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GM SCORES/STATS FOR WEEK OF 9-1-23
September 1, 2023
| Friday, September 01, 2023 |
| COLUMBIA FALLS 49 BROWNING 0* |
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LIBBY 35 POLSON 26* Loggers topple Polson, but Pirates almost rally way back
by John Heglie
At Libby, the gridiron game between the visiting Pirates and the host Loggers could be broken down to a contrast between two halves for the visitors. Exacerbated by a stingy Logger defense during first half action, the half dozen Polson possessions might as well have been mired by a mud made of molasses. Sandwiched between turnover-on-down bookends were a pair of punts along with a tandem of detrimental drive debilitating picks. Real estate yardage gains on the ground could be counted on one hand, while the air attack yielded just slightly over a half century worth of yardage gained.
Libby would take full advantage of Pirate offensive struggles, forging a two score lead at the half, then doubling the lead during the ealy segment of the third quarter before the Polson offense found some spark.
Pirate signal-caller Holden Emerson would connect with Brenden Griffen in the endzone to scrub the goose egg off their half of the scoreboard. Libby would counter toward the end of the third period as Logger quarterback Tristan Andersen connected with Isaac Lamere for a second time to reclaim their four score advantage.
Thereafter, final frame action would more closely reflect the potency of the Pirate playbook as they would score thrice. Cody Haggard would block a Logger punt inside the 20 yard line, scoop it up, then score. About midway through the quarter, Emerson would connect once again with Griffen to carve further into the deficit after the missed extra point, 20-35 . Inside of three minutes, Emerson would then find receiver Tommy Sherry open for a 65 yard score. The two point conversion would be unsuccessful, whittling down the lead into single digit territory, 26-35.
Though the rally would fall somewhat short, the second half surge provided a better indicator of latent Pirate capabilities than their first half performance. Typically a tough venue to play, the Libby experience should provide stepping stones for forging building blocks as the team traverses deeper into the schedule.
Libby 35, Polson 26
Pirates (0-2), Loggers (2-0)
Polson 0 0 7 19 – 26
Libby 0 14 21 0 – 35
L – Jace DeShazer 2 run (Lamere kick)
L – Ryan Beagle 30 pick-six IR (Lamere kick)
L – Connor Benson 1 run (Lamere kick)
L – Isaac Lamere 19 pass from Tristan Andersen (Lamere kick)
P – Brenden Griffen 26 pass from Holden Emerson (Lucian Sawyer kick)
L – Lamere 20 pass from Andersen (Lamere kick)
P – Cody Haggard 17 punt block, scoop & score (Sawyer kick)
P – Griffin 13 pass from Emerson (kick unsuccessful)
P – Tommy Sherry 65 pass from Emerson (conversion fail)
RUSH – P18-7 (Landon Shoemake 5-5, Emerson 11-3, Kyrin Doty 2-(-1)), L48-111 (Andersen 30-86, Benson 10-28, DeShazer 7-5). PASS – P(Ho.Emerson 12-35-270-2), L(T.Andersen 9-23-107-1). RECEIVE – P21-270 (Griffen 7-91, Cason Graham 8-80, Sherry 2-73, Haggard 1-16, Shoemake 3-10), L9-107 (Lamere 5-78, Aidan Agre-Baun 2-24, Beagle 1-9, DeShazer 1-(-4)). INT – P1(Griffin), L2(Beagle, DeShazer). PD – P2(Landon Shoemake, Aiden Gfroerer), L4(Andersen 2, Benson, Brody Gilmore). HURS – P3(Austin Oberwegner 2, Astin Brown), L9(Goodman 3, Drake Wofford 3). BK – P(Haggard). FR – P1(Brown), L2(Aidan Agre-Baun, David Beck). FF – P(Doty), L(Joel Goodman). SK – L4(Goodman 1½). TLF – P8 (Brody Bulette 3, Oberwegner 2⅓, Brown 1⅓, Lincoln Burrough 1, Haggard ⅓), L5 (Goodman 1½). TKL/AST – P17t32a (Oberwegner 4t3a, Bulette 4t, Haggard 2t4a, Shoemake 3t1a, Griffen 1t5a, Brown 1t4a, Aiden Gfroerer 6a, Doty 1t3a, Graham 4a, Burrough 1t, Jerium Rushing 1a), L19t59a (DeShazer 5t11a, Benson 6t4a, Agre-Baun 3t8a). SCORING – P(26): Brenden Griffin 12(2TDrec), Tommy Sherry 6(1TDrec), Cody Haggard 6(1TDbk), Lucian Sawyer 2(2PATkick); L(35): Isaac Lamere 17(2TDrec, 5PATkick), Jace DeShazer 6(1TDrun), Connor Benson 6(1TDrun), Ryan Beagle 6(1TDir). (Fr01Sep23)
5to (2int, 3fmbl) costly turnovers derailed Pirate possessions: pair of 1stHalf int, trio of 2ndHalf fumbles
Stat specs; Offensive: courtesy of KERR radio coverage; Defensive: MaxP postings. Some details may vary from alternative sources.
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BIIGFORK 35 RONAN 0* https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/37511/ronan/bigfork-mt-bigfork-vikings-football/ |
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WHITEFISH/EUREKA https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/37138/eureka/whitefish-mt-whitefish-bulldogs-football/ |
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FRENCHTOWN 6 CORVALLIS 41* |
| HAMILTON 57 BUTTE CENTRAL 18* |
| DILLON 44 STEVENSVILLE 0* |
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BILLINGS CENTRAL 24 HAVRE 3 https://406mtsports.myteamscoop.com/football/37521/havre/billings-mt-billings-central-rams-football/ |
| LOCKWOOD 13 SIDNEY 6 |
| E HELENA 34 HARDIN 28* |
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FERGUS 21 LAUREL 0 |
| MILES CITY 12 GLENDIVE 26* |
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
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• Billings Central 24, Havre 3: Adam Balkenbush hit Brayden Flores for a 16-yard touchdown and ran for another score, and the Rams defense stymied the Blue Ponies as Central moved to 2-0 on the season. Havre led briefly in the opening quarter on a 27-yard Ty Golie field goal, but the Central pass rush and run defense slammed the door after that. Jack Debourg added a second-quarter field goal for the Rams, and Thomas Norman hit pay dirt on a four-yard run.
• Lewistown 21, Laurel 0: Dan Ruff opened the scoring with a 15-yard pass to Wylee Snapp in the second quarter and Kieran Netburn doubled the lead with a 2-yard run in the third as the defending state champion Golden Eagles fended off a challenge from the Locomotives (1-1) with stout defense. Brady Bantz capped the scoring with a 20-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter for Lewistown (2-0).
• Bigfork 35, Ronan 0: Asher Knopik rushed for two scores and caught one of Tristen Herd’s three TD passes as the Vikings continued their impressive early run in Class A. Knopik ran for scores of 8 and 5 yards on the way to 79 yards on the ground for Bigfork, which was Class B a year ago. Wyatt Johnson caught a 20-yeard scoring strike from Herd and Elijah Thorness had another from 7 yards out.
Corvallis 41, Frenchtown 6: Aydan Mayn threw three touchdown passes and ran for the first score as the Blue Devils scored the game’s final 41 points in a romp over the Broncs. Bennett Boelman caught Mayn’s first TD toss and added a 38-yard pick-6. James Nordenstrom was 6-for-7 on extra points for Corvallis. Billy Corette’s 63-yard TD reception from Brody Hardy put Frenchtown on the board first in the first quarter
'A' FBALL SCORES FOR
Friday, September 01, 2023
COLUMBIA FALLS 49 BROWNING 0*
LIBBY 35 POLSON 26*
BIIGFORK 35 RONAN 0*
WHITEFISH 6 EUREKA 32
FRENCHTOWN 6 CORVALLIS 41*
HAMILTON 57 BUTTE CENTRAL 18*
DILLON 44 STEVENSVILLE 0*
BILLINGS CENTRAL 24 HAVRE 3
LOCKWOOD 13 SIDNEY 6
E HELENA 34 HARDIN 28*
FERGUS 21 LAUREL 0
MILES CITY 12 GLENDIVE 26*
