Prep Football: Columbia Falls cruises; Eureka wins
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls quarterback Cody Schweikert threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores Friday, leading the Wildcats over Polson 42-0 in Western A football.
Schweikert completed 17 of 23 passes for 232 yards, including scoring passes of 16 and 21 yards to Jace Hill and nine yards to Lane Hoerner.
Hill had eight catches for 125 yards and the Wildcats (3-2) rolled up 368 yards of offense to 127 for Polson.
Alihn Andersen added a 21-yard scoring run for the Wildcats, who also picked off four Polson passes — two by Mark Robison and one each from Anderson and Hill.
Polson (2-3) quarterback Holden Emerson was 5 of 18 passing for 57 yards and rushed for another 33 yards.
Polson 0 0 0 0 - 0
C-Falls 14 14 14 0 - 42
CF — Jace Hill 16 pass from Cody Schweikert (Kai Golan kick)
CF — Alihn Anderson 21 run (Golan kick)
CF — Hill 21 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)
CF — Schweikert 5 run (Golan kick)
CF — Lane Hoerner 9 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)
CF — Schweikert 10 run (Golan kick)
Dillon 45, Whitefish 7
DILLON — Dillon quarterback Kee Christiansen threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more, leading the Beavers to a decisive Western A win.
Kale Konen caught one TD pass and also ran for a score for the Beavers (4-0), who led 36-0 in the first half.
Whitefish (1-4) managed just 175 yards of offense, with 159 coming through the air. Mason Kelch threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to CJ Thew; Carson Gulick was 7 of 21 passing for 82 yards for the Bulldogs, and Raymond Zonich was 5 of 7 passing for 50 yards.
Whitefish 0 7 0 0 - 7
Dillon 19 17 19 0 - 45
D — Kee Christiansen 2 run (Kale Konen kick)
D — Carter Curnow 8 pass from Christiansen (kick blocked)
D — Konen 6 pass from Christiansen (pass failed)
D — Christiansen 45 run (Konen kick)
D — Konen 3 run (kick failed)
W — CJ Thew 25 pass fro Mason Kelch (Ryder Barinowski kick)
D — Cooper Anderson 53 pass from Christiansen (Konen kick)
D — Ian Singleton 13 pass from Christiansen (kick failed)
Eureka 33, Loyola 13
EUREKA — Jesse Day ran for two touchdowns and AJ Truman ran for one and passed for another as Eureka prevailed in a battle of Western B unbeatens.
Day’s scoring runs covered 1 and 5 yards, and Truman followed up his short scoring run with a 19-yard strike to Braden Casazza for the Lions (5-0).
After Loyola (4-1) closed to 20-13 on a pick-6, Josh Lambertson tore off a 43-yard scoring run in the third quarter for Eureka. Day’s second TD iced the game in the fourth quarter.
Loyola 6 0 7 0 - 13
Eureka 13 7 7 6 - 33
L — Talen Reynolds 15 pass from Aiden Round (kick failed)
E — AJ Truman 1 run (kick failed)
E — Braden Casazza 19 pass from Truman (Timothy Schmidt kick)
E — Jesse Day 5 run (Schmidt kick)
L — Jack Clevenger 34 interception run (kick)
E — Josh Lambertsen 43 run (Schmidt kick)
E — Day 1 run (kick failed)
Frenchtown 32, Bigfork 23
FRENCHTOWN — Brody Hardy ran hard for Frenchtown, scoring four touchdowns on the ground including a 27-yard spurt in the fourth quarter that clinched the Broncs’ first win.
Hardy — who also picked off three passes on defense — scored from 29 and 2 yards out as the Broncs (1-3) ran out to a 21-0 lead in this Western A battle.
Bigfork (3-2) got it down to a one-score game twice, first when Elijah Thorness’ 10-yard pick-6, then with Asher Knopik’s second touchdown of the game, on a 25-yard pass from Tristan Herd.
That cut the gap to 25-23 in the fourth quarter, but Frenchtown was able to hold on.
Bigfork 0 7 8 8 - 23
Frenchtown 13 6 6 7 - 32
F — Billy Corette 38 pass from Konnor Klimpel (Colter Zenner kick)
F — Brody Hardy 29 run (kick failed)
F — Hardy 2 (kick failed)
B — Asher Knopik 1 run (Tristan Herd kick)
B — Elijah Thorness 10 interception return (David Jayne pass from Herd)
F — Hardy 7 run (kick failed)
B — Knopik 25 pass from Herd (Jayne pass from Herd)
F — Hardy 27 run (kick failed)
Corvallis 44, Libby 0
LIBBY — Gideon Stoker’s 5-yard fumble return just three plays into the game set the tone for Corvallis, which got three touchdown passes from quarterback Ayden Mayn and improved to 5-0.
James Nordenstrom kicked a 40-yard field goal for the Blue Devils, who picked up their ninth win in 10 games dating back to last season — and the loss came at Libby, 52-42 last Oct. 21.
Corvallis 24 14 6 0 - 44
Libby 0 0 0 0 - 0
C — Gideon Stoker 5 fumble return (James Nordenstrom kick)
C — Nordenstrom FG
C — Dillon Potter 53 pass from Ayden Mayn (Nordenstrom kick)
C — Bennett Boelman 38 pass from Mayn (Nordenstrom kick)
C — Morgan 36 pass from Mayn (Nordenstrom kick)
C — Morgan 9 run (Nordenstrom kick)
C — Potter 98 interception return (kick failed)
FRIDAY'S SCORES
Arlee 70, Alberton-Superior 36
Belt 56, Shelby 0
Billings Central 28, Sidney 6
Billings West 39, Billings Skyview 0
Bozeman 24, Gallatin 17
Bridger 55, Shields Valley 29
Broadview-Lavina 67, Reed Point-Rapelje 37
Browning 63, Butte Central 15
Butte 21, Kalispell Flathead 7
Charlo 48, Darby 2
Chester-JI 44, Valier 0
Choteau 36, Cascade 0
Columbia Falls 42, Polson 0
Conrad 13, Fairfield 6
Corvallis 44, Libby 0
Dillon 45, Whitefish 7
East Helena 20, Glendive 18
Ekalaka 56, Broadus 28
Ennis 35, Flint Creek 0
Eureka 33, Missoula Loyola 13
Fairview 54, Circle 14
Florence 49, Whitehall 0
Forsyth 52, Park City 19
Fort Benton 54, Chinook 36
Frenchtown 32, Bigfork 23
Froid/Medicine Lake 63, Richey-Lambert 38
Glacier 42, Missoula Hellgate 0
Glasgow 26, Malta 7
Great Falls Russell 50, Belgrade 9
Havre 11, Lockwood 9
Helena Capital 35, Helena 0
Highwood 44, Great Falls Central 32
Hot Springs def. Gardiner, forfeit
Joliet 48, Roundup 6
Laurel 27, Miles City 13
Lewistown 7, Hardin 0
Lodge Grass 66, Lame Deer 6
Manhattan 30, Townsend 0
Missoula Sentinel 35, Missoula Big Sky 21
Mon-Dak, N.D. 48, Savage 18
Red Lodge 42, Huntley Project 21
Shepherd 52, Colstrip 7
Sheridan 44, Deer Lodge 32
Stevensville 26, Ronan 10
Thompson Falls 46, Anaconda 0
Three Forks 22, Boulder 7
SATURDAY'S SCORES
Bainville 64, Brockton 6
Big Sandy 36, Box Elder 30
Centerville 35, Roy-Winifred 25
Custer-Hysham 53, Roberts 6
Harlowton 57, Denton-Geyser-Stanford 14
Jordan 53, Terry 12
Power-Dutton-Brady 50, North Star 19
Twin Bridges 59, Lima 14