Sentinel shreds Flathead
Flathead running back Drew Harrison (34) breaks free in the second quarter against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Brian Wells (13) flips the ball to a referee after a first-quarter interception against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish receiver Jackson Cripe comes down with a catch against two Wildcat defenders. (Jeremy Weber/Hungry Horse News)
Flathead linebacker Paxton Boyce (33) sacks Missoula Sentinel quarterback Dayton Bay (4) in the first quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Tannen Beyl (5) and Braves head coach Matt Upham celebrate after Beyl's first-quarter interception against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead defensive back Brian Wells (13) returns an interception against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead defenders Nolan White (35), Kayden Berkey (50) and Cole Dalager (79) wrap up Missoula Sentinel quarterback Dayton Bay (4) in the first half at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead running back Paxton Boyce (33) picks up yardage on a first-quarter run against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead running back Drew Harrison (34) is pursued by Missoula Sentinel's Charlie Kirgan (33) on a second-quarter run at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead running back Chance Sheldon-Allen (3) looks for running room against the Missoula Sentinel defense at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Missoula Sentinel quarterback Dayton Bay (4) scrambles for a gain against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Travis McCully (22) and Paxton Boyce (33) wrap up Missoula Sentinel quarterback Zac Crews (18) in the second quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Paxton Boyce (33) and Gatlin Bruner (6) wrap up Missoula Sentinel running back Jaxon Lee (1) on a third-quarter run at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead head coach Matt Upham talks to his team during a time out against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead quarterback Cooper Smith (12) rolls out for a pass in the third quarter against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Missoula Sentinel running back Jaxon Lee (1) looks to get around the edge against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Missoula Sentinel running back Jaxon Lee (1) breaks a tackle by Flathead's Kyle Fear (19) at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Eureka, Libby stay perfect; Dawgs top Cats
The Daily Inter Lake
The Flathead Braves football team failed to get on the scoresheet as they battled Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday.
Sentinel won 42-0 and improved to 3-0.
Flathead fell to 0-3 on the season.
“We’ve just got to get better at the little things, just focus on the little things,” Flathead coach Matt Upham said. “Do a n etter job of getting the guys in position to make plays. We’ve just got to get better at the fundamentals.”
Flathead visits Missoula Hellgate next Friday as the Braves search for their first win of the season.
Missoula Sentinel 7 7 21 7 — 42
Flathead 0 0 0 0 — 0
MS — TJ Rausch 26 pass from Dayton Bay (Cam Dirnberger kick)
MS — Preston Jones 4 pass from Bay (Dirnberger kick)
MS — Rausch 24 pass from Bay (Dirnberger kick)
MS — Haiden Crews 9 run (Dirnberger)
MS — Jaxon Lee 59 pass from Bay (Dirnberger kick)
MS — Bay 16 run (Dirnberger kick)
Team stats
MS F
First downs 18 7
Rushing 35-188 35 -56
Passing 13-22-2- 225 5-17-1-22
Total offense 413 78
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-yards 6-35 8-70
Punts 1-39 8-41.9
Helena Capital 48,
Glacier 33
HELENA — Down 20 points at the half to Helena Capital, the Glacier Wolfpack started to mount a comeback.
It started with Casey Peiffer’s 57 yard score off a kick return.
Glacier scored 19 points in the fourth quarter and clamped down defensively, holding Capital to seven points.
Colin Bowden scored two touchdowns and Drew Deck ran a kick return into the end zone.
Though the Wolfpack (1-2) came up short, coach Grady Bennett was proud of the effort.
“Our kids never quit,” Bennett said. “We got down but we battled all the way to the end. I’m proud of our guys, never quitting and fighting until the end.”
Glacier hosts Butte next Friday, 7 p.m. at Legends Stadium.
Glacier 0 7 7 19 — 33
Helena Capital 14 13 14 7 — 48
C — Parker Johnson 10 pass from Bridger Grovom (Tristyn Gilliam kick)
C — Noah Braden 5 run (Gilliam kick)
G — Jake Rendina 1 run (Ethan Diede kick)
C — Kadyn Craigle 2 run (Gilliam kick)
C — Cy Miller 17 pass from Grovom (PAT run by Matt Burton failed)
C — Johnston 22 pass from Grovom (Gilliam kick)
C — Craigle 2 run (Gilliam kick)
G — Casey Peiffer 57 run, kick return (Patrick Rorhback kick)
G — Colin Bowden 7 pass from JT Allen (PAT pass from Allen to Colin Bowden failed)
C — Craigle 29 run (Gilliam kick)
G — Bowden 16 run
G — Drew Deck 35 run, kick return (Rorhback kick)
Team Stats
G C
First downs 9 22
Rushing 23-56 45-203
Passing 9-18-0-200 1 9-25-0-237
Total offense 41-256 70-440
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-1
Penalties-yards 4-24 9-49
Punts 4-42.3 3-40.7
Libby 55, Ronan 6
LIBBY — Libby junior running back Dawson Young had two 100-yard games as the Loggers opened the season with lopsided wins over Whitefish and Browning.
But Friday night he nearly eclipsed his season total as the Loggers routed Ronan, 55-6.
Young ran for 223 yards on 18 carries and four touchdowns. Young entered the game with 230 yards on 55 yards and four scores.
In addition to his vision and the ability to evade tacklers, Young had outstanding blocking from everyone around him.
“The offensive line played great football, but we also had great blocking from our fullbacks, receivers and tight ends,” Loggers head coach Neil Fuller said.
Libby, which has had some lean years lately, is 3-0 and hopeful for a playoff berth after a 5-4 campaign in 2018 left it just short of the postseason.
While coach Fuller isn’t talking playoffs yet, he credited his players for putting the time in during the offseason.
“The kids worked hard and we just want to keep getting better every week,” he said.
Libby also got touchdowns from Aydan Williamson, Ryker McElmurray, David Patterson and Hunter Hoover.
Libby totaled 443 yards rushing while limiting the Chiefs (0-3) to 156 total yards.
The Chief’s lone standout plays were a 62-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Kelsch to Matthew Victor and an interception by Trapper McAllister.
The Loggers (3-0) host Columbia Falls Friday. The Chiefs (0-3) host Polson. Both games kick off at 7 p.m.
Ronan 0 0 6 0 — 6
Libby 14 27 14 0 — 55
L — Dawson Young 1 run (Chandler Bower kick)
L — Aydan Williamson 20 run (Bower kick)
L — Young 15 run (Bower kick)
L — Young 43 run (kick fail)
L — Young 9 run (Bower kick)
L — Ryker McElmurray 1 run (Bower kick)
L — David Patterson 4 run (Bower kick)
R — Matthew Victor 62 pass from Daniel Kelsch (pass fail)
L — Hunter Hoover 3 run (Bower kick)
Team Stats
R L
First downs 4 23
Rushing 14-24 47-443
Passing 6-19-2-132 4-8-1-71
Total offense 156 514
Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties 5-22 1-5
Punts 4-37.5 0-0
Eureka 43, Deer Lodge 6
DEER LODGE — The Eureka Lions stayed undefeated with a dominant effort against Deer Lodge.
Eureka held Deer Lodge to just six points.
Chet McCully ran for two touchdowns and Hank Dunn threw two touchdowns, passed for a two point conversion and kicked four extra points.
Eureka 15 15 13 0 — 43
Deer Lodge 0 0 6 0 — 6
E — Chet McCully 3 run (Hank Dunn 2pt pass to Danny Dunn good)
E — Jake Kindel 21 pass from H. Dunn (H. Dunn kick)
E — McCully 5 run (H. Dunn kick)
E — H. Dunn 13 run (H. Dunn kick)
E — Kindel 1 run (H. Dunn kick)
DL — 23 pass (2pt pass failed)
E — Corbin Hurst 3 pass from H. Dunn (Caleb Utter kick failed)
Team stats
E DL
First downs 24 10
Rushing 36-272 22-11
Passing 8-18-2-1 -141 14-126-1-1-48
Total offense 413 107
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 4-45 5-60
Punts 2-21.5 6-28.2
Whitefish 17,
Columbia Falls 14
COLUMBIA FALLS — Whitefish emerged victorious from this episode of its rivalry with the Columbia Falls Wildcats, winning by three points.
Bulldog Flynn Ridgeway threw one touchdown pass and rushed for another.
Cade Morgan and Isaac Ballah scored touchdowns for Columbia Falls.
Whitefish 0 7 10 0 — 17
Columbia Falls 0 0 14 0 — 14
W — Flynn Ridgeway 1 run (Jaxsen Schlauch kick)
CF — Cade Morgan 56 pass from Mason Peters (Niels Getts kick)
W — Devin Beal 13 pass from Ridgeway (Schlauch)
W — Schlauch 24 FG
CF — Isaac Ballah 6 pass from Peters (Getts kick)
Individual stats
WHITEFISH: Passing — Ridgeway 12-22-134-2-1; Receiving — Beal 4-38, Ian Callaway 2-32; Rushing — Beal 24-50, Zach Veneman 16-53.
COLUMBIA FALLS: Passing — Peters 9-20-2–2-117; Receving — Morgan 6-83; Rushing — Peters 14-48.