Friday's Prep Football: Belgrade shuts out Ponies

The Havre High football team had plenty of opportunities to notch a season-changing win Friday night over the Belgrade Panthers. But in the end, the Blue Ponies made a few too many mistakes.

Three turnovers and some trouble punting into the wind ultimately cost the Ponies, who were downed 10-0 by Belgrade Friday night in Blue Pony Stadium. The fourth-ranked Panthers got a touchdown run from Dyson Cheney late in the second quarter and tacked on a field goal in the fourth quarter to wrap up the 10-point win.

Down 7-0 late in the third, Reese Bulkley connected with Ethan Roberts on a 40-yard completion on fourth-and-10, giving the Ponies the ball first-and-10 at the Belgrade 11. However, on the very next play, Bulkley fumbled and when the Panthers fell on the ball, it dashed Havre's last and best hope of trying the game.

"I am really proud of the way our kids played," HHS head coach Ryan Gatch said. "They played hard defensively and we had some good things dialed up on offense. We just couldn't get it in the end zone. We have to find a way to score points and eliminate some of the mistakes we made. I need to do a better job with that."

Havre (1-3) will host Glendive next week. For more coverage see Monday's Havre Daily News.

Scores:

Shelby 23, Fort Benton 14

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 68, Belt 20

Centerville 37, Chinook 28

Laurel 38, Livingston 6

Lewistown 8, Miles City 0

Sidney 20, Glendive 16

Fairfield 43, Glasgow 0

Billings Central 43, Hardin 8

Frenchtown 56, Browning 28

Whitefish 27, Corvallis 20

Hamilton 48, Polson 12

Dillon 35, Ronan 0

Billings West 28, Great Falls High 19

Helena Capital 49, Billings Skyview 15

Billings Senior 35, CMR 14

Glacier 48, Helena High 14

Bozeman 48, Butte 14

Malta 30, Conrad 6

Great Falls Central 39, Choteau 12

Geraldine-Highwood 56, Big Sandy 42