A Football: Andersen, Loggers overpower Corvallis
LIBBY — Libby quarterback Tristen Anderson ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more scores to lead the Loggers over Stevensville 42-14 in Class A football Friday night.
Andersen was 8 of 11 passing for 135 yards for the Northwest A Loggers (2-0), who led 42-7 at halftime. He also had three carries for 35 yards, with scoring runs of 17 and 18 yards.
Bransen Holzer had a huge game, taking one of his four carries 28 yards for a score and also catching both of Andersen’s TD passes. Holzer picked up had three receptions for 74 yards.
Ian Thom added 90 rushing yards on seven carries for Libby, including a 4-yard scoring run. Libby rolled up 407 yards of offense on the Southwest A Yellowjackets (0-2), who scored with 30 seconds left to complete the scoring.
Stevensville 0 7 0 7 - 14
Libby 22 20 0 0 - 42
L — Tristan Andersen 17 run (Isaac Lamere kick)
L — Bransen Holzer 13 pass from Andersen (kick failed)
L — Safety, Tristan DeShazer sacks quarterback in end zone
L — Andersen 18 run (Lamere kick)
S — Jack Conrad 29 pass from Luca Schmidt (kick)
L — Holzer 28 run (Lamere kick)
L — Holzer 28 pass from Andersen (Lamere kick)
L — Ian Thom 4 run (kick failed)
S — Todd Whitescarver 48 run (kick)
Frenchtown 37, C-Falls 6
FRENCHTOWN — Michael Rummel threw for 202 yards and four touchdowns, Cole Johnson rushed for 143 yards and Frenchtown scored an impressive win over Columbia Falls Friday.
Rummel completed 13 of 23 passes and hit Jordan Warner with two touchdown throws. Michaud had five catches for 91 yards. also caught a touchdown pass and tossed one to Johnson.
David Brandt added another 69 rushing yards on just four carries for the Broncs (2-0), who piled up 494 yards of offense — 281 on the ground — to 241 for the Wildcats (0-2).
Quarterback Banyan Johnston was 7 of 19 passing for 150 yards for Columbia Falls. He ran four times for 13 yards and scored his team’s lone touchdown on a 3-yard run.
The Cats had some big passes — 45 yards to Easton Brooks, 47 to Gabe Plevel — but didn’t find the end zone often. Trip Ross managed 34 yards on nine carries, and Kris Davis had three rushes for 22 yards.
C-Falls 0 0 0 6 - 6
Frenchtown 2 14 14 7 - 37
F — Safety, Konnor Klimpel tackles ball carrier in end zone.
F — Cooper Michaud 5 pass from Dawson Rodoni (Brett Kleinsmith kick)
F — Jordan Warner 15 pass from Rodoni (Kleinsmith kick)
F — Bailey Corrett 12 run (Kleinsmith kick)
CF — Banyan Johnston 3 run (kick failed)
F — Warner 25 pass from Rodoni (Kleinsmith kick)
F — Cole Johnson 32 pass from Rodoni (Kleinsmith kick)
Hamilton 27, Whitefish 23
WHITEFISH — Hamilton quarterback Cooper Weston threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns and the Broncs withstood a second-half comeback by the Whitefish Bulldogs.
Cole Moses and Luke Dalen each ran for a touchdown for the Bulldogs, who trailed throughout. The Broncs, taking over on downs at their own 10, got a Weston touchdown pass covering 10 yards to Kaeden Gum — on fourth down — to go up 27-8 with 3:10 left in the first half.
The Bulldogs’ comeback started with a 5-yard touchdown run from Moses at 2:48 of the third quarter. After a Whitefish punt pinned the Broncs deep, Weston took a safety out of punt formation at 9:48 of the fourth.
The strategy backfired: The ensuing free kick was returned to Hamilton’s 47, and on first down Luke Dalen found Moses on a drag route and the running back took it all the way in for the touchdown.
The Bulldogs missed the ensuing PAT kick to leave the gap at 27-23 but got the ball back on Jayke Thew’s interception and 22-yard return with 6:41 left.
Starting at its 42, Whitefish drove to the Hamilton 26 before stalling, turning it over on downs with 2:48 left. The Southwest A Broncs (2-0) ran out the clock.
Moses ran 13 times for 80 yards and had two catches for 54. Dalen had eight carries for 47 yards while throwing for 73 yards on 4 of 12 passing, with one interception.
Bear Barker split time with Dalen at QB and was 4 of 9 passing for 88 yards with one pick. Vlad Shestak had four catches for 78 yards.
Hamilton 14 13 0 0 - 27
Whitefish 0 8 7 8 - 23
H — Cooper Weston 6 run (Otto Gantz kick)
H — Weston 2 run (Gantz kick)
W — Luke Dalen 6 run (Dalen run)
H — Easton Hollis 35 pass from Weston (Gantz kick)
H — Kaeden Gum 10 pass from Weston (kick blocked)
W — Cole Moses 5 run (Aaron Anderson kick)
W — Safety, Hamilton punter backs out of end zone
W — Moses 47 pass from Dalen (kick failed)
Friday’s Scores
Anaconda 27, Fairfield 20
Bigfork 52, Corvallis 0
Billings Central 42, Havre 7
Billings West 56, Missoula Hellgate 14
Boulder 33, Conrad 20
Browning 18, Ronan 6
Butte Central 17, Hardin 16
Cascade 50, Simms 6
Chinook 64, Centerville 8
Custer-Hysham-Melstone 68, Bainville 37
Cut Bank 42, Deer Lodge 6
Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine 86, Chester-JI 36
East Helena 34, Dillon 7
Flathead 34, Billings Senior 30
Flint Creek 56, Park City 22
Forsyth 46, Culbertson 12
Frenchtown 37, Columbia Falls 6
Gallatin 42, Helena 13
Glacier 62, Bozeman 21
Glasgow 52, Baker 12
Grass Range-Winnett 58, Broadview-Lavina 6
Hamilton 27, Whitefish 23
Harlem 58, Rocky Boy 0
Helena Capital 35, Belgrade 20
Hot Springs 84, Shields Valley 51
Joliet 20, Big Timber 14
Laurel 34, Sidney 6
Lewistown 48, Miles City 14
Libby 42, Stevensville 14
Lincoln 52, Big Sandy 6
Malta 40, Shepherd 6
Manhattan 18, Florence 6
Mission 20, Arlee 18
Missoula Big Sky 27, Great Falls 6
North Star 47, Valier 14
Red Lodge 33, Columbus 13
Roy-Winifred 60, White Sulphur Springs 20
Savage 41, Broadus 10
Seeley-Swan 72, St. Regis 36
Sheridan 38, Harlowton 6
Superior 68, Troy 20
Three Forks 51, Huntley Project 26
Twin Bridges 35, Manhattan Christian 28
Whitehall 19, Thompson Falls 8
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Roy-Winifred vs. Hobson-Moore, ccd.