by Scott Sacry
The Florence Falcons were defeated 14-21 by the Jefferson Panthers in a clash of Class B powers on Friday, August 30 in Florence. As you would expect from two evenly matched teams, the game came down to the wire, as Jefferson scored on a 15-yard run with 10 seconds left in the game to give the Panthers the 21-14 victory.
Florence went scoreless in the first two quarters, then scored twice in the 3rd, as QB Mason Arlington had a 1-yard TD run and also threw a 9-yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bates to tie the game 14-14 going into the 4th.
In their next game, the Falcons travel to Townsend on Friday, September 6 to play the Bulldogs at 7 p.m.
The Darby Tigers started their season with a bang on Friday, August 30. They defeated visiting Troy 44-16 to go 1-0 on the year. The Tigers travel to Plains on Friday, September 6 to play the Horsemen at 7 p.m.
The Hamilton Broncs lost their season opening game against Whitefish 7-27 on Friday, August 30 in Hamilton. Turnovers proved costly for the Broncs as they had three fumbles and one interception in the loss. Hamilton’s lone touchdown came on a Cooper Weston 36-yard TD pass to Andrik Valenzuela in the 4th quarter.
The Stevensville Yellowjackets hosted the Libby Loggers in their home-opener on Friday, August 30 and lost 0-40. The Yellowjackets got down early and were unable to stage a comeback. Stevensville’s task doesn’t get any easier this week as they travel to Dillon to face the defending Class A State Champion on Friday, September 6 at 7 p.m.