Loyola upsets Bigfork

BIGFORK — Top-ranked Bigfork fell to No. 5 Missoula Loyola on Friday in a battle for first place in Western B football, 26-21.

The Rams jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter, but Bigfork quarterback Anders Epperly connected with Luke Schmit for two touchdowns as Bigfork (6-1, 4-1 Western B) reclaimed the lead, 14-13.

Loyola (7-1, 5-0) scored 13 unanswered points in the second half, and the Vikings did not score again until a Luke Taylor 2-yard touchdown with 41 seconds left.

Loyola had 416 yard of offense to Bigfork’s 335.

The Vikings also threw two interceptions.

Bigfork 14 0 0 7 – 21

Loyola 13 0 6 7 – 26

L – Waters 50 pass from Mitzel (Lechner kick failed)

L – Twite 18 run (Lechner kick good)

B – Schmit 66 pass from Epperly (Jacob Herd kick good)

B – Schmit 28 pass from Epperly (Herd kick good)

L – Mitzel 8 run (pass failed)

L – Tirrell 3 run (Lechner kick good)

B – Luke Taylor 2 run (Herd kick good)

Eureka 45, Deer Lodge 12

EUREKA – Eureka scored 23 points in the first quarter and rolled by Deer Lodge in Western B play.

Eureka quarterback Hank Dunn threw his two touchdown passes in the first quarter. The first was to Austin Callendar for 75 yards, and Dunn followed that with a 28-yarder to Gunnar Smith.

Jake Kindel ran for three touchdowns and 61 yards for the Lions (6-2, 4-2), while Terell Helgert rushed for 63 yards and the game’s opening touchdown.

The Eureka defense came up big, forcing four interceptions and sacking Deer Lodge quarterbacks seven times.

Deer Lodge 6 6 0 0 – 12

Eureka 23 6 8 8 – 45

E – Terell Helgert 31 run (Hank Dunn run)

DL – Nicholson 93 return (Jone run failed)

E – Austin Callendar 75 pass from Dunn (Read Guckenburg kick)

E – Gunnar Smith 28 pass from Dunn (Grady Seal pass from Dunn)

E ¬– Jake Kindel 2 run (Guckenburg kick)

DL – Nicholson 58 pass from Applegate (pass failed)

E – Kindel 16 run (Danny Dunn pass from Hank Dunn)

Libby 54, Ronan 14

RONAN — Libby (4-4, 2-2) evened its records on the season by romping past Ronan (1-6, 1-3) in a Northwestern A game.

No scoring information, or statistics, were available.

Browning 34, Polson 0

BROWNING — Browning (2-6, 1-3) picked up its first Northwestern A Conference victory by pounding Polson (0-8, 0-4).

No scoring information, or statistics, were available.

Polson (0-8, 0-4) hosts Columbia Falls on Friday in its final game of the regular season.