Battle of the unbeaten set for Friday night

Local football teams went 3-1 this past weekend, with Mission taking the only loss.

Arlee had a bye and remains undefeated. Charlo is also undefeated after a convincing win in Victor. The two will meet up on Friday night in Charlo for their homecoming. Both teams are packed with talent, especially on the offensive side. Arlee has outscored their opponents 118-28 through two games, and Charlo has outscored their opponents 152-32 through three games. The battle of the unbeatens will feature players like All-State returners Patrick Big Sam and Brad Brazill, up against the quick attack of players like Michael Delaney and Trent Dennison. Other players to watch will be Arlee’s Tyler Tanner, Harold Yocum, and Isaac Desjarlais and Charlo’s Brady Fryberger, Jared Doty, and Bridger Smith.

While this game is taking place fairly early in the season, it is a conference matchup, and very well could have playoff implications. As rivals, Arlee will be looking to put a damper on Charlo’s homecoming, and both teams will be fighting for a shot at the conference title.

Charlo 46 

Victor 16

Charlo continued to show their high-powered offensive skills on Saturday in a conference matchup against Victor. The Vikings piled up 493 total yards of offense in their 46-16 win. The game was scoreless until the second quarter, when Michael Delaney scored the first three touchdowns on runs, then threw the fourth to Jade Smith. Charlo scored 20 points in the second quarter. Landers Smith ran one in from two yards out in the third for their only score of that quarter. In the fourth, Victor finally put up some points, but Charlo answered with two more touchdowns, one on a 12-yard run from Brady Fryberger and one on a 11-yard run from Jared Doty. Victor threw four interceptions, which didn’t help their chances of beating the undefeated Vikings.

Michael Delaney was 5-10 as quarterback, throwing for 84 yards and a touchdown. He ran the ball 10 times for 132 yards and three touchdowns. Trent Dennison was 5-15 as quarterback and threw for 42 yards. He ran the ball 11 times for 85 yards. Jade Smith had eight carries for 38 yards and caught three passes for 56 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, Jared Doty had 8.5 tackles with six solos and two interceptions. Bridger Smith had 7.5 tackles with five solos. Kane Shenyer and Toby Odom each had an interception.

Charlo takes on the undefeated Arlee Warriors for their homecoming game on Friday night.

CHARLO- 0 20 8 18 – 46

VICTOR- 0 0 0 16 – 16

CH- #3 Michael Delaney runs for 6 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #3 Michael Delaney to #53 Zane Hafliger no good)

CH- #3 Michael Delaney runs for 50 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #3 Michael Delaney to #32 Jared Doty good)

CH- #3 Michael Delaney runs for 6 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #10 Trent Dennison to #15 Stetson Stipe no good)

CH- #3 Michael Delaney pass complete to #48 Jade Smith for 39 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #3 Michael Delaney to #32 Jared Doty good)

CH- #24 Landers Smith runs for 2 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #10 Trent Dennison to #53 Zane Hafliger no good)

V- #18 Steven Scheffer pass complete to #5 Jesse Pearson for 35 yards. (Two point conversion pass by #18 Steven Scheffer to #4 Riley Della Silva good)

V- #18 Steven Scheffer pass complete to #24 Colt Neville for 70 yards. (Two point conversion run by #18 Steven Scheffer good)

CH- #12 Brady Fryberger runs for 12 yards. (Two point conversion run by #10 Trent Dennison no good)

CH- #32 Jared Doty runs for 11 yards. (Two point conversion run by #32 Jared Doty no good)

Mission 12 

Florence 20

On Friday night, the Bulldogs hosted the Florence Falcons in what would be a tough contest. In the first quarter, Florence struck first, then Gus Bosley ran one in from three yards at the end of the quarter. The second quarter didn’t see either team score. In the third quarter, both team exchange fumbles, but a few key long passes by Florence put them up 14-6 at the end of the third. Throughout the second half, Mission had chances to even the score, but couldn’t quite convert. Florence scored again near the end of the game to put it out of reach for the Bulldogs, and a 40-yard pass from Nick Durglo to Anthony Gravagno with seconds left on the clock came to late for Mission, who dropped to 1-2 on the year. Gus Bosley had 88 yards rushing on 18 carries and a touchdown for Mission.

Unfortunately for Mission, running back and defensive back Israel Umphrey left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter and was unable to return.

Mission travels to Bigfork on Friday.

MISSION- 6 0 0 6 - 12

FLORENCE- 8 0 6 6 - 20

F- Braxton McCullough to Marcus Zeiler 17 yard pass (2 pt conversion pass to Zeiler)

SI- Gus Bosley 3 yard run (Bosley run failed)

F- McCullough to Bo Zeiler 7 yard pass (PAT failed)

F- Daniel Parson 12 yard rush (PAT failed)

SI- Nick Durglo to Anthony Gravagno 40 yard pass (2pt conversion failed)

Polson 48 

Corvallis 43

The Pirates traveled to Corvallis on Friday night looking for their first win of the season. The first play of the game saw Polson’s Hudson Smith run back a touchdown on the opening kickoff, but it was called back due to a penalty. Later, Tanner Wilson would score on a six yard run for their only touchdown of the quarter. In the second quarter, Polson’s Hudson Smith caught a touchdown from Wilson. Haden Smith blocked a PAT after Corvallis scored to keep Polson within two.

After halftime, Corvallis scored again, but then Matt Rensvold and Tanner Wilson both ran one in to put the Pirates up going into the fourth quarter.

The scoring from the fourth quarter was misconstrued, but Wilson threw two touchdowns, one to Rensvold and one to Smith, and Rensvold ran for another and the Pirates won the game 48-43.

Corvallis tried multiple onside kicks during the fourth quarter, but Polson’s special teams had good hands and recovered all of them.

Defensively, Polson had a better game, with interceptions by both Jacob Harrod and Hudson Smith. Rensvold, Haden Smith, and Kabe Forman-Webster all had sacks, and Rensvold led the tackles with 15.

Polson 6 7 14 21 – 48

Corvallis 6 9 7 21 – 43

1ST QUARTER

C – Daner Miller 14 yard pass from Spencer Jessop (PAT fail)

P –Tanner Wilson 6 yard run (PAT fail)

2ND QUARTER

C – Cayden Ayers 20 yard kick

C – Cole Wohltman 40 yard pass from Jessop (PAT fail) Hayden Smith blocked kick

P – Hudson Smith 74 yard pass from Tanner Wilson (Jacob Harrod kick)

3RD QUARTER

C – Wyatt Haldorson 1 yard run (PAT fail)

P –Matt Rensvold 1 yard run (Wilson run)

P –Wilson 2 run ([pass failed] kick good)

4TH QUARTER

P –Smith 4 pass from Wilson (Harrod kick)

P –Rensvold 17 yard pass from Wilson (Harrod kick)

C – Miller 7 yard pass from Jessop (PAT good)

C – Haldorson 5 run (PAT good)

P –Rensvold 32 yard run (Harrod kick)

C – Haldorson 3 yard run (PAT)

Ronan 69 

Libby 13

The Ronan Chiefs traveled to Libby on Friday night in hopes of getting their first win. After a tough loss to Bigfork last week, a big win was just what they needed, and they did just that, beating Libby by a score of 69-13.

Libby struck first on a seven-yard pass, but after that it was all Ronan.Their first touchdown came on a six- yard run from Tyler Houle. After that, Josh Morgan scored on an eight-yard run and Aaron Misa returned a fumble for a TD. In the second quarter, it was more of the same, with a 15-yard run from Ezekiel Misa, another run by Josh Morgan, and a five-yard run from Kasey Mock. Trevor Anderson scored the second defensive touchdown on an interception return. After halftime, Kade Schutzman, Brendon Blood, and Bailey Moss all scored touchdowns.

RONAN- 22 27 6 14 – 69

LIBBY- 7 6 0 0 – 13

L – Dom Voorhies 7 pass from Brian Peck (Voorhies kick)

R – Tyler Houle 6 run (pass failed)

R – Josh Morgan 8 run (Kasey Mock run)

R – Aaron Misa fumble return (Mock run)

R – Ezekiel Misa 15 run (Mock run)

L – Peck 1 run (run failed)

R – Morgan 18 run (kick failed)

R – Mock 5 run (E. Misa kick)

R – Trevor Anderson interception return (kick failed)

R – Kade Schutzman 1 run (run failed)

R – Brendon Blood 8 run (Bailey Moss run)

R – Moss 45 run (run failed)