Glacier, Flathead to meet again in flag football semis
HAMILTON — They meet again.
Karley Allen threw for one touchdown and ran for two more, and three-time champion Glacier made short work of Butte 27-0 Wednesday at the State AA Flag Football Tournament at Hamilton Broncs Field.
The Wolfpack (10-1) will face Flathead — for a fourth time this season — Thursday at 9 a.m. in the semifinals. The Bravettes (7-4) handled Billings West 27-7 Wednesday afternoon.
The winner advances to the championship at 3:15 p.m. Thursday.
In the other bracket, Missoula Sentinel edge Billings Senior 15-13 to advance to the semis against Missoula Hellgate or Billings Skyview.
Glacier 27, Butte 0
Glacier started the game with the ball and needed just three plays to cover 66 yards: An Allen run, a 22-yard pass to Addison Kauffman and a 31-yard catch and run by Olivia Banzett.
Remi Osler hauled in a PAT pass from Allen and the Wolfpack were on their way. Allen added scoring runs of 28 and 18 yards before giving away to Sophie Frederick, who hit Lilyanna Hutcheson with a TD pass to make it 27-0.
Allen was 7 of 9 passing for 133 yards and picked up 52 rushing yards on three rushes. Frederick was 11 of 15 passing for 98 yards, with one TD. Banzett had three catches for 42 yards; Hutcheson had three receptions for 27. Both Abigail Harris and Kylie Blodgett intercepted passes.
Glacier won two of the three previous meetings with Flathead, including 20-13 at the seeding tournament Saturday in Missoula.
Butte 0 0 0 0 - 0
Glacier 14 13 0 0 - 27
G — Olivia Banzett 31 pass from Karley Allen (Remi Osler pass from Allen)
G — Allen 28 run (Banzett run)
G — Allen 18 run (Rylee Galle pass from Allen)
G — Lilyanna Hutcheson 11 pass from Sophia Frederick (pass failed)
Flathead 27, Billings West 7
Flathead quarterback Julia Kay ran for 56 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 146 yards and two more scores for the Bravettes.
Billings West jumped ahead with a 44-yard touchdown run but from there it was all Flathead. Kay completed 16 of 23 passes and had seven of her team’s 10 rushing attempts.
Lily Rittenhouse had five catches for 29 yards and ran three times for 37; Herion had three catches for 68 yards, but the TD passes went to Gracie May Kilmer and Lily Parris.
Flathead 7 13 0 7 - 27
Billings West 7 0 0 0 - 7
BW — Annika Reeve 44 run (Amara Jefferson run)
F — Julia Kay 3 run (Violet Close pass from Kay)
F — Kay 6 run (Close pass from Kay)
F — Gracie May Kilmer 22 pass from Kay (pass failed)
F — Lily Parris 12 pass from Kay (Kay run)
State Flag Football
Wednesday and Thursday
Hamilton High School
Wednesday
Class AA
Glacier 27, Butte 0
Flathead 27, Billings West 7
Missoula Sentinel 15, Billings Senior 13
Missoula Hellgate 9, Billings Skyview 0
Thursday
Glacier vs. Flathead, 9 a.m., semifinal
Hellgate vs. Sentinel, 11:30 a.m., semifinal
Championship, 3:15 p.m.
Class A
East Helena 26, Hardin 12.
East Helena 18, Glendive 14, semifinal
Hamilton 27, Lockwood 0, semifinal
Thursday
East Helena vs. Hamilton, championship, 2 p.m.
Class B/C
Wednesday
Wolf Point 39, Hays-Lodgepole 12
Three Forks 20, Huntley Project 6
Hobson-Moore 19, Poplar 18
Boulder 29,.Shepherd 0
Thursday
Wolf Point vs. Three Forks, 10:15 p.m., semiiinal
Hobson-Moore vs. Boulder, 12:45 p.m., semifinal
Championship, 4:30 p.m.