Arlee gridders remain undefeated

Whitefish 28, Polson 0

At Polson, the visiting Bulldogs pounced on the host Pirates as they planted their paws in the end zone every quarter. The rain being referenced wasn’t that of a liquid variety, but rather an allusion to the passing of Whitefish QB Luke May who precipitated football tosses down upon the Polson secondary.

 While the shutout was disconcerting, all was not bleak for the Pirates. Their level of play improved immensely from last week against Frenchtown. The last touchdown betrayed a lapse in containment the final minute of the game which otherwise would have ended 21-0.

 On a brighter side of the spectrum, Polson did score a touchdown when QB Wyatt Ducharme found WR Jacob Harrod in the end zone at about the 9 minute mark in the 3rd quarter, but rejoicing was short lived as the play was negated on account of a holding penalty.

 Harrod reeled in another reception in the last 2 minutes of the third period when he intercepted a Luke May pass within the 5 yd line. Had he been playing with a green & yellow jersey, he would have taken the catch in for a score. But since he plays for the purple & gold, Harrod had to plant to start reversing field in the other direction. A couple of other bright spots defensively were a fumble recovery by LB Joe Gallatin at about the 10 minute juncture of the third quarter and a Tim Russell fumble recovery at about the 7 minute mark of the final period.

 The Pirates were also knocking at the door around the 4 minute juncture of the final period. With a 4th down and 5 yds to go, Polson had little option but to go for broke. Ducharme found Russell for the necessary yardage and then some to keep the drive alive, but it would stall later when another 4th down had the pass fall incomplete.

 Had the initial Pirate score in the third period held up and they found pay dirt in the fourth period, the game could easily have been 21-14 and well within striking distance.

 Polson (0-2, 2-4) travels to Libby this Friday in an effort to pick up their first conference win.

Whitefish 7 7 7 7 - 28

Polson 0 0 0 0 - 0

3Q - Gallatin fumble recovery; Harrod 31 pass from Ducharme called back, holding penalty; Harrod intercepts Wf QB.

4Q - Tim Russell fumble recovery; 4th down conversion catch by Russell keeps drive alive; Pirate drive stalls in red zone.

RUSH (36-129) - Matt Rensvold 9-48, Joe Gallatin 5-27, Bridger Rowley 11-26, Danny DiGiallonardo 5-26, Wyatt Ducharme 6-2.

PASS - Ducharme 6-14-40. REC (6-40) - Tim Russell 1-14, Cadis Chowning 1-11, Gallatin 1-7, Rensvold 2-6, Rowley 1-2. PNTRET - DiGiallonardo 1-7. KORET - DiGiallonardo 3-47. PNT - Jacob Harrod 7-216. INT - Harrod. SCK - Rensvold 2, Rowley. CAUSEFMB - Russell. FMBRCV - Gallatin, Russell. DEFTKL/ASST - Jonah Burke 9t4a, Rensvold 8t3a, Walter Wood 6t1a, Gallatin 3t3a, Russell 4t, Andrew Curley 4t, Mike Corrigan 3t1a, Chowning 3t, Isaiah Williams 2t2a, Rowley 2t1a, Kabe Forman-Webster 2t1a, DiGiallonardo 1t (Fr03Oct14fb).

St Ign 36, Flo 7

At Florence, Mission QB Nick Durglo tossed a pair of touchdowns, the backfield rumbled for another pair, the Dawg defense created a safety and special teams returned a punt to boost the visiting Bulldogs over the host Falcons.  Mission (1-1, 3-3) hosts the 6B Loyola Rams this Friday in a crucial conference clash.

Mission   0  14   7   15  -  36

Florence  7   0   0     0  -    7

1Q - blocked FG returned by Florence.

2Q - Ray Matt 1 run (kick fail); Greg Weatherwax 14 pass from Durglo (Steven Bravo pass from Durglo).

3Q - Durglo 38 run (Emilio Bravo kick).

4Q - R.Matt 38 punt return (E.Bravo kick); Robbie Erickson 1 pass from Durglo (PAT miss); Safety, QB sacked in end zone.

RUSH (33-208) - Raymond Matt 9-98, Nick Durglo 9-59, Steven Bravo 4-21, Israel Umphrey 8-18, Benton Adams 3-12.  PASS - Durglo 11-20-129.  REC (11-129) - Greg Weatherwax 2-77, Robbie Erickson 4-26, Bill von Holtum 1-10, Umphrey 1-7, R.Matt 2-6, Jamie Mullins 1-3.  SCK - R.Matt, Shade Stevens.  INT - Bill von Holtum, E.Bravo.  FMBRCV - Tristen Elverud.  DEFL - Elverud, Ethan Goss-Dickie, E.Bravo.  DEFTKL/ASST - E.Bravo 6t7a, Adams 4t3a, Mullins 4t2a, Nyqolas Gillingham 3t1a, Beedo Matt 3t, Weatherwax 2t2a, Tyler Spidel 2t2a, R.Matt 1t4a, S.Bravo 1t3a, Kaleb Durglo 2t, Elverud 2t,  Goss-Dickie 1t2a, Michael Durglo 1t1a, von Holtum 3a, Umphrey 1a (Sa04Oct14fb).

Deer Lodge 48,

Ronan 12

At Ronan, the host Chiefs struck first against the visiting 6B Wardens in the first period, then kept them within striking range through the third period before Deer Lodge broke loose from their shackles to put the game away.  Colton McCrea started things off by picking off a pass and returning it 75 yards for the first score of the game.  Deer Lodge counted to knot things up at six apiece, but forged ahead when the picked off  a Ronan pass for a score and the lead heading into the lockerroom.  Both teams traded scores in the third period, although the Chief attempt at a 2pt conversion came up empty.  Thereafter, it was too much Deer Lodge, which did not go according to plan for Homecoming victory aspirations.  Ronan (0-2, 2-4) hosts the visiting 7B Thompson Falls Bluehawks this Friday.

Deer Lodge  6   8   7  27  -  48

Ronan          6   0   6    0  -  12

1Q – McCrea 75 yd interception (conv failed)

3Q – McCrea 69 pass from Justin Krahn (conv failed)

RUSH (18-48) – Logan Hakes 9-28, Kasey Mock 4-15, Bryce Cullen 1-2, Aaron Misa 2-0, Cole Snyder 2-0.   PASS – Justin Krahn 13-31-188.   REC (13-188) – Colton McCrea 9-159, Snyder 3-19, Cullen 1-10.   INT – McCrea.

 Marquee

matchup:

Charlo at Arlee

The Arlee Homecoming football game this Friday has been shaping up all season long to become one of those firework shows that promises to fill the scoreboard with a number of points.  Much like Independence Day showcases, the Arlee air will likely be filled with a number of oblong flying projectiles launched both short distances as well as long bombers.  Those pounding the ground will try to start their own blazes with thundering stampedes as both teams seek to establish their ground game.  A safety shy of 500 points have been scored between the two teams thus far this season.  The outcome of the game will bear upon playoff seeding.     

Flint Creek 52, Charlo 6

At Charlo during Homecoming, the visiting Phillipsburg area coop Titans knocked around backup quarterback Trent Dennison, sending him to the sideline for the remainder of the first half and capitalized upon his absence by finding the endzone a quartet of times before intermission.   Dennison was able to return in the third period and made his presence felt connecting with Kobe Cox for six.  But the Huskies countered his efforts with another score, then added insult to injury to Homecoming festivities by returning an interception for another score.  Charlo (4-1) travels to Arlee for another Western division showdown.

3Q – Cox 8 pass from Dennison (run failed).

RUSH (25-110) – Dennison 8-33, Jade Smith 3-22, Kyle Couture 5-14, Brady Fryberger 3-11, Toby Odom 2-10, Zane Hafliger 2-9, Jesse Long 1-7, Cox 1-4.  PASS – Dennison 9-17-126, Fryberger 1-1-12. REC (10-138) – Cox 6-88, Long 2-35, Couture 2-15.  KORET – Long 2-35, Dennison 1-22, Cox 1-15.   INT – Long.

DEFTKL/ASST – Long 5t4a, Bridger Smith 3t8a, Couture 2t4a, Rocco Santorno 2t3a, Cox 1t4a, Maverick Nelson 2t2a, AJ Wiggin 1t3a, Smith 1t3a, Fryberger 2t, Odom 4a, Dennison 1t2a, Brett Krantz 3a, Stetson Stipe 1a (Fr03Oct14fb).

 Arlee 58, Elgin 20

At Arlee, Riley Rogers of the host Warriors tossed four touchdowns in their nonconference victory over the visiting Huskies from Elgin, Oregon.   Tyler Tanner reeled in a trio of catches that found paydirt for 148 yards.   PJ Haynes scored twice as part of his 75 yard afternoon on ten carries, while Harold Yocum spearheaded the Warrior defense with nine tackles.  Arlee (5-0) awaits a visit from the Charlo Vikings which holds playoff implications.

Elgin    6    6    0   8  -   20

Arlee  14  30  14   0  -  58

1Q – PJ Haynes 2 run (run failed); Haynes 5 run (Yocum run).

2Q – Tanner 32 pass from Rogers (Rogers run); Tanner 48 pass from Rogers (run failed); Tanner 68 pass from Rogers (Haynes run); Alex Bertollt 32 interception return (Haynes run).

3Q – Yocum 42 pass from Rogers (run failed); Tanner 25 interception return (Justice Haynes run).