Game day: Glacier vs. CMR
<p class="p1"><strong>Grady Bennett</strong>, Glacier Wolfpack head coach, keeps close watch on players as they practice Wednesday evening. Bennett and his undefeated Wolfpack play C.M. Russell for the state championship today at 7 p.m. at Legends Stadium in Kalispell. </p>
The storied C.M. Russell football program visits Kalispell tonight trying to win the 14th state title in the school’s history.
They face the undefeated Glacier Wolfpack, trying to write a new chapter in the Kalispell school’s young history and win its first-ever football title.
Game time is 7 p.m. at Legends Stadium for the first Class AA title game to be played in Kalispell since 1980.
Glacier rolls into the title game with a 12-0 record; CMR is 10-2, with one of those losses coming at the hands of the Wolfpack during the second week of the season.
Glacier relies on a high-flying offense averaging 50 points a game and a stingy defense that has allowed only 14 points a game.
The Rustlers will counter with an attack featuring the state’s top running back, Andrew Grinde.
The title game will be preceded by a pep rally at 2:45 p.m. in the Glacier High School Commons Area, a police escort of the Wolfpack down Main Street at 4:30 p.m. and a chili feed starting at 5:30 p.m. at Legends Stadium.
Tonight’s game will be broadcast online for $9.95 on www.nfhsnetwork.com.
Game-time weather
The weather should be relatively mild for tonight’s championship football game. The temperature is expected to be in the mid-30s and there is a chance of rain.