Hi-Line teams roll in Class C playoffs; Longhorns win 7C volleyball title

With two teams in the Class C playoffs, it was a big day for the Hi-Line.

In the quarterfinals of the Six-Man playoffs, Big Sandy got four touchdowns from Kade Strutz on its way to a hard-fought 36-12 win over the Bridger Scouts. The Pioneers advanced to the Six-Man semifinals with the win for the third straight year, where they'll travel to Froid-Lake next Saturday with a berth in the state championship on the line.

6-Man football playoffs

First round

Friday, Oct. 23

White Sulphur Springs 78, Sunburst 21

Shields Valley 27, Richey-Lambert 16

Big Sandy 57, Wibaux 6

Harlowton-Ryegate 38, Noxon 14

Saturday, Oct. 24

Froid-Lake 56, Broadview-Lavina 6

Bridger 41, Hot Springs 38

Power-Dutton-Brady 46, Denton-Geyser-Stanford 15

Savage 57, Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap 14

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Oct. 31

Froid-Lake 52, Harlowton-Ryegate 6

White Sulphur Springs 44, Savage 6

Big Sandy 36, Bridger 12

Shields Valley 33, Power-Dutton-Brady 26

Semifinals

Nov. 6-7

Big Sandy (7-0) at Froid-Lake (8-0), TBD

Shields Valley (9-0) at White Sulphur Springs (5-0), TBD

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 14

TBD

Meanwhile, the 8-Man playoffs also got underway Saturday with the top-ranked Fort Benton Longhorns crushing St. Ignatius 61-6 in Fort Benton. Billy Ullery accounted for four scores and also had four interceptions as the Longhorns improved to 7-0. They'll host Joilet in the quarterfinals this Saturday.

8-Man football playoffs

First round

Saturday, Oct. 31

Fort Benton 61, St. Ignatius 6

Joliet 28, Westby-Grenora 18

Drummond-Philipsburg 60, Belt 14

Fairview 44, Ennis 6

Park City 36, Ekalaka 0

Shelby 60, Alberton-Superior 14

Scobey 50, Cascade 0

Thompson Falls 50, Simms 6

Quarterfinals

Nov. 6-7

Joliet (7-1) at Fort Benton (7-0), TBD

Fairview (8-1) at Drummond-Philipsburg (9-0), TBD

Shelby (5-1) at Park City (6-1), TBD

Thompson Falls (9-0) at Scobey (8-1), TBD

Semifinals

Nov. 13-14

TBD

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 21

TBD

Saturday night also saw Fort Benton beat Chinook for the District 7C volleyball championship, while Geraldine-Highwood and CJI also advanced to next week's Northern C, also in Fort Benton.