Football: C-Falls, Whitefish, Bigfork win
LIBBY — Columbia Falls quarterback Banyan Johnston threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score Friday, leading the Wildcats over Libby 49-0 in Western A football action.
Johnston’s 37-yard scoring run gave Columbia Falls (4-2 overall and in the Western A) all the points it needed, but he threw two touchdown passes to Easton Brooks — covering 2 and 47 yards — and another to Daniel Conteras before the first half ended.
Cooper Ross caught a TD pass in the second half for the Wildcats, to go with a touchdown off a blocked Libby punt in the first quarter.
Johnston was 9 of 12 passing for 166 yards and ran for another 58 yards. Austin Dodson added a 29-yard touchdown scamper for the Wildcats.
Libby quarterback Tristan Anderson threw for 96 yards, completing 10 of 19 passes with one interception. Joel Goodman caught seven passes for 58 yards for the Loggers (2-4, 2-4), who were outgained 269-109.
C-Falls 21 14 7 7 - 49
Libby 0 0 0 0 - 0
CF — Banyan Johnston 37 run (Cooper Ross kick)
CF — Easton Brooks 21 pass from Johnston (Ross kick)
CF — Ross recovers blocked punt in end zone (Ross kick)
CF — Daniel Contreras 5 pass from Johnston (Ross kick)
CF — Brooks 47 pass from Johnston (Ross kick)
CF — Ross 13 pass from Johnston (Ross kick)
CF — Austin Dodson 29 run (Ross kick)
Whitefish 48, Stevi 0
STEVENSVILLE — Cole Moses rushed for one touchdown, took an interception back 32 yards for another score and Whitefish thumped Stevensville in Western A play.
Casey McKay also had a pick-6 for the Bulldogs (4-3 overall, 4-2 in league), covering 33 yards, that made it 41-0 in the first quarter. Riley Zetooney, Avery Caton and backup quarterback Luke Dalen all added scoring runs.
Carson Gulick was 4 of 6 passing for 101 yards for Whitefish, including a scoring pass to Christian Schwaderer, and carried the ball once for 40 yards. The Bulldogs ran just 34 offensive plays but piled up 255 yards.
CJ Thew had one catch for 59 yards; Dalen was 3 of 3 passing for 22 yards for Whitefish.
Whitefish 41 7 0 0 - 48
Stevi 0 0 0 0 - 0
WF — Riley Zetooney 10 run (Tait Orme kick)
WF — Cole Moses 8 run (Orme kick)
WF — Avery Caton 19 run (Orme kick)
WF — Moses 32 interception return (kick failed)
WF — Christian Schwaderer 19 pass from Carson Gulick (Orme kick)
WF — Casey McKay 33 interception return (Orme kick)
WF — Luke Dalen 6 run (Orme kick)
Frenchtown 48, Ronan 12
RONAN — Frenchtown quarterback Brody Hardy threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the unbeaten Broncs to another Western A win.
Bailey Corette and Billy Corette each caught TD passes for Frenchtown (7-0 overall and 6-0 in league games), and Leighton Cyr hauled in another. Jake Forthover added two scring runs in the second half for the Broncs.
For Ronan (3-4, 3-4), Kolby Finley ran for one touchdown and hit Chad Higgins with a 43-yard pass for another score.
Frenchtown 6 28 7 7 - 48
Ronan 0 0 0 12 - 12
F — Leighton Cyr 12 pass from Brody Hardy (kick failed)
F — Hardy 10 run (Colter Zenner kick)
F — Bailey Corette 8 pass from Hardy (Zenner kick)
F — Brady Schmill 30 run (Zenner kick)
F — Billy Corette 18 pass from Hardy (Zennerkick)
F — Jake Forthofer 19 run (Zenner kick)
R — Kolby Finley 1 run (kick failed)
F — Forthover 46 run (Zenner kick)
R — Chad Higgins 43 pass from Finley (PAT failed)
Bigfork 68, Browning 7
BIGFORK — Treker Hickey ran 10 times for 93 yards and three touchdowns and Bigfork averaged 13 yards per rushing attempt in a lopsided Western A win.
Cole Schmitt was 5 of 6 passing for 132 yards and three scores for the Vikings, who rolled up 286 yards on the ground and didn’t look back after Hickey’s first TD — covering 3 yards — put them up 14-7 in the first quarter. Schmidtt also ran for a touchdown.
Austin Savik found the end zone rushing and receiving for Bigfork (5-2 overall and in league); he and Dane Carlson each had one carry, but both went for a touchdown. Tayden West added 63 yards on three carries with a score.
Ashton Granados had 21 carries for 41 yards and Browning’s lone touchdown, and also caught four passes for 51 yards. The Indians (2-5, 1-5 in league) played two QBs and threw for 151 yards; they were outgained 418-199.
Browning 7 0 0 0 - 7
Bigfork 20 35 13 0 - 68
BF — Austin Savik 64 run (Quinn Kerr kick)
BRW — Ashton Granados 8 run (J Snow kick)
BF — Treker Hickey 3 run (kick failed)
BF — A.Savik 43 pass from Cole Schmitt (Kerr kick)
BF — Schmitt 14 run (Kerr kick)
BF — Tayden West 50 run (Kerr kick)
BF — Hickey 17 run (Kerr kick)
BF — Tamret Savik 24 pass from Schmitt (Kerr kick)
BF — West 8 pass from Schmitt (Kerr kick)
BF — Hickey 16 run (Kerr kick)
BF — Dane Carlson 21 run (kick failed)
Florence 17, Eureka 0
EUREKA — Mason Arlington threw two touchdown passes for Florence, and the Falcons (6-1 overall, 3-0 in the Western B) kept Eureka off the scoreboard in a key league battle.
Rogan Lytle was 15 of 32 passing for 147 yards for the Lions and ran 16 times for 81 yards. Not much else happened offensively: Eureka (5-2, 1-2 in league) had 269 yards of offense. Haiden Johnson caught five passes for 38 yards and ran 14 times for 39.
Defensively Emmet McKim had 12 tackles, three of them for losses, and William Heintz had three sacks among his eight stops.
Montana Prep Scores
Thursday
Boulder 48, Big Timber 0
Dillon 14, Hamilton 13
Glacier 56, Flathead 0
Helena 20, Missoula Sentinel 17
Helena Capital 35, Missoula Big Sky 7
Friday
Anaconda 40, Whitehall 0
Baker 14, Colstrip 13
Bigfork 68, Browning 7
Billings Central def. Hardin, forfeit
Billings Senior 39, Billings Skyview 20
Billings West 42, Great Falls 28
Bozeman 41, Great Falls CMR 7
Butte 55, Missoula Hellgate 20
Cascade 38, Choteau 34
Centerville 56, Roy-Winifred 7
Chinook 20, Seeley-Swan 14
Columbia Falls 49, Libby 0
Culbertson def. Broadus, forfeit
Custer-Hysham-Melstone 42, Reed Point-Rapelje 6
Deer Lodge 48, Twin Bridges 14
East Helena 54, Lockwood 18
Ekalaka 58, Poplar 26
Ennis 42, Sheridan 22
Fairfield 18, Cut Bank 14
Fairview 28, Scobey 20
Florence 17, Eureka 0
Fort Benton 62, Shelby 14
Frenchtown 48, Ronan 12
Gallatin 48, Belgrade 0
Glasgow 43, Conrad 6
Glendive 34, Sidney 7
Grass Range-Winnett 59, Hobson-Moore 32
Havre 27, Laurel 20
Huntley Project 32, Shepherd 6
Lewistown 27, Miles City 16
Lincoln 62, West Yellowstone 14
Malta 46, Wolf Point 8
Manhattan 33, Three Forks 16
Mission 56, Arlee 16
Missoula Loyola 33, Thompson Falls 14
Red Lodge 68, Roundup 6
St. Regis 42, Darby 28
Superior 60, Charlo 12
Valier 40, Sunburst 8
Whitefish 48, Stevensville 0
Wibaux 52, Forsyth 36
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Absarokee vs. Bridger, ppd. to Oct 14th.
Saturday
Box Elder 72, Power-Dutton-Brady 47
Chester-JI 56, North Star 20
Hot Springs 55, Gardiner 12
Terry 35, Plevna 18
Westby-Grenora, N.D. 58, Froid-Lake 42
White Sulphur Springs 54, Alberton 6
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Heart Butte vs. Big Sandy, ccd.