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FOOTBALL RESULTS (9-19)

BIGFORK 6 BROWNING 21;
COLUMBIA FALLS 22 STEVENSVILLE 36;
LIBBY 29 CORVALLIS 41;
POLSON 19 FRENCHTOWN 21;
RONAN 29 ANACONDA 28;
WHITEFISH 0 HAMILTON 38

Libby falls to Corvallis
Posted: Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 - 12:41:20 am MDT

The Daily Inter Lake

CORVALLIS - Libby had the early advance, but Corvallis prevailed in the end.

Down 14-6 after the opening period, Corvallis stormed back to post a 41-29 Class A nonconference football victory on Friday.

"We gave them a short field a couple of times," Libby coach Neil Fuller said.

"We just ran out of gas (in the second half)."

Fuller was without three starters because of sickness. And several starters did not play the entire game for the same reason.

Joel Fuller ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more for the Loggers, 2-2.

Corvallis improves to 3-1.

Libby 14 7 0 8 - 29

Corvallis 6 15 6 14 - 41

C - Nathan DuBose 3 run (kick failed)

L - Joel Fuller 5 run (kick failed)

L - Conner Benson 8 pass from Fuller (Benson pass from Fuller)

C - Matt Smith 7 run (Austin Byron pass from Kennan Strong)

L - Fuller 1 run (Benson kick)

C - Drew Zeiler 6 run (Mahlone Jessop kick)

C - Zeiler 74 kickoff return (kick failed)

C - Simth 14 run (Byron pass from Strong)

C - Zeiler 70 run (kick failed)

L - Seth Wright 4 pass from Fuller (Fuller run)

Hamilton 38,

Whitefish 0

HAMILTON - After a scoreless opening quarter, Hamilton poured in on the rest of the way.

The Broncs, 2-1, scored 31 points in the final half.

Whitefish, 1-3, was shutout for the second straight week.

"We ran into a good football team that was really angry," Whitefish coach Patrick Dryden said.

Whitefish 0 0 0 0 - 0

Hamilton 0 7 12 19 - 38

H - Brady Anderson 13 pass from Eddie Anzo (Tyrel Exner kick)

H - Allen McCarty 83 kick return (conversion failed)

H - Paul Donaldson 4 run (conversion failed)

H - McCarty 6 pass from Anzo (conversion failed)

H - Anderson 7 run (Exner kick)

H - Paul Donaldson 64 fumble return (conversion failed)

Frenchtown 21,

Polson 19

FRENCHTOWN -Frenchtown Broncs running back Cody Kirk ran the ball 25 times for 188 yards Friday night, but in the end it was a matter of feet that earned the Broncs the win against Polson.

The Broncs were down four points with :44 seconds left in the game when Kirk barreled into the end zone from the 2-yard line, finishing off the Pirates, who matched up well against the number-four ranked Frenchtown (3-0).

Polson (2-2) went into the half leading 13-9, but could barely get its offense on the field in the second half as Frenchtown's offense amassed 16 first downs.

Polson junior Tim Rausch was kept to 55 yards rushing but got in the end zone three times. Craig Bagnell threw for 91 yards but couldn't find a receiver in the end zone.

Frenchtown 3 6 6 6 - 21

Polson 7 6 0 6 - 19

Frenchtown - 23 yard field goal (Metz)

Polson - Tim Rausch 2-yard run (Bagnell kick)

Polson - Rausch 1-yard run (kick failed)

Frenchtown - Cody Kirk 7-yard run (kick failed)

Frenchtown - Kirk 1-yard run (pass failed)

Polson - Rausch 3-yard run (run failed)

Frenchtown - Kirk 2-yard run (kick failed)

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F P

First downs 16 9

Rushing-yards 265 91

Passing-yards 72 91

Passing (com/att/ints) 5-9-2 7-12-1

Fumbles NA NA

Penalties 5-35 4-35

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Individual

Rushing - Frenchtown, Kirk 25-188; Polson Rausch 13-55

Passing - Frenchtown, Daniel Aichlmayr 5-9-72-0-2; Polson, Craig Bagnell 7-12-91-0-1

Receiving - Frenchtown, J.D. Undem 2-50; Polson, Ty Fouty 1-50, Ryan Kelley 2-19

Stevensville 36,

Columbia falls 22

COLUMBIA FALLS - The running game came through as usual for the Columbia Falls Wildcats, but in the end turnovers were the deciding stat.

The Wildcats fumbled the ball six times, four of those recovered by Stevensville, en route to a loss.

Mackey Nolan piled up 143 yards of rushing and a touchdown while John Woody added another 70 yards rushing for Columbia Falls (1-2).

But Stevensville's Jalen Pfau ended up being the game's playmaker, finishing with three touchdowns, including a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Stevensville 0 16 6 14 - 36

Columbia Falls 7 7 8 0 - 22

Columbia Falls - Stephen Baumgartner 41-yard run (Mackey Nolan kick)

Columbia Falls - Nolan 34-yard run (Nolan kick)

Stevensville - Jalen Pfau 97-yard kickoff return (Ethan Pateman kick)

Stevensville - Pateman 2-yard run (Pateman kick)

Stevensville - (Safety) Stevensville recovers blocked punt in C. Falls' endzone

Columbia Falls - Mitchell Wassam 10-yard run (Wassum run good)

Stevensville - Pfau 5-yard run (run failed)

Stevensville - Pfau 35-yard run (Pateman kick)

Stevensville - Pateman 34-yard fumble recovery (Pateman kick)

S CF

First downs 8 9

Rushing-yards 97 285

Passing-yards 59 39

Passing (com/att/ints) 5-17-2 5-11-0

Fumbles/Fumbles lost 1/1 6/4

Penalties 3-25 7-40

Individual

Rushing - Stevensville, Pfau 9-43, Pateman 8-44; Columbia Falls, John Woody 4-70, Nolan 22-143

Passing - Stevensville, Logan Connors 5-17-59-0-2; Columbia Falls, Mitchell Wossum 5-11-0-0

Receiving - Stevensville, Pfau 2-40; Columbia Falls, Kaleb Johnson 1-20

Browning tops Bigfork for 1st win
Posted: Saturday, Sep 20, 2008 - 12:41:18 am MDT
By JORDAN DAWSON/Northwest Montana Newspaper Group

BIGFORK - Friday night's match up between Bigfork and Browning was all about the first win of the season. The only question was whose it would be. In the end, Browning (1-3) defeated Bigfork (0-3) 21-6.

Both defenses came out swinging in the first quarter, but neither team's offense was able to follow through and convert plays into touchdowns. The game was riddled with mistakes on both sides, but Browning capitalized on the opportunities Bigfork gave them. The Indians came close to a touchdown in the first quarter, but fell short and settled for a field goal attempt that was missed.

"We started out really well," said Bigfork senior wide receiver Cheyne Valentine. "We can't let it slip though. We need to be mentally prepared. Our defensive line did really well. We had some good blocks. We didn't play bad, we just need to play better."

It wasn't until half way through the second quarter that Browning's junior quarterback Bill Blackman connected with Cody Edwards on a 6-yard pass for the first touchdown of the game. Dontaye Northcutt made the extra point.

Bigfork held the rest of the half and through the third quarter.

Things changed dramatically though when Bigfork fumbled on its 35-yard line and Northcutt grabbed the ball and ran it back for a 65-yard touchdown for Browning. Northcutt also kicked the extra point, which was good.

Bigfork handed Browning another opportunity to score when it fumbled the ball again and Browning gained possession. Browning capitalized with Blackman throwing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Lyle St. Goddard, and Northcutt followed with another successful kick.

Bigfork finally got on the board at the end of the fourth quarter when sophomore quarterback Christian Ker threw a 15-yard pass to Valentine. The Viking's run for an extra two points was shut down by Browning.

"We made some mistakes that got us in the end," said Bigfork senior linebacker Donnie Tudahl. "People missing their assignments and some penalties got us."

Bigfork has a relatively inexperienced team this year after having only 16 players suit up last year. That number has more than tripled this year, but the Vikings are still struggling.

"We have a young team that is getting better each week," Bigfork head football coach Bruce Corbett said. "But we make mistakes that cost us the game like they did tonight. It comes down to taking advantage of the opportunities when they come about. That only comes with experience though. If you look at where we are compared to last year, we've improved greatly. I'm really proud of them."

Bigfork 0 0 0 6 - 6

Browning 0 7 0 14 - 21

Browning - Cody Edwards 6 pass from Bill Blackman (Dontaye Northcutt kick)

Browning - Northcutt 65 fumble return (Northcutt kick)

Browning - Lyle St. Goddard 20 pass from Blackman (Northcutt kick)

Bigfork - Cheyne Valentine 15 pass from Christian Ker (run failed)

Ronan 29, Anaconda 28

At Anaconda, Tyson Noyes scored on a 44-yard run with 6:21 to play to lift Ronan past Anaconda in a nonconference Class A game.

Anaconda had taken the lead on a 2-yard scoring run by Matt King with 8:52 to play. King also scored on runs of 8 and 10 yards in the first half. He finished with 137 yards on 21 carries. King was 8-for-16 for 123 yards through the air with one interception.

Noyes also scored on a 24-yard run in the first half. He finished with 158 yards on 19 carries.

Anaconda fell to 0-4 while Ronan improved to 2-1.

Ronan 7 14 0 8 - 29

Anaconda 7 7 8 6 - 28

A - Matt King 8 run (Marcus Fischer kick)

R - Matt Detwiler pass from Mike Fisher (Levi Walchuk kick)

R - Tyson Noyes 24 run (Walchuk kick)

A - King 10 run (Fischer kick)

R - Jamie Engeldrum pass from Fisher (Walchuk kick)

A - Sam Ferguson 8 pass from King (Fischer run)

A - King 2 run (kick failed)

R - Noyes 44 run (Micky Cheff pass from Fisher)

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