Victor jumped out to an early lead with a couple of touchdowns in the first quarter. Eli Rosen had a 29 yard scoring run and then Bob Hotchkiss had a five yard scoring run. The two point conversion was good on a pass from JD Kay to Hotchkiss. Darby came back though with a six yard pass from Nelson Smith to Garrett Odlin in the end zone.
In the second quarter, Kay opened up the Pirate scoring when he raced 47 yards for the six points. The conversion failed. It was Rosen on the ground from five yards out for the next Pirate score. But then Darby’s Dylan Parks caught a 27 yard pass from Smith to narrow the gap. Victor scored once more in the half when Kay pushed through from one yard out. Darby finished out the half with Parks pulling down a 19 yard pass from Smith. Drake Horvath caught a pass from Smith for the two point conversion.
In the third quarter, Rosen raced 13 yards for the score. He also scored the two point conversion. The Pirate defense held Darby scoreless in the quarter and Victor went into the fourth quarter with a 20 point lead.
Then Darby’s Smith went to work. He threw to Parks from 13 yards out for the first TD of the quarter. The conversion failed. Smith then caught a 24 yard pass from Parks for the next score and Darby was only down by 8 points.
Darby tied the game at 40-all with a two yard run by Smith and then he ran in the two point conversion. In overtime, Victor’s Hotchkiss pushed through for the six points and the win from two yards out.
Hamilton blanked Corvallis in a rivalry game in Hamilton. The Broncs scored in each of the quarters and went on to win, 48-0. Bridger Bauder had three touchdowns and kicked six of seven PATs. Hamilton’s first touchdown was a 68 yard pass from Carson Rostad to Bauder. Bauder then scored on a one yard run into the end zone. Bauder also had a three yard scoring run in the second quarter. Rostad found Tyler Barnes from 12 yards out for another touchdown in the second quarter. Cameron Rothie had two touchdowns in the third quarter, a 37 yard pass from Rostad and then a 13 yard run to the end zone. The final Bronc score came when Tyler Chouinard caught a 17 yard pass from Bauder.
Hamilton improved to 2-0 in conference play and 5-1 overall. Frenchtown and Dillon are undefeated in conference play and overall. Corvallis is 2-2 overall but winless in Southwest A action.
Dillon defeated Stevensville, 49-8. Stevensville’s only score was a 66 yard pass from Garrison Bradt to Alex Gavlak in the fourth quarter. David Haacke caught the pass from Bradt for the two point conversion.
Florence topped Anaconda, 40-28, in Anaconda. Falcon quarterback Colby Kohlman continued his air assault with four touchdown passes. He hit Kyler Alm from four yards out. Jethro Thorne caught the pass for the two point conversion. Marcus Zeiler caught a 39 yard pass and then Trevyn Wood pulled a pass down from 38 yards out. Florence then went to the ground and Hayden McCarthy made a two yard run to the goal line. Alm caught the pass from Kohlman for the conversion. Kohlman went back to Zeiler for a 22 yard scoring reception Their final touchdown was a 10 yard run by Alm. Florence improved their record to 2-1 in conference play and 3-2 overall.