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Lions Lytle, Johnson run over Scotties

by Daily Inter Lake
| November 3, 2024 12:22 PM

GLASGOW — Rogan Lytle scored two touchdowns, one off a fumble return, and Haiden Johnson found the end zone three times Saturday as Eureka downed Glasgow 35-14 in a Class B first-round playoff game. 

Eureka, 8-2, advanced to a quarterfinal game at unbeaten Manhattan (10-0) next Saturday thanks to 406 rushing yards and two big fumble recoveries. 

The first turnover came as Glasgow (7-3) drove into the red zone trying to break a 7-7 deadlock. As Scotties running back Wyatt Sugg crossed the 10-yard line the Lions’ Jesse Day popped the ball loose and Eureka recovered at its 5 with 4:22 left in the first half. 

Lytle then guided his team on a 95-yard drive in which he had three runs of 11 yards and another that netted 15. He capped the march with a 1-yard sneak with 17 seconds left in the half. Eureka led 14-7 at blustery Scottie Field. 

“We were able to run the ball pretty well against them,” Lions coach Trevor Utter said. “It wasn’t a passing game, but we like to pound the rock.” 

Eureka got a 51-yard touchdown burst from Johnson on its first drive of the third quarter, and then disaster struck for Glasgow: Khye Gamas’ errant option pitch was scooped up by Lytle, who ran 33 yards for the Lions’ second TD in 28 seconds. It was 27-7 at 10:35 of the third quarter. 

Gamas, who hit Wyatt Babb with a 10-yard TD pass to put the Scotties up 7-0, added a 1-yard TD run to cut the gap to 27-14 at 5:40 of the third quarter. 

Eureka came right back with a 68-yard run by Johnson, who picked up 210 yards on 17 carries. He scored the Lions’ first TD from 3 yards out. 

Lytle ran 19 times for 152 yards and was 3 of 9 passing for 36 yards. 

Gamas threw for 178 on 12 of 28 passing. Gamas also had 71 rushing yards, though he was sacked three times.  

Babb, Glasgow’s 6-foot-4 receiver, had five catches for 42 yards. 


Eureka    0    14    21    0    -    35 

Glasgow    7    0    7    0    -    14 

G — Wyatt Babb 10 pass from Khye Gamas (Jose Lopez kick) 

E — Haiden Johnson 3 run (Grant Brown kick)

E — Rogan Lytle 1 run (Brown kick)

E — Johnson 51 run (Brown kick)

E — Lytle 33 fumble return (kick blocked)

G — Gamas 1 run (Lopez kick)

E — Johnson 68 run (Tyce Van Orden run)


EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with Eureka's statistics.


Class B Playoffs 

Saturday’s Scores 

Red Lodge 35, Townsend 17 

Missoula Loyola 21, Conrad 12 

Manhattan 47, Baker 8 

Eureka 35, Glasgow 14 

Mata 45, Thompson Falls 8 

Three Forks 43, Huntley Project 0 

Florence 56, Fairfield 20 

Boulder 55, Joliet 10 

Quarterfinals 

Saturday, Nov. 9 

All games at 1 p.m. 

Missoula Loyola (6-4) at Red Lodge (8-1) 

Eureka (8-2) at Manhattan (10-0) 

Three Forks (7-3) at Malta (10-0) 

Boulder (7-2) at Florence (9-1)