a 6-yard run in the third quarter and a 4-yarder in the fourth. Laurel (8-2) advances to play at Corvallis (7-1) next week. Glendive finishes 4-6.

 

Friday, October 27, 2023

GM 1=4W COLUMBIA FALLS 42 5W WHITEFISH 0 https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/39841/whitefish/columbia-falls-mt-columbia-falls-wildcats-football/

GM 2=3E LAUREL 35 6E GLENDIVE 7 https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/39820/glendive/laurel-mt-laurel-locomotives-football/

GM 3=4E HAVRE 38 5E LOCKWOOD 0

GM 4=3W HAMILTON 34 6W BIGFORK 21 https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/39840/bigfork/hamilton-mt-hamilton-broncs-football/

 

 

'A' ROUNDUP

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-roundup-no-2-dillon-overwhelms-whitefish-to-keep-undefeated-record-intact

INTERLAKE

Prep Football: Columbia Falls cruises; Eureka wins, Whitefish falls | Daily Inter Lake

 

Friday, September 22, 2023

BROWNING 63 BUTTE CENTRAL 15

COLUMBIA FALLS 42 POLSON 0*

CORVALLIS 44 LIBBY 0

RONAN 10 STEVENSVILLE 26

DILLON 45 WHITEFISH 7 https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/37141/whitefish/dillon-mt-dillon-beavers-football/

BIGFORK 23 FRENCHTOWN 32

GLENDIVE 18 E HELENA 20

HAVRE 11 LOCKWOOD 9

FERGUS 7 HARDIN 0

BILLINGS CENTRAL 28 SIDNEY 6

LAUREL 27 MILES CITY 13 https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/37546/miles-city/laurel-mt-laurel-locomotives-football/

 

 

 

HAMILTON 21 LAUREL 7

Hamilton Broncs at Laurel Locomotives Football | 11/20/2021 1:00:00 PM | Digital Scout live sports scores and stats

 

Class A playoffs: Tyson Rostad powers Hamilton past Laurel for first state title since '98

https://406mtsports.com/high-school/football/class-a-playoffs-tyson-rostad-powers-hamilton-past-laurel-for-first-state-title-since-98/article_8c4181ad-89e0-5395-ba96-50ddbbd8d131.html

 

Class A: Tyson Rostad powers Hamilton to first state title since 1998

By: Casey Conlon

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/class-a-tyson-rostad-powers-hamilton-to-first-state-title-since-1998

 

 

 

MILES CITY 35 LAUREL 7

 

 

 

MILES CITY -- The Miles City upperclassmen had been dreaming of this moment since they were little kids.

The Cowboys claimed the Class A state football title with a 35-7 win over Laurel in front of their home fans at Denton Field at Connors Stadium to bookend the decade with championships.

Miles City started fast, scoring on the game's opening possession. The Cowboys chewed up more than six minutes of clock on the drive, which was capped by a 10-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Carson Hunter. After a Laurel punt, it looked like Miles City would add to its lead after Hunter hit Jess Bellows for a huge gain, but Bellows had the ball ripped out by Keagan Campbell giving Laurel possession.

Turnovers, though, were just beginning. Laurel drove the ball deep into Miles City territory, but Cameron Younger had the ball stripped and Miles City took over. The Cowboys, though, gave it right back. In Laurel territory the Cowboys opted for a halfback pass by Jess Bellows. Bellows, though, was intercepted.

Again Laurel drove the ball methodically down the field on the heels of its rushing attack, but the turnover buck struck again. Younger never fully controlled the handoff from Eli Aby and coughed it up into the waiting arms of Aidan Barrows.

The teams traded punts and the Cowboys took over with 1:38 left in the first half. Hunter drove Miles City down the field and tossed a 17-yard touchdown to a wide open Barrows to push the Cowboys' lead to 14-0 at halftime.

After forcing a Laurel punt, Miles City finally struck with a big play. Hunter uncorked a deep ball to Bellows, who caught it in stride near midfield and went streaking untouched into the end zone for an 84-yard touchdown to put the Cowboys up 21-0.

An Ethan Renner 52-yard touchdown pass from Aby at the beginning of the fourth quarter cut the Miles City advantage to 21-7, but the Cowboys turned to Barrows and their rushing attack to milk the clock. Miles City took it down to the 1-yard line before Hunter crossed the plane for his second rushing score of the night.

Laurel fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Hunter hit Bellows for the duo's second scoring connection of the day to give Miles City its 35-7 margin.

Hunter, a junior, rushed for two scores and passed for three more to lead Miles City to the victory. Bellows caught a pair of touchdowns during his monster day

No. 1 Miles City handles No. 4 Laurel for 1st state title since 2010

 

MILES CITY — Miles City’s dominant season concluded with a 35-7 win over Laurel in the Class A football state title game.

The top-ranked Cowboys finished the season 11-0 and won their first state championship since 2010. Saturday’s win at Connors Stadium was their second over No. 4 Laurel (9-2) this season.

Miles City received the ball to open the first half and embarked on a drive that lasted more than six minutes. Junior quarterback Carson Hunter ran 10 yards for a touchdown to put Miles City up 7-0 with 5:45 left in the first quarter

Hunter connected with senior Aidan Barrows with 38 seconds left in the second quarter on a 17-yard pass to increase the lead to 14-0.

Each team committed two turnovers in the first half. The Locomotives coughed the ball up two more times in the final two quarters, marking the second straight game the Cowboys forced four takeaways (they beat No. 3 Hamilton 28-14 last week).

Hunter completed touchdown passes of 84 and 20 yards to senior Jess Bellows in the second half, and he ran two yards for the other TD.

Laurel’s lone score came with five seconds left in the third quarter, when junior Eli Aby connected with senior Ethan Renner on a 52-yard pass

 

 

 

 

	LAU	CUS
Number of Plays	48	57
Total Offense	296	468
Time of Possession	18:27	29:33
Rushing Attempts - Yards	25 - 133	38 - 173
Passing: Completions - Attempts	10 - 23	15 - 19
Passing Yards	163	295
Passing: Touchdowns - Interceptions	1 - 1	3 - 1
Fumbles - Lost	3 - 3	2 - 1
Turnovers	4	2
First Downs	16	23
First Downs - Rushing	6	10
First Downs - Passing	7	9
First Downs - Penalties	3	4
Third Down Conversions/Attempts	5/11 (45.5%)	8/11 (72.7%)
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts	0/1 (0%)
Penalties - Yards	7 - 65	7 - 70
Defensive Sacks - Yards	0 - 0	0 - 0
Punts - Average	3 - 41.3	2 - 53.5

LAUREL STATS

 

MILES CITY

 

 

 

 

FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, November 17, 2018

GM11--BILINGS CENTRL 28 HAMILTON 21

 

Billings Central grabs Class A state title over Hamilton, 28-21

 

• shoyle

 

HAMILTON — In match-up of contrasting offensive styles, the Billings Central Rams held off the Hamilton Broncs to take the Class A state title by a score of 28-21.

The Broncs opened the scoring on an 18-yard pass from Carson Rostad to Tucker Jones. The Rams would get their hands on the point-after-touchdown attempt to keep the Broncs lead at 6-0. Jones appeared to be Rostad’s favorite receiver on the afternoon, as the he was targeted seven times in the first half alone.

The Rams had a long field to work with on their next possession, needing 83 yards to find pay dirt. Central drove the ball 82 yards on 11 run plays and one pass, only to come up a yard short after the ball was stripped from running back Jack Studer’s grasp.

However, the Rams didn’t drive that far to walk away empty-handed, forcing a Broncs three-and-out that would put the Rams on a short field. With only 42 yards to go in the opening half, the Rams would finally get on the scoreboard with a 1-yard run by Studer to put the Broncs up 7-6.

The Rams would score their next two touchdowns uncontested on a 75-yard run and a 2-yard run, both by Duncan Kraft.

Despite a rough second quarter for Hamilton, the Broncs came out firing on all cylinders in the second half. Behind a 44-yard run by Michael Golden and three connections between Rostad and Tyler Barnes, one for a 2-point conversion, the Broncs were able to cut the Rams’ lead to one possession, 21-14.

The Rams took their next drive and drove the ball deep before settling for a field goal try. However, Hamilton blocked the kick in an effort to keep the momentum moving in its direction. The attempt would fall flat as the Rams forced another three-and-out.

Again on a short field following a punt, the Rams would cash in on the ground, this time on a 12-yard run by quarterback Joe Byorth to put the Rams up 28-14 with just over 11 minutes left in the game.

Feeling the pressure of a bleeding clock, the Broncs went to the air early in the fourth quarter. After driving from near their 35-yard line, the Broncs would turn the ball over in the Rams red zone with only a few minutes left in the game.

The Broncs refused to go quietly, though, as they stopped the Rams’ attempt to drain the clock and scored with 1:10 left in the fourth quarter.

The Broncs effort, while valiant, would not produce a win. Central recovered the Broncs onside kick, sealing the game and capping an unbeaten season with the Class A title.

 

Ramming speed: Billings Central holds Hamilton in check for Class A crown

 

BARNES/DIXON--BARKUS

 

 

FOOTBALL--STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, November 18, 2017

COLUMBIA FALLS 26 HAMILTON 14

 

 

Columbia Falls defense stands tall as Wildcats win 1st State A championship

By Slim Kimmel

COLUMBIA FALLS – Jaxon Schweikert believed his Columbia Falls football team had the best defense in Class A this season. The Wildcats backed up his claim with another dominant performance in the state championship on Saturday, shutting down Hamilton’s high-powered offense in a 26-14 win.

The Broncs entered the game averaging more than 40 points per game, but Columbia Falls brought in a defense that had allowed a total of just seven points in two previous playoff games.

The Wildcats used a powerful rushing attack to move the ball deep into Hamilton territory and eventually build a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. Auguste Emond got Columbia Falls on the board first with a short field goal before Austin Green found Ben Windauer for the game’s first touchdown. That duo hooked up for two scores on the day, helping Columbia Falls win the first State A football championship in school history.

Emond added his second and third field goals of the day in the second quarter, sandwiching Hamilton’s first touchdown. Tyler Chouinard caught a five-yard scoring pass from Carson Rostad to help the Broncs keep the game at a one-score deficit, 16-7, at halftime.

The second half brought more of the same, as Columbia Falls moved the ball seemingly at will to drive deep into Hamilton territory. The Broncs’ defense rose to the occasion, forcing field goal attempts. Emond added his fourth and final field golf of the day in the third quarter to put the Wildcats up 19-7.

Hamilton struggled to find room against the Columbia Falls defense all game, but the Broncs put together a sustained drive to the end the third quarter. On the first play of the fourth, Rostad found Bridger Bauder for a five-yard touchdown, and it was suddenly just a five-point game.

The teams traded possessions, and Columbia Falls – following another fourth-down stop by its defense – surged ahead with a 44-yard touchdown pass from Green to Windauer, who snuck behind the Hamilton defense and scampered in for the score.

From there, the Wildcats’ defense again shut down the Hamilton offense, giving the ball back to Green and Co. Columbia Falls ran out the clock to ice the win and put the finishing touches on a 9-1 season. The Wildcats, who lost in last year’s state championship, allowed only 21 points in three playoff games.

Hamilton, under first-year coach Bryce Carver, finishes the season with a 10-2 record. Both losses came against Columbia Falls. 

CLASS A: Columbia Falls 26, Hamilton 14

COLUMBIA FALLS -- For the second straight year, the Columbia Falls Wildcats hosted the Class A State Championship football game.

This time, it didn't get away from them.

Austin Green hit Ben Windauer with a pair of touchdowns, including a 42-yard bomb in the middle of the fourth quarter, and Auguste Emond hit four field goals as the Wildcats earned their first-even state football crown with a 26-14 win over the Hamilton Broncs Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats, completing a 9-1 season, also had the home-field advantage for the 2016 game, but Dillon doubled up on them 34-17.

Green, who completed 12 of his 20 attempts for 153 yards and the two scores, had a short toss to Windauer in the first, after Emond connected on a 22-yard boot for the first tally of the game, and the Wildcats led 10-0 after one. It was a lead they would never relinquish.

Emond would also connect on successful kicks from 29, 32 and 26 yards before Green's long pass to Windauer took the wind right out of the Broncs (10-2).

Green would finish with 157 yards on 27 carries, while Colton McPhee led the way with 182 rushing yards on 28 totes. The Wildcats would amass 522 yards of total offense -- 369 yards on the ground -- while Hamilton was held to 269 total yards.

Carson Rostad threw for 232 yards and two scores in the loss.

Hamilton 0 7 0 7 — 14
Columbia Falls 10 6 3 7 — 26
First Quarter
CF — Auguste Emond 22 field goal, 7:59
CF — Ben Windauer 3 pass from Austin Green (Emond kick), 2:51
Second Quarter
CF — Emond 29 field goal, 4:31
H — Tyler Chouinard 5 pass from Carson Rostad (Bridger Bauder kick), 2:14
CF — Emond 32 field goal, 0:29
Third Quarter
CF — Emond 26 field goal, 2:11
Fourth Quarter
H — Bauder 5 pass from Rostad (Bauder kick), 11:55

CF — Windauer 42 pass from Green (Emond kick), 6:41 

Ham CF
First Downs 14 23
Total Yards 269 522
Rushes-Yards 25-37 61-369
Passing Yards 232 153
Comp-Att-Int 22-34-1 12-20-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-30 5-33

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 
RUSHING — Hamilton, Bridger Bauder 14-36, Declan O’Brien 1-2, Carson Rostad 10-(-1). Columbia Falls, Colton McPhee 28-182, Austin Green 27-157, Logan Kolodejchuk 6-30.
PASSING — Hamilton, Carson Rostad 22-34-1-232. Columbia Falls, Austin Green 12-20-0-153.
RECEIVING — Hamilton, Camron Rothie 8-103, Tyler Chouinard 7-71, Tucker Jones 2-26, Tyler Barnes 2-16, Bridger Bauder 2-9, Mark Joyner 1-7. Columbia Falls, Ben Windauer 5-86, Logan Kolodejchuk 3-18, Colton McPhee 1-22, Logan Bechtel 1-12, Drew Morgan 1-8, Parker Greene 1-7.

 

Wildcats will way to title: Columbia Falls captures program's first championship

• KYLE HOUGHTALING 406mtsports.com

 

COLUMBIA FALLS — Last year, Columbia Falls' Logan Kolodejchuck watched Dillon celebrate a state title on his home field while leaning on crutches.

This Saturday, however, the senior was helping lead his Wildcats in a victory song after beating Hamilton 26-14 in the Class A football championship game. A sizable contingent of the Columbia Falls community surrounded the home team, eager to catch a glimpse of the boys who brought their town its first-ever football crown.

"This time last year I was sitting on the sidelines ... and it was probably the worst feeling I've ever felt," said Kolodejchuck, who had broken his leg late in the year last season. "Coming back (this year), it was just a full revenge tour."

The Wildcats' win started up front — particularly on the defensive line. Not surprisingly, Kolodejchuck, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound dump truck, helped set the tone.

Columbia Falls held Class A's No. 1 offense to just 269 total yards and 14 points. Both numbers represent the Broncs' lowest output this season, as well as Hamilton's 37 yards rushing on 25 carries.

Broncs first-year head coach Bryce Carver said the C. Falls front three, "should be college football players." Columbia Falls coach Jaxon Schweikert had equally high praise.

"Our D-Line we thought was the best in the state from Day 1 with Kyler Koski, Hayden Falkner and Kolodejchuk," the C. Falls skipper said. "Then our inside backers are almost unblockable.

"... We ran the same offense, but we knew our defense was so good if we didn't put them in bad positions people were going to have a really hard time scoring on them."

The Broncs did break through twice on Carson Rostad touchdown passes, though. His second scoring throw went to senior running back Bridger Bauder from 5 yards out. It was the first play of the fourth quarter and pulled Hamilton within five, 19-14.

But Columbia Falls' ground-and-pound was relentless. Even when a drive didn't result in points for the Wildcats, they'd still chew up field position and the clock — both of which happened on Columbia Falls' ensuing possession. 

Senior running back Colten McPhee ripped off runs of 5, 12, 9 and 2 yards to move the ball into enemy territory. He finished with a game-best 182 yards on the ground.

Hamilton eventually held, forcing a turnover on downs, but Columbia Falls — which ran for 369 total yards — had chewed up another three minutes of clock. 

The Broncs took over on their own 24 and after three plays faced a fourth-and-1. Columbia Falls called on its defensive line to make a stop.

And for the fourth time Hamilton came up about a foot short. 

"... Violent hands, violent feet; we were able to just dig deep and stop them," Kolodejchuck said of the eventual five fourth-down stops his defense forced. "... We're the tip of the spear."

The Wildcats reached for the dagger on their next play from scrimmage.

Senior quarterback Austin Green, who had 157 yards rushing, added 42 more yards passing and a touchdown to his go-to wide receiver, Ben Windauer. The C. Falls senior ran a seam down the middle of the field, and the 6-foot-1 senior high-pointed the pass and ran like he had a host of Broncs on his heels.

But Windauer was all alone as he sprinted into the end zone, giving Columbia Falls a 26-14 lead after an Auguste Emond PAT with 6:41 remaining.

"I knew the play, it wasn't designed to go to me, but I motioned to my quarterback; I told him I knew I was going to be open," said Windauer, who also added both a first-quarter touchdown and a diving interception on the second-half's first play from scrimmage. "We've been dreaming about this forever. We knew this was the year, we knew we had the guys."

Those guys included Emond, who connected on four field goals for the Cats. His foot gave Columbia Falls a 3-0 lead, one the Wildcats would never relinquish. 

Green's game under center for C. Falls can't be forgotten, either. He accounted for 310 yards of his team's 522 total from scrimmage. A fan grabbed the senior signal-caller by the jersey after the game and thanked him.

He told Green he had waited his entire life to see this.

"This means everything. This town has always been big on their sports, and we couldn't have done this without their support," Green said.

Columbia Falls, which had a game canceled this season due to online threats made against the school district, finished the season 9-1 overall. Its only loss came in a 2016 state title rematch against Dillon in week two, 16-14.

Hamilton wound up 10-2 overall. Both of the Broncs' losses came at the hands of Columbia Falls — the Cats won a Sept. 1 matchup 23-20. 

The Broncs had big performances in the loss. Camron Rothie finished with eight catches for 103 yards, while Tyler Chouinard added to his Class A-leading receiving total with 71 yards. Chouinard finished his senior season with 1,333 yards through the air. According to the Montana High School Association record book, that's the second-best total in Montana 11-man football history. 

But the Wildcats hoisted the ultimate prize — their first-ever state title trophy.

COLUMBIA FALLS TOPS HAMILTON FOR FIRST STATE FOOTBALL TITLE

By JOSEPH TERRY The Daily Inter Lake

COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls came up big when it had to, pulling away from Hamilton in the fourth quarter to win the Class A football state championship game 26-14 on Saturday in front of a raucous home crowd at Satterthwaite Field.

A year after getting run off its own field in the title game, the Wildcats took the game to Hamilton the entire contest. Columbia Falls ran for 369 yards and nearly doubled the Broncs’ output in the game. The Wildcats’ defense forced Hamilton into an interception and made four fourth-down stops in the second half to hold on for its first state title in school history.

“You can’t describe it. It’s the best feeling in the world, I’m so excited,” senior Logan Kolodejchuk said.

“Everybody just dug deep. It came from the bottom of their hearts. We got it done ... It’s the best feeling in the world to come back and show that we’re No. 1.”

Playing with a big cushion for most of the game, Columbia Falls put the game away in the fourth quarter with two big plays.

Defending the Broncs on fourth-and-1 from the Hamilton 43-yard line, Columbia Falls stuffed running back Bridger Bauder in the backfield to get the ball back to its offense. On the next play, senior quarterback Austin Green found senior receiver Ben Windauer behind the defense for a 42-yard touchdown to give the Wildcats a 26-14 lead and put the game out of reach.

“That was a hitch-and-go, actually,” Green said. “Ben read the route a little, his guy was too far outside so he just offed it and ran a post and it was wide open. Props to him on that.”

“Right when the play snapped, I knew I was open going down field,” Windauer said. “I turned my head, saw the ball and knew I had to go up for it. I caught the ball and made it happen.”

“It was unbelieveable, I knew from that moment that it was over,” Green said.

Columbia Falls stopped Hamilton on five plays following the touchdown and ran out the final 5:41 to win the game.

“We knew we were grinding them and they were going to have to commit to (the run) and we were going to take a couple of shots late, try to break the game open late. And it worked,” Columbia Falls coach Jackson Schweikert said.

“That was the whole idea of the game. We have a great offensive line and great running backs and our quarterback is a great runner. Our defense is the best that we’ve had since we’ve been here and every team we’ve played they’ve had a hard time scoring on us. If we didn’t put those guys in bad positions, we felt like Hamilton was going to have a hard time scoring on us. We just kinda controlled the clock and controlled the field position and never put our defense in a bad position. It worked out well for us.”

It is the first championship in three tries for the Wildcats. Columbia Falls lost hosting title games in 1970 and 2016.

Green finished 12 of 20 passing for 153 yards and two touchdowns and had 157 rushing yards. Junior back Colten McPhee had a game-high 182 rushing yards on 28 carries and Windauer finished with five catches for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

“It’s awesome,” Windauer said. “We’ve dreamed of this ever since we were little. It’s finally here. We did it. I’m so proud of my teammates.”

Columbia Falls controlled the game on the ground from the start, rushing nine times for 65 yards on its opening drive, capping it with a 22-yard field goal from Auguste Emond.

Emond, the leading goal scorer on the Wildcats soccer team, carried the team for most of the night, making four of six field goal attempts to help Columbia Falls build a healthy lead despite frequently stalling in the red zone.

“Thank God we have a really good kicker, who just kept drilling them for us,” Schweikert said.

“Usually we’re really good in the red zone. But, you’re in the state championship and those guys (Hamilton) are really good. Hamilton is a really good team. They’re really good defensively and they’re really good offensively. They’re well-coached and they were able to stone us down there. They just put more people in the box and it was hard to punch it in.

“At one point we almost went for a 50-yarder. We were going to go for it, because he can drill them.”

After forcing Hamilton to a three-and-out on its first possession, Columbia Falls turned to the run game again, rushing the ball nine straight plays to the Hamilton 3-yard line. The Wildcats caught the Broncs off guard, springing their first pass of the game from the goal line, Green connecting with Windauer on a sprint out to the flat for an easy touchdown and a 10-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game.

Columbia Falls stalled at the Hamilton 15 on its next drive and missed a field goal, then settled for field goals on its next two drives before half.

Hamilton found space in the middle of the Wildcats defense late in the second quarter, Carson Rostad finding Camron Rothie for a 41-yard pass to advance inside the Columbia Falls 10. The Broncs scored two plays later to cut their halftime deficit to 16-7.

The Wildcats intercepted Rostad on the first play of the second half but couldn’t capitalize, stalling again at the Hamilton 6 and missing a short field goal. Columbia Falls forced a fumble on Hamilton’s next drive but couldn’t recover, instead stopping the Broncs on fourth down. Columbia Falls had another fourth down stop on defense before Emond’s fourth field goal of the afternoon gave the Wildcats a 19-7 lead.

Hamilton scored on its next drive, as Bauder got free on a wheel route inside the Wildcats 5 and hauled in a wide-open score to cut the lead to 19-14.

Columbia Falls stalled in Hamilton territory again on its next drive but came up with the big stop on Hamilton four plays later to set up Windauer’s sealing touchdown.

“In every big game it always comes down to four or five plays,” Schweikert said. “You never knew when those plays are going to come.

“We stopped them enough on fourth-and-short, that was some big plays. Thank goodness for having a great D-line and great linebackers.”

The Wildcats have slowly been building towards this since Schweikert took over in 2012. Since then, the Wildcats have won the Northwest conference twice times and made it to state title games in back-to-back seasons, setting a slew of state records in the process.

“It’s big. Moreso for me, it’s huge for our some of our coaches that have been here for 20 years. It’s huge for this community,” Schweikert said.

“They had really great coaches here and really great kids. They do a great job. I’m just kind of an organizer. I get everybody pointed in the right direction and all these coaches just work so hard for it. It’s pretty amazing to see what they’ve accomplished.”

 

Saturday, October 31, 2015

COLUMBIA FALLS 9 POLSON 6

BILLINGS CENTRAL 28 LAUREL 0

SIDNEY 28 BELGRADE 20

 Columbia Falls slips past Polson, 9-6

COLUMBIA FALLS -- Dakota Bridwell scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter for the winning points in Columbia Falls' 9-6 win over Polson on Saturday in the first round of the State A football playoffs.

Columbia Falls will travel to Havre for a quarterfinal game.

The Wildcats struck first on a 29-yard field goal by Brandon Karberg in the second quarter, putting C. Falls on top 3-0 at halftime.

Polson went 6-3 ahead on an 8-yard scoring pass from Tanner Wilson to Hudson Smith.

Bridwell's score put the Wildcats back on top to stay.

Columbia Falls, which rushed for 274 yards, was led by Wyatt Green, who had 129 yards on 32 carries. Bridwell finished 8 for 18 for 60 yards through the air on the rainy day.

Polson, which was limited to 85 yards on the ground, was led by Colton Cote's 55 yards on nine carries. Wilson was 4 of 15 for 19 yards through the air.

Polson at Columbia Falls

Polson;0;0;6;0;-;6

C. Falls;0;3;6;0;-;9

CF - FG Brandon Karberg 29

P - Hudson Smith 8 pass from Tanner Wilson (kick failed)

CF - Dakota Bridwell 1 run (kick failed)

CFALLS 9 POLSON 6

SCORING FOR CFALLS=BRIDWELL (6); KARBERG (3)

SCORING FOR POLSON=SMITH

SIDNEY 28 BELGRADE 20

SCORING FOR SIDNEY=LOVEGREN (18); HERMANSON (6); JOHNSTON (2)

SCORING FOR BELGRADE=MOUNTS (6); LUHRSEN (6); MARKS (2)

 

Billings Central blanks Laurel to charge into quarterfinals

·         By JOHN LETASKY jletasky@billingsgazette.com

 

• HANNAH POTES/Gazette Staff

A host of Billings Central Rams take down Laurel's Kyle Shick (9) on Saturday during a Class A playoff game. The Rams won 28-0.

What a difference a week makes.

After scoring a touchdown in the last 25 seconds to defeat their archrivals last week, the Billings Central Rams dominated Laurel 28-0 in a Class A first-round football playoff game Saturday at Wendy's Field at Daylis Stadium.

The Rams (7-2) posted 354 total yards -- 169 on the ground and 185 through the air -- while limiting the Locomotives to 88. Laurel ran for 57 yards and passed for 31.

Last week at Daylis in the regular-season finale, Central escaped with a 25-20 win. The Rams have won 15 in a row in the series between the Yellowstone County rivals.

"We just try to get better every day at practice and fixed our miscues at practice," said Rams senior quarterback Michael Stanton, who was 13 of 17 with no interceptions for 185 yards.

"We knew we could play better than last week," offered junior running back Evan Barthel, who ran 14 times for 61 yards, including a 3-yard TD with 11:56 on the clock in the second.

The Rams started an 18-play drive on their own 10 with 7:47 to go in the first. The possession extended three seconds into the second quarter when Barthel scored from three yards out to give Central a 7-0 advantage.

"It was blocked up well," Barthel said. "I just punched it in. We have the best line in the state."

Central went up 14-0 when Jacob Hadley caught a 15-yard strike from Stanton, who passed for two scores and added another on a 4-yard scamper. Hadley's reception capped a possession when Stanton completed four passes for 73 yards.

Seven Rams receivers caught passes. Hadley, who left at halftime, finished with five catches for 99 yards. Rams coach Jim Stanton said Hadley had missed a couple weeks of action with an injury and the team is taking a precautionary approach with him.

"Our offensive line blocked really well and our receivers blocked downfield and our running backs ran hard," Michael Stanton said. "Our receivers did a great job getting open."

Central travels to two-time defending champ Dillon (8-0) next week for a quarterfinal.

"It will be a tough one. There is no question about that," coach Stanton said. "This is the route we are taking and you have to go through Dillon."

Junior Casey Cole, Laurel's usual starting quarterback, missed the game with a concussion. Laurel coach Mike Ludwig said his team was also without juniors Chanc Lawerence (WR/DB) and Jared Craig (WR/LB). Sophomore Kyle Shick made his first career varsity start at QB. 

"We are happy. Most definitely we wanted to keep playing and move on," Ludwig said. "But we had a winning record, 5-4, and made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. We have nothing to be ashamed of."

Billings Central 28, Laurel 0

Laurel	0	0	0	0	—	0
Billings Central	0	14	7	7	—	28

BC: Evan Barthel 3 run (Josh Kraft kick), 11:56.

BC: Jacob Hadley 15 pass from Michael Stanton (Kraft kick), :34.6.

BC: Stanton 4 run (Kraft kick), 7:30

BC: Chrishon Dixon 7 pass from Stanton (Kraft kick), 4:21 

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Sidney 28, Belgrade 20

Sidney	7	0	8	13	—	28
Belgrade	0	2	12	6	—	20

Sidney: Alec Lovegren 63 run (Jace Johnson kick)

Belgrade: Safety, Chris Gartner tackled in end zone by Derek Marks

Belgrade:  Trey Mounts 86 kickoff return (run failed)

Belgrade: Evan Luhrsen 7 run (kick failed)

Sidney: Tel Hermanson 1 run (Lovegren run)

Sidney: Lovegren 4 run (run failed)

Sidney: Lovegren 29 run (Johnson kick)

Bel - Mounts 32 pass from Luhrsen (no attempt)

 

Friday, October 30, 2015

BUTTE CENTRAL 49 HAMILTON 14

 

Kump, Maroons roll on to Miles City

SCORING FOR RAMS=VOSS (2), HANSER, DIXON AND KRAFT (PAT)

SCORING FOR LAUREL=HOKE, MILLER AND COLE. LUDWIG (2 PAT'S)

BILLIINGS CENTRAL WILL HOST LAUREL NEXT WEEK AND SIDNEY WILL TRAVEL TO BELGRADE.

Friday, October 23, 2015

COLUMBIA FALLS 44 FRENCHTOWN 6*

HAVRE 48 POLSON 28

WHITEFISH 52 HAMILTON 19

DILLON 33 BUTTE CENTRAL 7*

STEVENSVILLE 58 CORVALLIS 51*

BELGRADE 64 PARK 8*

FERGUS 38 BROWNING 18*

MILES CITY 52 GLENDIVE 35*

SIDNEY 42 HARDIN 7*

 

Beavers hand Maroons 33-7 loss in Dillon

Friday, October 16, 2015

COLUMBIA FALLS 35 POLSON 26*

WHITEFISH 45 FRENCHTOWN 0*

BUTTE CENTRAL 42 HAMILTON 19*

CORVALLIS 61 PARK 6

DILLON 34 STEVENSVILLE 6*

BELGRADE 41 BROWNING 12*

HAVRE 34 FERGUS 12*

MILES CITY 34 BILLINGS CENTRAL 7*

SIDNEY 41 GLENDIVE 0*

LAUREL 54 HARDIN 7*

 

Columbia Falls comes back to beat Polson, 35-26

At Columbia Falls, the Wildcats rallied from a 26-19 deficit in the fourth quarter to score the Northwest A victory.

Dakota Bridwell sneaked in from a yard out for this second short touchdown run that put C. Falls ahead by a point and then Stephen Lindsey ran for his second TD later to seal the win.

Polson's Tanner Wilson ran for two touchdowns and threw for another while passing for more than 200 yards and rushing for 138 on 21 carries. Matt Rensvold caught four balls for 152 yards.

Wyatt Green of C. Falls was the game's leading rusher with 156 yards. Bridwell threw for 186 on 11 of 17 passing.

Polson;0;14;6;6;-;26

C. Falls;6;0;7;22;-;35

CF — Trevor Hoerner 9 run (Brandon Karberg kick blocked)

P — Colton Cote 6 run (Cameron Brown kick)

P — Matt Rensvold 10 pass from Tanner Wilson (Brown kick)

P — Wilson 1 run (kick blocked)

CF — Dakota Bridwell 1 run (Karberg kick)

CF — Stephen Lindsey 4 run (kick failed)

P — Wilson 22 run (run failed)

CF — Bridwell 1 run (Lindsey pass from Bridwell)

CF — Lindsey 32 run (Bridwell run)

Whitefish stomps Frenchtown, 45-0

At Whitefish, the Bulldogs piled on 38 points in the first two quarters and rolled over Frenchtown in a Northwestern A game.

Chris Park got things started with an 8-yard run, and then followed it up on defense with a 27-yard fumble return for a touchdown. 

Luke May scored two rushing touchdowns of his own, and Park added another, to put the game well out of the Broncs' reach. 

Whitefish 45, Frenchtown 0

Frenchtown;0;0;0;0;-;0

Whitefish;12;24;7;0;-;45

W - Chris Park 8 run (Haley Nicholson kick)

W - Park 27 fumble return (Nicholson kick)

W - Brian FauntLeRoy 68 punt return (Nicholson kick)

W - Luke May 22 run (Nicholson kick)

W - FG Nicholson 22 

W - Park 18 run (Nicholson kick)

W - May 15 run (Nicholson kick)

Corvallis smashes Livingston, 61-6

At Livingston, Wyatt Haldorson scored five times and Corvallis rocked Livingston in a nonconference game.

Haldorson opened the game with a 5-yard touchdown, and the Blue Devils never looked back. He scored again from 3 yards, then took a 95-yard handoff all the way to the house for his biggest run of the night.

Livingston's only score came on a 25-yard touchdown pass in the final quarter. 

Corvallis 61, Livingston 6

Corvallis;22;20;13;6;-;61

Livingston;0;0;0;6;-;6

Corv. - Wyatt Haldorson 5 run (Haldorson Run)

Corv. - Haldorson 3 run (Run failed)

Corv. - Dillon Lewis 12 pass from Jessop (Haldorson Run)

Corv. - Haldorson 95 run (Jessop Run)

Corv. - Miller 35 pass from Jessop (Kick Blocked)

Corv. - Miller 49 pass from Jessop (Kick Blocked)

Corv. - Haldorson 49 run (Kick failed)

Corv. - Haldorson 20 run (Miller Kick)

Liv. - Walker 25 pass from Floyd (Pass Failed)

Corv. - Albright 16 run (Run Failed)

Ponies knock off Eagles

Grady Higgins, ghiggins@greatfallstribune.com10:41 p.m. MDT October 16, 2015

(Photo: Tribune Photo/Grady Higgins)

HAVRE – It’s been a long time coming for the Havre High football team and its group of seniors.

The Blue Ponies clinched their first Class A Central division title since 2011 here Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium, topping rival Fergus (Lewistown) High 34-12.

Senior receiver Nate Rismon said clinching a division victory means a lot to this group.

Rismon hauled in 239 yards and two scores on five grabs, sparking the Blue Pony offense.

“It’s really special,” Rismon said. “It’s a little emotional being the last time under the lights but we get another game (playoffs) at home so I’m looking forward to that.”

Havre’s senior quarterback Nate Warp threw for over 300 yards and three scores to extend his place in the Montana High School football record books. The fourth-year starter had already became the all-time leader in touchdown passes and passing yards earlier this season.

Havre head coach Mark Samson said the connection between Warp and Rismon has brought the Blue Ponies a long way.

“(Nate) and Dane (Warp) have a special thing going on right now,” Samson said. “We had some breakdowns tonight (on offense) and Dane made things happen. Just find (Rismon) and let him go with it. (Rismon) made a lot of big plays tonight. I can’t say enough about him.”

Eagles head coach Vic Feller said although Havre has a potent offensive attack, many of Fergus’ problems were self-inflicted.

“Well, Warp is dangerous,” Feller said. “We knew Rismon was tough. You know they have so many weapons they can go to and they’re solid.

“We’re in the red zone five times and we don’t score and that kills you. If we score those times I’m not saying we win but it’s a lot closer of a game.”

The Eagles turned the ball over six times, including four times in Havre territory.

Feller said he’s happy for Warp and company find success, despite the loss.

“I’ve been around and seen him play for four years,” Feller said. “I tell you what, he’s as good of a quarterback as I’ve been around.”

Junior running back Cordell Gallagher led the Eagles’ offense, rushing for over 100 yards and one score.

Fergus caught Havre off guard with a squib kick to start the game, which bounced off a Havre player and the Eagles recovered. Havre forced a three and out, however, and took over at its own six after a good punt by the Eagles.

Warp struck fast for the Blue Ponies, hooking up with Rismon on the first play from scrimmage for a 94-yard score, putting Havre up 7-0 early in the first.

Two drives later, the Blue Ponies stalled and Fergus took over at its own 35 after a punt.

Back to back rushes by Isaac Fry and Devin Blythe netted 36 yards for the Eagles, setting them up in Havre territory for the second time.

A Havre pass interference penalty put Fergus at the 15, but two false start penalties hampered the Eagles, who turned the ball over on downs.

Fry picked off a Warp pass on the ensuing drive, returning it to the Blue Pony 19 yard line. The Eagles fought their way to the Havre one-yard line, set up by a 13-yard catch by Fry.

Fergus’ red zone woes continued, however, after a bad snap sailed over the head of Knox on third and goal. An incomplete pass by Knox on fourth down gave the Blue Ponies the ball back at its own 13.

Warp hit Rismon for a 42-yard gain a few plays later, but the Eagles took the senior quarterback down on the next play for a loss of 11. Warp countered, scrambling for 28 yards on the next play taking the ball to the Eagle 13.

Jazz Schroeder rumbled for the first of his two scores two plays later, giving Havre a 14-0 lead.

The Blue Ponies capped the half with a two-play scoring drive in which Warp found Rismon for an 18-yard score, set up by a 34-yard Jase Stokes catch on the previous play.

Havre led 20-0 at half.

Fergus found some life to begin the second half, as Gallagher scored from 14 yards out to cap a 10 play, 62-yard drive to cut into the Havre lead.

Havre piled onto its lead two drives later, however, as Jake Sedahl snagged a nine-yard pass from Warp to put the Blue Ponies up 27-6.

Havre was forced to punt on its next possession and a bad snap recovered by the punter gave Fergus the ball at the Blue Pony one. Blythe punched it in on the next play to make it 27-12 Havre.

Havre responded a few plays into the next drive. The Warp to Rismon connection netted 51 yards and put the Blue Ponies on the one-yard line and Schroeder plunged in on the next play to put the score at its final resting place, 34-12.

Samson said this group of seniors has really come together as a team this season.

“It’s just a matter of getting kids to believe in it and getting kids excited about it,” Samson said. “And you know what? They do and I’m proud of them for that.”

Samson said his team can’t be content, however.

“We still have to get better,” Samson said. “I hope the kids understand that. I hope they’re not satisfied. We need to get better starting Monday.”

Havre closes out the regular season at Polson while the Eagles move on to face division opponent Browning.

LEWIS 0 0 6 6 -- 12

HAVRE 7 13 7 7 – 34

Scoring Summary

First quarter

HAVRE – Nate Rismon 94 pass from Dane Warp (Jase Stokes kick)

Second quarter

HAVRE – Jazz Schroeder 7 run (Stokes kick)

HAVRE – Rismon 18 pass from Warp (kick failed)

Third quarter

LEWIS – Cordell Gallagher 14 run (kick failed)

HAVRE – Jake Sedahl 9 pass from Warp (Stokes kick)

Fourth quarter

LEWIS – Devin Blythe 1 run (run failed)

HAVRE – Schroeder 2 run (Stokes kick)

 

Miles City 34, Billings Central 7

Billings Central	0	0	7	0	—	7
Miles City	14	14	0	6	—	34

Miles City: Jared Bartlett 32 run (Matthew Blunt run)

Miles City: Blunt 55 run (run failed)

Miles City: Tyler Burk 9 run (run failed)

Miles City: Blunt 3 run (Bartlett pass from Blunt)

Billings Central: Zach Hanser 5 run (Josh Kraft kick)

Miles City: Wyatt Lesh 6 pass from Blunt (run failed)

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Sidney 41, Glendive 0

Glendive	0	0	0	0	—	0
Sidney	6	14	14	7	—	41

Sidney: Chris Gartner 2 run (kick failed)

Sidney: Bridger Coffman 3 run (run failed)

Sidney: Michael McGinnis 13 pass from Tel Hermanson (Coffman run)

Sidney: Gartner 3 run (pass failed)

Sidney: Coffman 5 run (Coffman run)

Sidney: Trent Schilling 1 run (Ian Aldrich kick)

Laurel 55, Hardin 7 (Friday)

Hardin	7	0	0	0	—	7
Laurel	14	26	14	0	—	55

Laurel: Casey Cole 3 run (Connor Ludwig kick)

Hardin: Connor Murdock  5 run (kick good)

Laurel: Cole 7 run (Carson Hoke pass from Cole)

Laurel: Marcus Miller 1 run (Ludwig kick)

Laurel: Miller 7 run (Ludwig kick)

Laurel: Jared Craig 2 pass from Cole (kick failed)

Laurel: Craig 31 pass from Cole (pass failed)

Laurel: Craig 15 pass from Kyle Schick (Ludwig kick)

Laurel: Brendan LeClair 1 run (Ludwig kick)

Butte Central too much for Hamilton, 42-19

At Butte, a scoreless first quarter kicked off a touchdown frenzy in the second as Central pulled ahead and stayed ahead in Southwestern A action.

Hamilton's Bret Huxtable went deep to receiver Bridger Bauder for a 70-yard score and Alex Draper ran another TD in from 3 yards out as the Broncs trailed the Maroons 14-12 at that point.

Then Tanner Kump took over. The Central quarterback threw for three scores and ran for another so that a Huxtable TD pass to Josh Triplett in the third quarter only pulled the visitors within 35-19.

Draper ran for 113 yards while Huxtable passed for 169 for the game, 98 of those on four passes to Bauder.

Hamilton;0;12;7;0;-;19

Butte C.;0;21;14;7;-;42

BC – Tanner Kump 7 run (Tyler Kump kick)

H – Bridger Bauder 70 pass from Bret Huxtable (kick failed)

BC – Ryan Moodry 4 pass from Ta. Kump (Ty. Kump kick)

H – Alex Draper 3 run (run failed)

BC – Cole Harper 80 pass from Ta. Kump (Ty. Kump kick)

BC- Harper 25 pass from Ta. Kump (Ty. Kump kick)

BC – Moodry 57 run (Ty. Kump kick)

H – Josh Triplett 29 pass from Huxtable (Bauder kick)

BC – Moodry 27 run (Ty. Kump kick)

Maroons buck Broncs, secure playoff spot

 

Central rolls to another win, sets up showdown with Miles City

 

•  By Jeff Bersch

Billings Central’s football team allowed points for the first time in three-plus games. It doesn’t much matter, however, when the offense is rolling like this.

The Rams put together another impressive offensive showing and rolled to a 46-22 win over Sidney in an Eastern A homecoming matchup at Wendy’s Field at Daylis Stadium.

During what now is a four-game winning streak, Central has scored 204 points. On defense, it has allowed only the 22 to Sidney, which scored in the second quarter to end the Rams’ stretch of 13 quarters without allowing a point.

“We’re playing pretty well; everything’s just clicking.” Central quarterback Michael Stanton said in a bit of an understatement. “We’re getting better every day in practice. We have to take it week by week and just keep getting better.”

The victory sets up a showdown next week in Eastern A when the once-beaten Rams will travel to unbeaten Miles City (7-0, 3-0). The Cowboys beat Laurel 34-14 on Friday night and earlier this season beat Sidney 22-21.

Central (5-1, 3-0) has won four in a row since falling 32-28 at defending Class A state champion Dillon in the season’s second week.

“(Miles City) is always a good team and it’s going to be nothing different,” Central coach Jim Stanton said. “It’s going to be a heck of a challenge for sure.”

The Rams offense, as it has done seemingly all season, hit a number of big plays against Sidney (4-3, 1-2).

The first came on the opening drive, a 41-yard pass from Michael Stanton to Jacob Hadley. Ben Voss later picked up a fourth down on a run and scored the next play from 9 yards out for a 6-0 lead.

Hadley caught a 26-yard touchdown later in the first quarter, and the Rams’ third touchdown came on a 27-yard pass on fourth down from Stanton to freshman Chrishon Dixon.

Stanton hooked up on a 40-yard pass to Zach Hanser that set up a score before halftime that made it 26-6. The two also connected for a 32-yard pass that set up another score for a 40-14 lead.

And the final touchdown for the Rams came again on a fourth-down play, an 18-yard pass from Stanton to Voss for the 46-22 advantage.

“We knew it was going to be big plays, and they made some unbelievable catches,” Sidney coach Roger Merritt said. “Those big plays are back-breakers and it’s tough for … kids to recover from that, especially emotionally.”

Stanton finished 11 of 17 for 233 yards and four touchdowns. Voss ran 25 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns. The Rams had 470 yards on offense.

The defense, despite allowing 22 points and 343 yards, made the Eagles earn what they got. The Rams forced three turnovers, all interceptions, and had two sacks.

“It’s nice to have a good offensive line that gives you time to throw, and the receivers to a great job getting open and make great catches,” Michael Stanton said. “Our receivers are big and tall, so we have some mismatches. We try to get them the ball and they’ll go make a play.”

Billings Central 46, Sidney 22

Sidney	0	6	8	8	—	22
Billings Central	13	13	7	13	—	46

Billings Central: Ben Voss 9 run (run failed)

Billings Central: Jacob Hadley 26 pass from Michael Stanton (Josh Kraft kick)

Sidney: Trace Jones 47 pass from Alec Lovegren (kick failed)

Billings Central: Chrishon Dixon 27 pass from Stanton (Kraft kick)

Billings Central: Peyton Hanser 4 pass from Stanton (run failed)

Billings Central: Voss 2 run (Kraft kick)

Sidney: Chris Gartner 1 run (Bridger Coffman pass from Tel Hermanson)

Billings Central: Zach Hanser 7 run (Kraft kick)

Sidney: Coffman 18 pass from Hermanson (Gartner pass from Hermanson)

Billings Central: Voss 18 pass from Stanton (kick failed)

 

Friday, October 09, 2015

WHITEFISH 47 COLUMBIA FALLS 7*

HAMILTON 46 FRENCHTOWN 13

BUTTE CENTRAL 14 POLSON 28

DILLON 33 CORVALLIS 6*

FERGUS 20 STEVENSVILLE 16

HAVRE 40 BELGRADE 27*

PARK 28 BROWNING 24*

HARDIN 13 GLENDIVE 21*

MILES CITY 34 LAUREL 14*

 

Whitefish tramples C. Falls, 47-7

At Columbia Falls, Whitefish put up a 34-point second quarter to cruise past the Wildcats.

Haley Nicholson opened the game with a 32-yard field goal, then quarterback Tyler May really got things going. He threw an 8-yard pass to Luke May, then ran one in on his own to make it 17-0 Whitefish.

May finished 17 of 25 for 189 yards, with three TDs passing and two on the ground. Future Grizzly Jed Nagler also hauled in a 20-yard score for the Bulldogs.

Bryce Fagerland turned in Columbia Falls' only touchdown of the game, a 68-yard interception return. 

Whitefish;3;34;3;7;-;47

Columbia Falls;0;0;0;0;-;7

W — Haley Nicholson 32 field goal

W — Tyler Cote 8 pass from Luke May (Nicholson kick)

W — May 8 run (Nicholson kick)

W — Jed Nagler 20 pass from May (kick blocked)

W — May 1 run (Nicholson kick)

W — Cote 46 pass from May (Nicholson kick)

W — Carver Gilman 39 field goal

CF — Bryce Fagerland 68 interception return (Brandon Karberg kick)

W — Cote 68 run (Nicholson kick)

Pirates double up Butte Central in non-conference game

Friday, October 02, 2015

DILLON 48 COLUMBIA FALLS 20

FRENCHTOWN 39 BROWNING 14

WHITEFISH 49 POLSON 0*

BUTTE CENTRAL 35 CORVALLIS 21*

HAMILTON 45 STEVENSVILLE 12*

BELGRADE 35 FERGUS 6*

HAVRE 40 PARK 0*

BILLINGS CENTRAL 56 GLENDIVE 0*

MILES CITY 43 HARDIN 0*

SIDNEY 26 LAUREL 20*

 

Dillon throttles C. Falls, 48-20

At Dillon, a big third quarter put the Beavers over the top, as they beat Columbia Falls.

The Beavers outscored the Wildcats in every quarter, starting with the first. R.J. Fitzgerald hauled in a 10-yard pass to put Dillon up 7-0, and Anderson called his own number from the 1-yard line to make it 14-7 after the first quarter.

Anderson threw two more TDs and ran in another, and finished with 210 yards passing and another 33 yards rushing. His favorite target was Nate Simpkins, who caught four balls for 105 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder in the third.

C. Falls QB Dakota Bridgewell had three scores passing, but threw a costly interception that was returned for a touchdown by Carson Fritzgo in the third that sealed the game for Dillon. 

Dillon 48, C. Falls 20

C Falls;7;6;0;7;–;20

Dillon;14;13;21;0;–;48

D - RJ Fitzgerald 10 pass from Troy Andersen (Payton Lafrentz kick)

C - Wyatt Green 17 pass from Dakota Bridwell (Brandon Carberg kick)

D - Anderson 1 run (Lafrentz kick)

C - Bryce Fagerland 41 pass from Bridwell (kick failed)

D - Nate Simkins 11 pass from Anderson (pass failed)

D - Andrew English 1 run (Lafrentz kick)

D - Simkins 62 pass from Anderson (Lafrentz kick)

D - Anderson 5 run (Lafrentz kick)

D - Carson Fritzgo 90 interception return (Lafrentz kick)

C - Tyler Murphy 5 pass from Bridwell (Cardberg kick)

Whitefish rolls over Polson

At Whitefish, the Bulldogs made an impressive Northwestern A debut with the blowout win over the Pirates.

Whitefish (5-1 overall) held the Pirates (1-1, 3-2) to 100 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, enjoyed a big night offensively, scoring 42 points in the first half.

White quarterback Luke May completed 8 of 10 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns. He also had 104 yards rushing on eight totes.

Whitefish 49, Polson 0

Polson;0;0;0;0;–;0

Whitefish;21;21;7;0;–;49

W — Chris Park 2 run (Haley Nicholson kick)

W — Jed Nagler 40 pass from Luke May (Nicholson kick)

W — May 6 run (Nicholson kick)

W — Tyler Cote 22 run (Nicholson kick)

W — Park 41 pass from May (Nicholson kick)

W — Nagler 39 pass from May (Nicholson kick)

W — Park 15 run (Nicholson kick)

Frenchtown blasts Browning, 39-14

At Frenchtown, Zack Palmer threw three touchdown passes to lead Frenchtown to a nonconference win over Browning.

Palmer hooked up with Jacob Price for scoring tosses covering 70 and 46 yards, and with Dawson Jones on a 21-yard score. Palmer finished 13 for 22 for 244 yards with no interceptions. He also was the Broncs' leading rusher with 37 yards on seven carries.

The Broncs also got a 4-yard scoring run from Lorenzo Camac and a 23-yard TD run from Kyle Smith. Adam Botkin also nailed a 28-yard field goal to start the scoring.

Jake Caldwell led the defensive effort with 10 tackles. The Broncs limited Browning to 159 yards of total offense.

Browning;0;8;0;6;–;14

Frenchtown;17;15;0;7;–;39

F - FG Adam Botkin 28

F - Lorenzo Camac 4 run (Botkin kick)

F - Jacob Price 70 pass from Zack Palmer (Botkin kick)

B - Loring 85 kickoff return (Bremner run)

F - Kyle Smith 23 run (Price pass from Palmer)

F - Price 46 pass from Palmer (Botkin kick)

F - Dawson Jones 21 pass from Palmer (Botkin kick)

B - Loring 5 run (PAT failed)

Maroons leave Blue Devils seeing green

At Butte, Tanner Kump threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns in the Maroons' Southwestern A win over the Blue Devils.

Kump threw scoring passes of 55 and 30 yards to Cal Hollow. Blake Burton added TD runs of 75 and 16 yards. Burton rushed 18 times for 188 yards.

The Maroons needed every bit of offense to offset a huge night from Corvallis' Wyatt Haldorson, who rushed 34 times for 286 yards and three scores covering 69, 5 and 1 yard.

Corvallis QB Spencer Jessop was 18 for 33 for 158 yards with two picks.

Corvallis;7;0;7;7;-;21

B. Central;6;14;8;7;-;35

C – Wyatt Haldorson 69 run (Cayden Ayers kick)

BC – Blake Burton 75 run (kick failed)

BC – Cal Hollow 55 pass from Tanner Kump (Kump pass from Cole Harper)

BC – Hollow 30 pass from Kump (pass failed)

BC – Harper 6 run (Hollow pass from Kump)

C – Haldorson 5 run (Ayers kick)

BC – Burton 16 run (Ryan Moodry kick)

C – Haldorson 1 run (Ayers kick)

Hamilton whips Stevensville

At Hamilton, the Broncs overcame a slow start to beat their Southwestern A rival handily.

Stevensville (0-2 conference, 0-5 overall) took a 12-0 lead into the second period thanks to a Bryce Torrrey TD pass and a John Diepstraten run for paydirt. Hamilton answered with a pair of second-quarter touchdowns and took a 14-12 lead into halftime, with Bridger Bauder's two extra points being the difference.

Hamilton (2-1, 5-1) turned the game into a rout with 21 unanswered points in the third period. Bauder scored on a 4-yard run, Bret Huxtable on a 5-yard run and Alex Draper on a 70-yard scamper.

Stevensville;12;0;0;0;–;12

Hamilton;0;14;21;10;–;45

S - Dalton Bragg 30 pass from Bryce Torrey (run failed)

S - John Diepstraten run (run failed)

H - Alex Draper 3 run (Bridger Bauder kick)

H - Jonathan Ringer 20 pass from Bret Huxtable (Bauder kick)

H - Bauder 4 run (Bauder kick)

H - Huxtable 5 run (Bauder kick)

H - Draper 70 run (Bauder kick)

H - Bauder 15 pass from Huxtable (Bauder kick)

H - Bauder 32 field goal

 

Belgrade 35, Lewistown 6

LEWISTOWN — Evan Luhreson ran for two scores and passed for two more Friday as the Belgrade Panthers downed the Fergus Golden Eagles in the Central A opener for both teams.

Belgrade…0 15 13 7 — 35

Lewistown…0 6 0 0 — 6

BEL—Evan Luhreson 25 run (Spencer Gordon kick)

LEW—Devin Blythe 18 pass from Eric Knox (kick blocked)

BEL—Luhreson 27 run (pass good)

BEL—Hayden Van Winkle 40 fumble recovery (Gordon kick)

BEL—Troy Mounts 60 pass from Luhreson (kick failed)

BEL—Derek Marks 29 pass from Luhreson (Gordon kick)

Sidney 26, Laurel 20

SIDNEY — The host Eagles built a big lead and weathered a late Laurel rally en route to a Class A victory.

Laurel …6 0 7 7 — 20

Sidney …6 14 6 0 — 26

Sidney: Kyle Mueller 46 pass from Tel Hermanson (kick failed)

Laurel: Chanc Lawerence 8 pass from Casey Cole (kick blocked)

Sidney: Hermanson 11 run (Bridger Coffman run)

Sidney: Hermanson 1 run (kick failed)

Sidney: Alec Lovegren 36 run (kick failed)

Laurel: Carson Hoke 5 pass from Cole (Conner Ludwig kick)

Laurel: Lawerence 6 pass from Cole (Ludwig kick)

 

Blue Ponies swamp the Rangers

Havre rolls to a third straight win with blowout of Livingston on homecoming

Saturday, September 26, 2015

BILLINGS CENTRAL 55 HARDIN 0*

 

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/football/central-rolls-over-hardin-for-second-shutout-in-a-row/article_b976a8c4-4a2c-520d-9217-b1761ff11c32.html#ixzz3mulOJNhl

Billings Central 55, Hardin 0

Hardin	0	0	0	0	—	0
Central	7	20	21	7	—	55

BC: Jacob Hadley 3 run (Josh Kraft kick)

BC: Hadley 3 run (Kraft kick)

BC: Ben Voss 16 run (Kraft kick) 

BC: Hadley 62 pass from Michael Stanton (kick failed)

BC: Voss 80 KO return (Kraft kick)

BC: Lyn Cooper 15 pass from Stanton (Kraft kicK0

BC: Zach Hanser 13 run (Kraft kick)

BC: Johnny Elliott 1 pass from Jet Campbell (Kraft kick)

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/football/scoreboard-prep-football/article_9532eb27-12de-573b-ad99-d3d8c5a81ae3.html#ixzz3mukyhBtu

Friday, September 25, 2015

POLSON 37 FRENCHTOWN 0*

WHITEFISH 55 CORVALLIS 7

BUTTE CENTRAL 53 STEVENSVILLE 16*

DILLON 37 HAMILTON 7*

HAVRE 28 BROWNING 0*

FERGUS 43 PARK 6*

LAUREL 36 GLENDIVE 6*

MILES CITY 22 SIDNEY 21*

 

Whitefish thumps Corvallis, 55-7

At Corvallis, Luke May ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more in the Bulldogs' nonconference win over the Blue Devils.

May scored on runs of 3 and 6 yards, and hooked up with Brady Staves for a 10-yard score and Jed Nagler for a 48-yard TD pass.

Chris Park also scored a pair of TDs for Whitefish on runs of 2 and 47 yards.

Derek Kastella added a pick-6 for the Bulldogs (4-1) and Bohdi Venery capped off the scoring on a 90-yard run.

Wyatt Alderson scored on a 71-yard run for Corvallis (0-4).

Corvallis;0;7;0;0;–;7

WF - Chris Park 2 run (Haley Nicholson kick)

WF - Luke May 3 run (kick failed)

WF - Brady Staves 10 pass from May (Nicholson kick)

WF - Jed Nagler 48 pass from May (Nicholson kick)

WF - Derek Kastella 15 interception return (Nicholson kick)

WF - Park 47 run (Nicholson kick)

C - Wyatt Alderson 71 run (Caden Ayers kick)

WF - May 6 run (Nicholson kick)

WF - Bohdi Venery 90 run (Nicholson kick)

Polson blanks Frenchtown, 37-0

At Polson, Matthew Rensvold caught a pair of TD passes and ran for another score in the Pirates' Northwestern A win over the Broncs.

Rensvold scored on passes of 3 and 6 yards from Tanner Wilson and ran one in from 4 yards out. He finished with three catches for 32 yards. Wilson was 9 for 13 for 133 yards.

Colton Cote also had a pair of TD runs for Polson (1-0 in league, 2-2 overall) covering 61 and 35 yards. he finished with 126 yards on 10 carries.

Frenchtown;0;0;0;0;–;0

Polson;14;0;16;7;–;37

P - Matthew Rensvold 3 pass from Tanner Wilson (kick failed)

P - Colton Cote 61 run (Rensvold pass from Wilson)

P - Rensvold 6 pass from Wilson (Jacob Harrod kick)

P - Rensvold 4 run (Harrod kick)

P - safety, snap out of end zone

P - Cote 35 run (Harrod kick)

Kump, Maroons roll to 53-16 road victory

 

Friday, September 18, 2015

COLUMBIA FALLS 54 BROWNING 8

DILLON 43 POLSON 7

WHITEFISH 47  STEVENSVILLE 0

LAUREL 25 BUTTE CENTRAL 18

HAMILTON 42 CORVALLIS 14 *

MILES CITY 52 BELGRADE 26

HAVRE 26 SIDNEY 21

FERGUS 21 GLENDIVE 6

HARDIN 49 PARK 0

 

Whitefish thumps Stevensville, 47-0

 

At Whitefish, Bulldog running back Chris Park rushed three times for 110 yards and a touchdown to help Whitefish to the nonconference win over the Yellowjackets.

Park scored on a 68-yard run and also returned a blocked punt 11 yards for a score.

Luke May added a 2-yard scoring run and a 24-yard TD pass to Brian FauntLeRoy.

Brady Staves added an 8-yard TD scamper, Tyler Cote returned an interception 44 yards for a score and Cote also broke off a 35-yard scoring run.

Stevensville;0;0;0;0;-;0

Whitefish;27;13;7;0;-;47

W - Chris Park 11 punt return (kick blocked)

W - Park 68 run (Haley Nicholson kick)

W - Brian FauntLeRoy 24 pass from Luke May (Nicholson kick)

W - May 2 run (Nicholson kick)

W - Brady Staves 8 run (kick blocked)

W - Tyler Cote 44 interception return (Nicholson kick)

W - Cote 35 run (Nicholson kick)

Dillon runs past Polson, 43-7

At Polson, five different Dillon players scored touchdowns in the Beavers' nonconference win over the Pirates.

Dillon quarterback Troy Anderson completed 11 of 19 passes for 219 yards and a 14-yard TD to Gabe Hupp. RJ Fitzgerald, Anderson, Isaak Koslosky, Tory Walker and Koby King rushed for TDs for Dillon.

Polson scored on a 3-yard run by Matthew Rensvold.

Tanner Wilson carried the ball 16 times for 104 yards for Polson, which fell to 1-2. The Pirates will host Frenchtown next Friday.

Dillon;24;7;6;6;–;43

Polson;0;0;0;7;–;7

D - RJ Fitzgerald 3 run (kick failed)

D - Troy Anderson 5 run (Tory Walker run)

D - Gabe Hupp 14 pass from Anderson (Payton LaFrentz kick)

D - FG LaFrentz 28

D - Isaak Koslosky 4 run (LaFrentz kick)

D - Walker 3 run (kick blocked)

D - Koby King 45 run (kick failed)

P - Matthew Rensvold 3 run (Jacob Harrod kick)

Hamilton runs past Corvallis, 42-14

At Hamilton, Alex Draper had three rushing touchdowns and Bridger Bauder caught a pair of TD passes in the Broncs' Southwestern A win over the Blue Devils.

Bauder scored on pass plays covering 60 and 45 yards, both from Bret Huxtable, who also rushed 1 yard for a score.

Draper's TD runs covered 2, 7 and 3 yards.

Hamilton improved to 4-0 and will play at Dillon next Friday.

Corvallis;7;0;7;0;–;14

Hamilton;13;7;14;8;–;42

H - Bridger Bauder 60 pass from Bret Huxtable (Bauder kick)

C - Cole Wohltman 15 pass from Spencer Jessop (Caden Ayers)

H - Alex Draper 2 run (kick failed)

H - Huxtable 1 run (Bauder kick)

H - Draper 7 run (Bauder kick)

C - Danner Miller 11 pass from Ridge Albright (Ayers kick)

 

Locomotives hand Maroons first loss on homecoming

BILLINGS CENTRAL 47 FRENCHTOWN 0

Billings Central 47, Frenchtown 0

Frenchtown	0	0	0	0	—	0
Billings Central	28	7	0	12	—	47

BC: Ben Voss 7 run (kick failed)

BC: Voss 2 run (Jacob Hadley pass from Michael Stanton)

BC: Hadley 19 pass from Stanton (Josh Kraft kick)

BC: Voss 3 run (Kraft kick)

BC: Hadley 7 pass from Stanton (Kraft kick)

BC: Zach Hanser 15 pass from Stanton (kick failed)

BC: Johnny Elliott 18 pass from Jet Campbell (kick failed)

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/football/scoreboard-prep-football/article_61b5331d-3272-5cda-96f0-3ccd397f1e07.html#ixzz3mFceblTI

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Laurel 34, Belgrade 14

Belgrade	0	6	0	8	—	14
Laurel	14	0	13	7	—	34

First quarter

Laurel: Casey Cole 40 run (Connor Ludwig kick) 8:04

Laurel: Jared Craig 29 pass from Caje Golden (Ludwig kick) 5:29

Second quarter

Belgrade: Hayden Van Winkle (kick failed) 2:20

Third quarter

Laurel: Cole 5 pass from Golden (Ludwig kick) 9:29

Laurel: Craig 7 run (kick failed) 4:04

Fourth quarter

Laurel: Cole 11 run (Ludwig kick) 7:24

Belgrade: Zack Spady 10 run (Evan Luhrsen run) 0:18

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/football/scoreboard-football/article_81d20e10-b83a-555c-a02f-c5bd646f8abe.html#ixzz3lasJYD2D

 

Friday, September 11, 2015

HAMILTON 35 COLUMBIA FALLS 21

FRENCHTOWN 35 STEVENSVILLE 8

POLSON 48 CORVALLIS 43

WHITEFISH 47 BROWNING 8

BUTTE CENTRAL 39 HARDIN 13

DILLON 32 BILLINGS CENTRAL 28

MILES CITY 54 HAVRE 28

SIDNEY 32 FERGUS 8

GLENDIVE 40 PARK 0

Broncs buck C. Falls, 35-21

COLUMBIA FALLS -- Hamilton proved it's a team to be considered among the best in the west by knocking off perennial playoff qualifier Columbia Falls on Friday.

The Broncs jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and made sure the Wildcats couldn't come all the way back in a 35-21 Class A nonconfernce victory.

"We played them four times the last three years and it's always a battle right to the end," Hamilton coach Travis Blome said.

Bridger Bauder got the scoring started for Hamilton with an 8-yard run and then teammate Christian Ellis scored on a 50-yard interception return. Hamilton (3-0) go to its three-score lead when Alex Draper ran in his first of three scores from 3 yards out.

He added an interception return for a TD and a 12-yard insurance touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Columbia Falls chipped away thanks to Dakota Bridwell, who ran for a TD and passed for one to Stephen Lindsey as the Cats well to 1-1.

Hamilton;21;7;0;7;–;35

C. Falls;0;7;7;7;–;21

H – Bridger Bauder 8 run (Devonte Clark-Gardner kick)

H – Christian Ellis 50 interception return (Clark-Gardner kick)

H – Alex Draper 3 run (Clark-Gardner kick)

CF — Dakota Bridwell 2 run (Trevor Hoerner kick)

H – Draper 30 interception return (Clark Gardner kick)

CF — Stephen Lindsey 50 pass from Bridwell (Hoerner kick)

CF – n/a (Hoerner kick)

H – Draper 12 run (Gardner kick)

Broncs buck Yellowjackets

At Frenchtown, the Broncs racked up a 48-22 victory over the visiting Yellowjackets of Stevensville in nonconference action.

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Whitefish pounds Browning

At Browning, Whitefish dominated in a non-conference tilt over Browning, winning 47-8.

Chris Park started off scoring for the Bulldogs when he ran in a 15-yard touchdown in the first, and it was off to the races for Whitefish. Park caught another TD pass from quarterback Luke May, and ran back an interception for a touchdown to account for 18 of the Bulldogs' 47 all on his own.

May threw another TD to future Montana Grizzly Jed Nagler, a 35-yarder that pu the Bulldogs up 21-0.

Tyler Cote ran in a 1-yard score, and May added another on the ground, before Browning finally ended the bid for a shutout in the fourth quarter. Mogran Boggs took in a 7-yard run, and Ryan Loring scored a two-point conversion, but the contest had long since been over.

Polson out-duels Corvallis

At Corvallis, a two high-octane offenses met and they didn't disappoint, as Polson held on to beat Corvallis, 48-43.

Danner Miller tied the state record with 18 receptions, going for 182 yards to go along with his two touchdowns.

Things remained close the entire game, and Polson needed 22 points in the fourth quarter to come away with the win. Quarterback Tanner Wilson threw two TDs and ran in another in the win.

 

Maroons break out for 39-13 win at Hardin