Arlee moves to 4-0 with win over Mission

St. Ignatius and Arlee vie for the ball during last Friday's face-off between the Lake County rivals. (Christa Umphrey photo)

Arlee's Talyn Belcourt tries to catch Mission's Iyezk Umphrey in Friday's contest between the Lake County rivals. (Christa Umphrey photo)

by Brandon Hansen / For The Leader
| September 21, 2023 12:00 AM

Arlee showed why it has so much attention statewide with a 16-0 8-man football victory over Mission on Friday, Sept. 15. The Warriors improved to 4-0 on the year while Mission lost its second straight game and fell to 2-2.

In the first quarter, Arlee took an 8-0 lead as the first touchdown was scored by Bridger Smith from a 26-yard pass from Kendall O’Neill. O’Neill ran the ball in for the two-point conversion.

The Warriors scored again in the third quarter as Kaiden Ostby caught 13-yard scoring strike from O’Neill. The Arlee quarterback then passed to Jake Knoll for the two-point conversion.

At Mission

ARLEE 16, MISSION 0

Arlee - 8 - 0 - 8 - 0 - 16

Mission - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

SCORING SUMMARY

A – Jason Miller 26 pass from Kendall O'Neill (O'Neill run)

A – Kaiden Ostby 13 pass from O'Neill (Jake Knoll pass from O'Neill)

Charlo loses game to Pomeroy in overtime

Charlo played against Washington’s Pomeroy in 8-man football action on Friday, Sept. 15 for some non-league intrigue, and the battle went back and forth before the Vikings fell 42-40 in double overtime.

Pomeroy led 12-6 at halftime, but the Vikings came roaring back with 20 second-half points to knot things up at 26-26. In the first overtime, Pomeroy and Charlo each scored a touchdown and converted the two-point conversion.

In the second overtime, both teams scored a touchdown, but Charlo did not convert it’s two-point conversion for the loss.

Charlo fell to 1-3 overall.

Arlee's Talyn Belcourt tries to catch Mission's Iyezk Umphrey in Friday's contest between the Lake County rivals. (Christa Umphrey photo)