May guides Whitefish past Corvallis
CORVALLIS — Luke May ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more as Whitefish (4-1) blasted Corvallis 55-7 in Class A football play Friday night.
May’s scoring runs were from 5, 50 and 6 yards.
He hit Brady Staves on a 10-yard TD strike and Jed Nagler on a 52-yard pass for another score.
May, a senior quarterback, was 6 of 7 passing for 139 yards. He rushed seven times for 97 yards.
Chris Park had 14 carries for 146 yards and one TD. Zander Wold raced 90 yards for a touchdown to complete the Bulldog scoring in the fourth quarter.
The Whitefish defense held Corvallis (0-4) to 30 yards passing and 90 yards rushing.
““We were focused,” Whitefish coach Chad Ross said.
“They beat us last year and we came out and wanted to make sure we didn’t get caught up in the extra commotion. We came out in the no-huddle and scored on our first drive and that established the momentum. The kids did pretty well, stayed focused and did their jobs. I’m very proud of them collectively.”
Corvallis 0 7 0 0 — 7
Whitefish 34 14 0 7 — 55
W — Chris Park 1 run (Avery Nicholson kick)
W — Luke May 5 run (conversion failed)
W — Brady Staves 10 pass from Luke May (Nicholson kick)
W — Jed Nagler 52 pass from Luke May (Nicholson kick)
W — Derek Kaseella 15 interception return (Nicholson kick)
W — May 50 run (Nicholson kick)
C — Wyatt Haldorson 65 run (Ridge Albright kick)
W — May 6 run (Nicholson kick)
W — Zander Wold 90 run (Nicholson kick)
Polson 37, Frenchtown 0
POLSON —Matthew Rensvold caught two short touchdown passes, 3 and 6 yards, from quarterback Tanner Wilson and ran 4 yards for another score to help Polson blank Frenchtown.
Polson (2-2 overall) scored 23 points in the final half.
Wilson was 9 of 13 passing for 133 yards. He did not throw an interception. Rensvold had three catches for 32 yards.
Colton Cote, who had TD runs of 61 and 35 yards, finished with 126 yards on 10 carries to power the Pirate ground game.
“We played probably the best defensively as we have all year, only gave up 51 yards on the ground,” Polson coach Scott Wilson said.
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, ball snapped out of the end zone
P — Cote 35 run (Harrod kick)
Thompson Falls 21,
Bigfork 14
THOMPSON FALLS — Third-quarter touchdown runs by Mackenzie Holt, 20 yards, and Jacob Douthit, 1 yard, pushed Thompson Falls past Bigfork in Class B football play.
Bigfork held a 14-7 lead at the half on a pair of scoring runs by Matthew Farrier, 7 and 10 yards, and two PAT kicks by Hugo Schyberg.
Farrier finished with 147 yards rushing on 30 attempts.
Thompson Falls quarterback Kade Van Elswyk was 8 of 16 passing for 206 yards and one touchdown.
Bigfork QB Jonathan Landon was 4 of 7 for 87 yards. He was intercepted once.
Holt had 13 carries for 132 yards.
Bigfork’s Logan Taylor had two receptions for 91 yards while Trais Hoisington had 4 catches for 148 yards for Thompson Falls. His TD reception covered 79 yards.
Bigfork 0 14 0 0 — 14
Thompson Falls 0 7 14 0 — 21
B — Matthew Farrier 7 run (Hugo Schyberg kick)
TF — Trais Hoisington 79 pass from Kade Van Elswyk (J. Lundberg kick0
B — Farrier 10 run (Schyberg kick)
TF — Mackenzie Holt 20 run (Lundberg kick)
TF — Jacob Douthit 1 run (Lundberg kick)
Eureka 46, Libby 6
EUREKA — Eureka quarterback Austyn Sherwood connected on three scoring strikes to James Dunn and another to Bryant Little as the Lions crushed winless Libby in Class B football action.
Eureka bolted to a 34-0 first-quarter lead and never looked back.
Eureka outgained Libby 415 yards to 74 in a battle of Lincoln County rivals.
“We were very sharp,” Eureka coach Trevor Utter said.
“We scored every possession with ease and didn’t allow them to move the ball. We played a very crisp, sharp game and our young guys played three-quarters of the game. It’s good to get a conference win and a good start. Now we’ve got to get ready for the rest of the schedule.”
Sherwood was 7 of 9 passing for 123 yards. He did not throw an interception. He also rushed eight times for 82 yards.
Eureka’s Terell Helgert had 14 carries for 86 yards on the ground.
Little finished with three catches for 72 yards and Dunn had there receptions for 51 yards.
“It was nice to get a rivalry going,” Utter said. “Unfortunately, this year they’re a little down but it’s nice to renew a rivalry with a county team. It was our homecoming, so people were very excited about the game.”
Libby 0 0 0 6 — 6
Eureka 34 12 0 0 — 46
E — James Dunn 29 pass from Austyn Sherwood (Sam Johnson kick)
E — Nathan Gentry 9 run (Johnson kick)
E — Gentry 2 run (Johnson kick)
E — Dunn 6 pass from Sherwood (Johnson kick)
E — Owen Davis interception return (kick failed)
E — Bryant Little 20 pass from Sherwood (kick failed)
E — Dunn 16 pass from Sherwood (kick failed)
L — Tim Carvey 15 run (pass failed)