by Scott Sacry
Corvallis 44, Libby 0
Corvallis hosted Libby on Friday, September 27 and won 44-0. Corvallis’ Solomon Morgan stormed out of the gate, scoring three straight touchdowns in the first quarter. First he scored on a 65-yard run, then he caught a 13-yard TD pass, and then a 7-yard TD pass.
Corvallis’ QB Aydan Mayn threw 4 TD passes, including a 17-yard pass to Hunter Loesch and 41-yard pass to Reese Tucker. Caleb Johansen added a 18-yard TD run in the 4th quarter.
The Blue Devils have now outscored opponents 294-102 at home over the last two seasons.
Corvallis head coach Josh McCrossin said of the win, “We’re super proud of the growth our guys have shown in the last couple of weeks. We’ll enjoy the win and come back to work on Monday to get ready for a great opportunity next week against a good Dillon team.”
Corvallis is now 3-2 on the season and will play at Dillon (3-1) this Friday. Dillon is ranked #3 in the 406mtsports.com poll and #4 in the montanasports.com poll.
Florence 55, Whitehall 6
Florence, ranked #5 in the latest 406mtsports.com and montanasports.com polls, hosted Whitehall on Friday, September 27 and trounced the Trojans 55-6. Florence led 7-0 after one quarter, then erupted for 34 points in the 2nd quarter to lead 41-0 at halftime. The Falcons scored twice in the 3rd quarter, then coasted to the win.
The Florence defense caused 3 interceptions and 2 fumbles and scored twice. Levi Winters returned an interception 55 yards for a TD, and Mose Smith returned a fumble 79 yards for a TD.
Mason Arlington had 5 total TDs (4 passing and one rushing). Drew Wagner had two TD receptions, and Brody Duchien and Isaac Bates each had TD receptions.
Florence is now 4-1 on the season and hosts Anaconda (0-4) on Friday.
Stevensville 8, Ronan 36
Stevensville hosted Ronan on Friday, September 27 and lost 36-8. Stevensville’s lone touchdown came on a 9-yard run by Logan Bryan; Bryan also ran in the two-point conversion. The ‘Jackets are now 0-5 on the season and travel to Polson (3-2) this Friday to tangle with the Pirates
Victor 6, Valley Christian 84
The Victor Pirates played Valley Christian (the 406mtsports #3 ranked 8-man team) and lost 6-84 on Friday, September 27. The Pirates (1-4) travel to Superior this Friday to battle the Bobcats.
Hamilton (1-3) and Darby (3-1) had byes last week. Hamilton plays at #1 Frenchtown (5-0) this Friday, while Darby plays at St. Ignatius (3-1) on Friday.