Football roundup: Whitefish crushes Browning
WHITEFISH — Sean Foley returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown and returned a kickoff 72 yards for another score as Whitefish cruised past Browning 45-14 Friday in Class A nonconference football play at Memorial Field.
Koler Kanistanaux also scored twice for the Bulldogs (2-0) on runs of 6 and 15 yards.
Nathan Boone was perfect on six PAT kicks and nailed a 41-yard field goal.
Quarterback Luke May was 10 of 18 passing for 166 yards and one touchdown. He also ran for one score.
Jack Streibich had three receptions for 53 yards to lead WHS.
Foley led the Bulldogs’ ground game with 57 yards on 10 carries.
The WHS defense held Browning to roughly 50 yards in total offense for the better part of three quarters.
Browning 0 0 0 14 — 14
Whitefish 7 7 17 14 — 45
W — Sean Foley 45 interception return (Nathan Boone kick)
W — AJ Wetsch 28 pass from Luke May (Boone kick)
W — Koler Kanistanaux 6 run (Boone kick)
W — May 6 run (Boone kick)
W — Boone 41 field goal
W — Kanistanaux 15 run (Boone kick)
B — Trevor Gray 13 pass from Jakey Bell (Jore Hall kick)
B — Hall 25 pass from Gray (Hall kick)
W — Foley 72 kickoff return (Boone kick)
Dillon 44, Polson 9
POLSON — Colton Riebe ran for two touchdowns and Troy Scott ran for one and returned an interception for another as Dillon rolled by Polson in Class A nonconference play.
Polson (0-1) had five turnovers on the night — four interceptions and one lost fumble.
Dillon outgained Polson 309 yards to 206.
Polson’s Brady Hislop kicked a 24-yard field goal and Tanner Wilson caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Weltz.
Dillon 21 14 6 3 — 44
Polson 0 3 0 6 — 9
D — John Koslosky 31 run (Mick Paffhausen kick)
D — Colton Riebe 8 run (Paffhausen kick)
D — Troy Scott 9 run (Paffhausen kick)
D — MJ Simkins 14 pass from JD Ferris (Paffhausen kick)
P — Brady Hislop 24 field goal
D — Riebe 5 run (Paffhausen kick)
D — Scott 63 interception return (kick failed)
D — Paffhausen 30 field goal
P — Tanner Wilson 8 pass from Andrew Weltz (pass failed)
Columbia Falls 30,
Hamilton 29
COLUMBIA FALLS — Ty Morgan hauled in his third touchdown of the night with no time left and caught the ensuing 2-point conversion to lead Columbia Falls to an exciting nonconference victory over Hamilton on Friday.
The Wildcats fell behind with a minute left in the game following a touchdown by Hamilton quarterback Josh Bauder. Undaunted, Columbia Falls drove down the field in short time to notch the winning score.
Morgan scored three touchdowns for the Wildcats for the second straight week, including a 53-yard catch and run off the arm of quarterback Jared Trinastich. A 97-yard kickoff return by Jayce Fagerland was clipped at the 1-yard line, setting up another Morgan score.
Columbia Falls (2-0) will play its first road game next week, traveling to Ronan for another nonconference tilt.
Hamilton 0 7 14 8 — 29
Columbia Falls 7 7 8 8 — 30
CF — Ty Morgan 53 pass from Jared Trinastich (kick failed)
CF — Colton Gove 5 interception return (Morgan pass from Trinastich)
H — Josh Bauder 3 run (Apedaile kick)
H — Teague Blome 84 pass from Bauder. (Apedaile kick)
H — Kris Cleveland 23 pass from Bauder (Apedaile kick)
CF — Ty Morgan 1 run (Morgan 2 pass from Trinastich)
H — Josh Bauder 1 run (Blome 2 run)
CF — Ty Morgan 2 pass from Trinastich (Morgan 2 pass from Trinastich)
Anaconda 28 Libby 0
LIBBY — Anaconda blanked Libby in a Class A nonconference contest.
Libby falls to 0-2 overall.
No results were available.
Eureka 24, Ronan 10
RONAN — Eureka’s Cole Jankovsky ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns and added 14 tackles and a fumble recovery as the Lions beat Ronan in the Class B season- opener for both teams.
Trailing 2-0 after the first quarter because of a safety on a bad snap, the Lions fought to lead 12-2 at the half. The second half outburst led Eureka to a victory.
Lions quarterback Austin Perez finished 10 of 21 passing with 159 yards and a touchdown. Trent Vaughn also added 18 tackles for Eureka.
“It was a battle,” Eureka coach Trevor Utter said.
“It was two solid teams that fought it out the whole way.”
Eureka (1-0) plays at Conrad next week.
Eureka 0 12 0 12 — 24
Ronan 2 0 6 2 — 10
No stats reported
Bigfork 26, Choteau 20
CHOTEAU — In a game delayed nearly two hours by lightning storms, Bigfork came away with a win over Choteau in a nonconference season- opener on Friday.
The Vikings took an early 14-0 lead after an 89-yard catch and run from tight end Cam Nissen, but had to fight late after the Bulldogs tied the score at 20. Bigfork’s lone score in the fourth quarter led to the victory.
Bigfork running back Boyd Rieke ran for two touchdowns and Nissen had 144 yards receiving in the win.
The Vikings host Florence next week in a nonconference game.
Choteau 0 6 14 0 — 20
Bigfork 14 0 6 6 — 26
Stats not reported