Hi-Line Football Roundup

With the high school football season just about halfway over, many teams are trying to position themselves for the upcoming playoff race. Yet, it was a rough weekend for local teams, as just two of the nine Hi-Line squads in action found the win column.

One of those teams was Chester-Joplin-Inverness, which, for the second straight week, had an offensive explosion. After scoring 72 points in a loss to Great Falls Central a week ago, the Hawks rolled up 58 points in a 58-18 triumph over Simms in Class C 8-man action.

The two Northern C rivals met in Simms Friday night, but CJI running back Evan Dahinden stole the show from the get-go, rushing for 358 yards and scoring a ridiculous seven touchdowns.

Dahinden found the end zone three times as a runner and caught four more passes from Cory Richter, who threw four touchdown passes and also caught another. The Hawks are now 2-3 on the season and are currently tied with Chinook, Power-Dutton-Brady, Centerville and Simms for fourth place in the Northern C.

The Hawks will host Chinook Friday night in Chester.

CJI 14 22 16 6 – 58

Simms 6 6 6 0 – 18

CJI-Evan Dahinden 37 pass from Cory Richter (Dahinden pass from Richter)

SIMMS-Matt Lewis 60 run (conv. Failed)

CJI-Dahinden 3 run (run failed)

SIMMS-Jacob Runstrom 10 run (run failed)

CJI-Dahinden 15 pass from Richter (Dahinden pass from Richter)

CJI-Dahinden 5 run (run failed)

CJI-Dahinden 24 pass from Richter (Dahinden run)

SIMMS-Lewis 74 pass from Colton Hillyard (run failed)

CJI-Dahinden 3 run (Dahinden pass from Richter)

CJI-Dahinden 9 pass from Richter (Richter pass reception)

CJI-Richter 69 pass reception (pass failed)

Power-Dutton-Brady 34,

Chinook 0

While it was a good weekend for CJI, it was not for the Chinook Sugarbeeters, who were blanked at home by Power-Dutton-Brady by the score of 34-0.

PDB scored 18 points in the first quarter, then added touchdowns in the second and third quarters to put the game out of reach. Chinook fell to 2-3 on the season with the loss. The Beeters will have a crucial game Friday night in Chester against Northern C rival CJI.

PDB 18 8 8 0 – 34

Chinook 0 0 0 0 – 0

First Quarter

PDB - Logan Smoot 12 run (run failed) (10:11)

PDB - Andru Belstad 16 interception return (run failed) (9:07)

PDB - Smoot 27 run (run failed) (6:41)

Second Quarter

PDB - Belstad 11 run (pass good) (10:46)

Third Quarter

PDB - Smoot 6 pass from Dominik Dunk (run good) (4:55)

Great Falls Central 56, Fort Benton 0

Elsewhere in the Northern C, Great Falls Central stayed undefeated by notching a road win over winless Fort Benton Friday night.

The Mustangs scored 28 points in the opening stanza and added 14 more before halftime to open a 42-0 lead and from there, Great Falls Central never looked back. The Longhorns (0-5) will visit PDB this Friday.

GF Central 28 14 8 6 – 56

Fort Benton 0 0 0 0 – 0

GFCC - Coulton Lewis 9 pass from Noah Ambuehl (Lewis run)

GFCC - Ambuehl 17 run (Jon Ruud pass from Ambuehl)

GFCC - Lewis 8 run (pass failed)

GFCC - Nick Wilkins 41 run (run failed)

GFCC - Lewis 44 pass from Ambuehl (pass failed)

GFCC - Wilkins 28 run (Michael Teasley run)

GFCC - Matt Mendenhall 5 run (Teasley run)

GFCC - Ethan Vincent 27 run (pass failed)

Cascade 62, Hays-Lodge Pole 28

After getting their first win in years earlier this season, the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds tried to get a win over Cascade on the road this past Saturday in an effort to stay in the playoff hunt. Unfortunately, HLP fell short and lost to Cascade 62-28. The T-Birds (1-4) will play at Belt this Friday.

North Star 58, Augusta 6

Outside of CJI, the only other local team to get a win this past weekend, turned out to be the North Star Knights, who defeated Augusta on the road Saturday by the score of 58-6.

The Knights got a big day from Cade Chivilicek, who tossed three touchdown passes and ran for another. Keevan Borlaug added a pair of touchdown receptions in the win, while Dylan Miller and Devon Miller each had a touchdown run. The Knights (2-1) will take on Big Sandy in a key home matchup this Saturday in the North Division of Class C Six-Man football.

North Star 22 16 14 6 – 58

Augusta 0 0 0 6 – 6

NS - Keevin Borlaug 17 pass from Cade Chvilicek (Borlaug pass from Chvilicek)

NS - Borlaug 25 pass from Chvilicek (Borlaug kick)

NS - Dylan Miller 10 run (Borlaug pass from Chvilicek)

NS - Devon Miller 8 run (Borlaug kick)

NS - Thomas Nerat 12 pass from Chvilicek (Borlaug kick)

NS - Chvilicek 47 run (Borlaug kick)

NS - Caden Rettig 1 run (kick failed)

Aug - Luke Wallace 4 run (kick blocked)

NS - Austin Hansen 14 run (pass)

Geraldine-Highwood 56, Box Elder 14

The Box Elder Bears were hoping to recover from their slow start to the season last Saturday as they hosted Geraldine-Highwood. Yet, the Bears, who put up a good fight, were ultimately defeated 56-14.

The Rivals built an early 13-0 lead, but Box Elder responded thanks to a 60-yard touchdown run by Tanner Parisian. Yet, Geraldine-Highwood answered with a 21-point second quarter, which gave it a 34-6 advantage at the half. Box Elder fell further behind in the second half but did manage a bright spot when Pete Azure Jr. found Jerel Anderson for a six-yard touchdown pass. The Bears (0-3) will play on the road Friday against Sunburst.

Geraldine-Highwood 13 21 14 8 – 56

Box Elder 0 6 0 8 – 14

GH - Joey Hale 3 pass from Brady Duvall (Louis Aron pass from Cody Kuhn)

GH - Aron 47 pass from Duvall (kick failed)

BE - Tanner Parisian 60 run (pass failed)

GF - Mavrick McKinlay 16 pass from Duvall (kick failed)

GH - Hale 3 pass from Duvall (Austin Bronec kick)

GH - Caleb Meeks 26 pass from Aron (Aron pass from McKinlay)

GH - J.R. Spencer 77 run (Bronec kick)

GH - Liam Laws 3 run (kick failed)

BE - Jerel Anderson 6 pass from Pete Azure Jr. (Lux Benson Jr. kick)

GH - Laws 29 run (Laws kick)

Sunburst 47, Big Sandy 0

The 2016 season had gone perfectly for the Big Sandy Pioneers, who were 3-0 entering their North Six-Man division contest with Sunburst last Friday night. Yet the Refiners, one of the best teams in the conference, took it to Big Sandy, defeating the Pioneers 47-0.

Even with the loss, Big Sandy is still 2-1 in league play and right in the thick of the playoff hunt with a road game against North Star coming up this Saturday.

Big Sandy 0 0 0 0 – 0

Sunburst 6 12 14 15 – 47

Sunburst - Smith 21 pass from Lerum (conv. failed)

Sunburst - Buckley 40 run (conv. failed)

Sunburst - Pickering 5 pass from Lerum (conv. failed)

Sunburst - Buckley 16 run (pass good)

Sunburst - Pickering 30 pass from Lerum (conv. failed)

Sunburst - Buckley 10 pass from Lerum (pass good)

Sunburst - Smylie 40 run (kick good)

Wolf Point 40, Harlem 8

The Harlem Wildcats went on the road in Class B 11-man football action this past Friday and were defeated by Wolf Point by the score of 40-8. Wolf Point built a 24-0 lead in the third quarter, before the Wildcats got on the board with a 12-yard run from Damon Adams. Harlem wouldn’t score again and would drop the game by 32.

The Wildcats, who are 1-3 on the season, will host Poplar this Friday.

Harlem 0 0 6 0 – 6

Wolf Point 8 8 8 16 – 40

WP - Wes Weeks 4 run (Weeks pass from Brady Babb)

WP - Saunder St. Marks 2 run (Weeks run)

WP - Babb 23 run (run failed)

Har - Damon Adams 12 run (run failed)

WP - Safety

WP - Babb 8 run (St. Marks run)

WP - Marques White Horse 21 run (run failed)

Fairfield 49, Rocky Boy 0

Faced with one of the best football teams in Class B, the Rocky Boy Stars, who hosted Fairfield last Friday night, simply were no match for the Eagles, who rolled the Stars 49-0. Rocky Boy, which is now 1-4 on the season, will have a road game this week against Shelby. It is scheduled for Friday.