Fast start sends Dillon past Bigfork

The Daily Inter Lake

BIGFORK - Dillon turned an interception into a quick score en route to a 34-0 season-opening football victory Friday night over Bigfork.

Dillon led 14-0 after the first period and 21-0 at the half.

"The kids played hard," said Bigfork coach Aaron Stiegeler.

"We made a lot of mental mistakes. We'll make adjustments next week and get better."

Dillon added two more scores in the third period to complete the scoring.

"We have some great leaders on this team," said Stiegeler.

"Cody King and Aaron Vogel. They played their hearts out tonight."

So did John White, according to Stiegeler.

"But they're not the only ones," he said.

"We had some sophomores and freshmen on the field who came in and provided a lift for us."

Stiegeler said Dillon brought their A game tonight, and it showed.

"They physically got after us," he said.

"We didn't match their intensity at times."

BEAVERS 34, VIKINGS 0

Dillon 14 7 13 0 - 34

Bigfork 0 0 0 0 - 0

No individual scoring or statistics available.

Columbia Falls 13 Corvallis 7

CORVALLIS - Chase Fairbank scored on a 6-yard run with four minutes to play lifting Columbia Falls to a season-opening Class A football victory over Corvallis on Friday.

The Wildcats forced Corvallis to turn the ball over on downs after that and then Columbia Falls ran out the clock to seal the win.

"For a young group of kids, they played pretty well," said Columbia Falls coach John Thompson.

"The defense played very well; had two goal line stands in the first half."

The Wildcats forced four turnovers with Jared Jimmerson, Josh Wilson and Steven McNulty all getting interceptions. Columbia Falls also recovered a fumble.

The Wildcats had two turnovers.

Scott Palmer's 5-yard run and Kevin Boyer's PAT kick gave Columbia Falls a 7-0 lead in the second quarter.

WILDCATS 13, BLUE DEVILS 7

Columbia Falls 0 7 0 6 -13

Corvallis 0 7 0 0 -7

Columbia Falls - Scott Palmer 5 run (Kevin Boyer kick)

Corvallis - Chase Gregr 20 pass from Cooper Bell (Gregr kick)

Columbia Falls - Chase Fairbank 6 run (kick blocked)

Polson 21 Browning 6

BROWNING - Craig Bagnell threw a pair of touchdown passes to Colton Woods and Gabe Caye returned an interception 22 yards for another score as Polson cruised to a season-opening Class A football victory Friday over Browning.

Bagnell hit Woods on a 16-yard scoring strike in the second period and 13-yarder in the final frame.

Browning's lone score came on a 12-yard fumble return in the second period.

PIRATES 21, INDIANS 0

Polson 0 6 8 7 - 21

Browning 0 6 0 0 - 6

Polson - Colton Woods 16 pass from Craig Bagnell (kick failed)

Browning - 12 yard fumble return

Polson - Gabe Caye 22 interception return (Woods pass from Bagnell)

Polson - Woods 13 pass from Bagnell (Woods kick)

Stevensville 40

Libby 34

STEVENSVILLE - Stevensville returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns and returned a kickoff 89 yards for another to lead the Yellowjackets past Libby Friday in a wild nonconference Class A football outing.

Libby, 1-1, trailed 28-0 before scoring on an 8-yard run by Philip England. He also scored on a 32-yard scamper.

YELLOWJACKETS 40, LOGGERS 34

Libby 0 7 6 21 - 34

Stevensville 14 20 0 6 - 40

Stevensville - Nick Flemmer 4 run (pass failed)

Stevensville - Jesse Potter 55 interception (Flemmer pass from Luke Connors)

Stevensville - Potter 34 pass from Connors (Bridger Chambers kick)

Stevensville - Connors 10 interception return (Chambers kick)

Libby - Philip England 8 run (Mike Shilling kick)

Stevensville - Scott Thomas 5 run (kick failed)

Libby - Steve Bertelsen 65 pass from Kyle Baker (run failed)

Libby - England 32 run (Shilling kick)

Stevensville - Potter 89 kickoff return (run failed)

Libby - Jake Graham 20 run (Shilling kick)

Libby - Graham 1 run (Shilling kick)