by Scott Sacry
The Hamilton football team hosted Stevensville on Friday, September 20, and defeated the visiting ‘Jackets 43-0. The Broncs were up 15-0 after one quarter and 36-0 after halftime, then cruised in the second half to get their first win of the season.
For Hamilton, Cooper Weston had 97 passing yards and threw 2 touchdowns, and Kaeden Gum also threw a TD pass. Ayden Matten led in rushing with 66 yards and a TD, and Jackson Lubke caught 3 TD passes: one for 25 yards, one for 27 yards and one for 36 yards. Also for Hamilton, Jude Widmer returned a punt for 40 yards and Brayden Lanser had a 4-yard TD run.
Hamilton is now 1-3 on the season and has a bye next week, then they play Frenchtown on October 4th.
Stevensville had a hard time getting anything going against the hosting Broncs and fell to 0-4 on the season. They host Ronan (1-3) this Friday at 7 p.m.
Don’t look now but the 3x time defending state champion Florence Falcons have won three straight games after dropping their first game of the season to Jefferson. On Friday, September 20, they traveled to the heart of Montana’s Golden Triangle and defeated the Conrad Cowboys 41-7.
Florence’s Mason Arlington threw 4 TD passes, two to Jake Schneiter and one each to Isaac Bates and Drew Wagner. Bridger Alexander added a 30-yard TD run and Ryan Winters had a 19-yard TD run. Florence outgained Conrad in total yards 372-160. Florence will host 0-4 Whitehall this Friday at 7 p.m.
Corvallis hosted Butte Central on Friday night and won 61-20. Corvallis’ Logan Avery led the way, rushing for 5 touchdowns with runs of 3 yards, 5 yards, 33 yards, 20 yards and 21 yards. As a team Corvallis rushed for 396 yards. Also for Corvallis, Solomon Morgan had a 75-yard TD run and Aydan Mayn had a 5-yard TD run and threw a 3-yard TD pass to Hunter Loesch.
Corvallis head coach Josh McCrossin said of the game, “After a tough loss last week our players really responded with a great week of practice, and we’re excited to see our players continue improving as the season moves forward.” Corvallis hosts Libby (1-3) this Friday at 7 p.m.
The Victor Pirates got their first win of the season on Saturday, Sept. 21. as they defeated visiting Charlo 28-18. The Pirates face a tough task this week as they play undefeated and #4 ranked Valley Christian in Missoula on Friday night.
Darby hosted #4 Valley Christian on Friday, Sept. 21st in a battle of undefeated teams. After an eventful first quarter, Darby trailed 15-22. But the second quarter proved to be the difference as Valley Christian outscored Darby 32-0 to lead 54-22 at halftime. The Tigers held firm in the second half but fell 68-20 and moved to 3-1 on the season. Darby has a bye this week, then plays St. Ignatius on Oct. 4th.