Big Sky subdues Flathead

by Daily Inter Lake
| October 21, 2021 10:45 PM

MISSOULA — Missoula Big Sky quarterback Caleb Hren threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, and the Eagles beat Flathead 34-6 in a Western AA football matchup Friday.

Hren hit Louis Sanders with three touchdown passes covering 43, 18 and 29 yards as the Eagles (3-6 overall, 2-5 in league games) nailed down the West’s No. 6 seed into in the AA playoffs. Sanders had nine catches for 163 yards.

Flathead (0-9, 0-7) got a 15-yard touchdown pass from Nate Skonord to Dylan Zink for its only points. The Braves sacked Hren five times but managed just 96 yards of offense.

Skonord, making his first start at QB, ran for 22 yards and threw for 50. Trevor Burke picked up 21 yards on seven carries for Flathead.

Flathead 0 0 0 6 - 6

Big Sky 14 0 13 7 - 34

B — Isaac Ayers 18 pass from Caleb Hren (Wierson Bridger kick)

B — Louis Sanders 43 pass from Hren (Bridger kick)

B — Kolb Jensen 5 run (Bridger kick)

B — Sanders 18 pass from Hren (kick failed)

F — Dylan Zink 15 pass from Nate Skonord (pass failed)

B — Sanders 29 pass from Hren (Bridger kick)

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Flathead (26-46) — Skonord 6-22, Trevor Burke 7-21, Joe Jones 11-6, Zink 1-2, Braden Capser 1-minus 5. Big Sky (38-84) — Cole Sandberg 15-49, Jensen 11-45, Sanders 6-21, Joey Sandberg 1-1, Hren 5-minus 32.

PASSING: Flathead — Skonord 5-22-2 for 50 yards; Capser 0-2-1 for 0 yards. Big Sky — Hren 19-28-0 for 263 yards; Sanders 0-1-0 for 0 yards.

RECEIVING: Flathead — Gabe Sims 2-15, Zink 1-15, Caleb Riley 1-11, Jaden Williams 1-9. Big Sky — Sanders 9-163, Isaac Widder 4-44, Tre Reed 3-27, Ayers 2-27.