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Postseason football arrived on the Hi-Line this past weekend. The Fort Benton Longhorns and CJI Hawks won to advance in the playoffs while the Big Sandy Pioneers lost and saw their season come to an end.
Postseason high school football has arrived on the Hi-Line with several local schools still alive for a shot at a state championship. This past weekend, some north-central Montana schools got wins to advance in the postseason while some saw their seasons come to an end.
In the 8-man playoffs, the Fort Benton Longhorns opened the postseason with a 36-33 win over Lone Peak at home Saturday. After a slow start for both teams, the Bighorns scored a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, the Longhorns got on the scoreboard with a one-yard touchdown run from Cade Ball. Truman Giese then connected with David Olson on a two-point attempt to give Fort Benton an 8-7 lead. The Bighorns responded with a touchdown of their own to take a 13-7 lead. But the Longhorns responded with a 30-yard touchdown run from Ball and a two-point run from Olson to take a 16-13 lead.
It was then a shootout in the fourth quarter. Lone Peak scored to start the fourth to retake the lead. But Ball scored on a 7-yard touchdown run and then a two-point try to give Fort Benton a 24-20 lead. The Bighorns responded with a return touchdown on the ensuing kickoff. Again, Fort Benton responded with a 57-yard touchdown run from Giese to take a 30-26 lead.
But defense remained absent in the fourth as the Bighorns scored again to take a 33-26 lead. Needing a play, Ball came through again for the Longhorns with a 4-yard touchdown run that gave his team a 36-33 lead. The Longhorns then held on for the win and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The Fort Benton football team will next face Superior in the quarterfinals this Saturday.
Fort Benton 36, Lone Peak 33
LP - 0 7 6 20 - 33
FB - 0 0 16 20 - 36
LP - Grabow 13 pass from Shipman (Kick)
FB - Ball 1 yd run (Olson pass from Giese)
LP - Perdue 12 pass from Shipman (Pass failed)
FB - Ball 30 yd run (Olson run)
LP - Grabow 9 pass from Shipman (Pass failed)
FB - Ball 7 yd run (Ball run)
LP - Perdue 70 kickoff return (Pass failed)
FB - Giese 57 yd run (Pass failed)
LP - Grabow 45 pass from Shipman (Grabow pass from Shipman)
FB - Ball 4 yd run (Run failed)
CJI 55, DGS 8
In the six-man playoffs, the Chester-Joplin-Inverness football team defended its home field with a 55-8 win over Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine.
The Hawks opened the first quarter with Ryland St. John throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Streit for the lead. Nate Nelson then ran it in for a 55-yard score to extend the lead to 12-0.
DGS responded with a touchdown to cut the deficit to 12-8, but the Hawks could not be slowed down. St. John opened the second quarter with a 16-yard touchdown throw for the Hawks. Nelson then had a pair of 40-yard touchdown runs to give CJI a 34-8 lead at halftime.
Even with the big lead, the Hawks added onto their lead in the second half. Nelson stayed hot with a 13-yard touchdown run for the Hawks. St. John connected with Streit again for a 12-yard touchdown pass. Wrigley Lalum then got in on the action with a 17-yard touchdown run to make the final score 55-8.
The CJI football team will next face Froid-Medicine-Lake in the quarterfinals at home this Saturday at 1 p.m.
DGS - 8 0 0 0 - 8
CJI - 12 22 21 0 - 55
CJI - Streit 12 pass from St. John (Kick failed)
CJI - Nelson 55 yd run (Kick failed)
DGS - Axel Becker 9 yd run (Becker kick)
CJI - 16 pass from St. John (Kick failed)
CJI - Nelson 40 yd run (Syrbe kick)
CJI - Nelson 40 yd run (Syrbe kick)
CJI - Nelson 13 yd run (St. John pass)
CJI - Streit 12 pass from St. John (Kick failed)
CJI - Lalum 17 yd run (Syrbe kick)
Westby-Grenora 30,
Big Sandy 6
Last season was a magical season for the Big Sandy Pioneers as they won the state championship in six-man football. But that will not be the case this year as the Pioneers' season came to an end with a 30-6 loss to Westby-Grenora at home this past Saturday.
From the jump, the Thunder took control of the game. After a touchdown to take the lead, the Thunder returned an interception for a score to take a 14-0 lead into halftime. The Thunder then scored another pair of touchdowns in the third to extend the lead to 28-0.
Meanwhile, the Big Sandy offense continued to struggle. The Thunder recorded a safety to make it a 30-0 game in the fourth. The Pioneers finally got on the scoreboard thanks to a nine-yard touchdown from Karter Jurenka, but there was not enough time to mount a comeback.
With the loss, the Pioneers' season came to an end. They finished their year with a record of 8-2.
WG - 8 6 14 2 - 30
BS - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WG - Arnson 10 pass from Wright (Rudningen kick)
WG - Wright 66 interception return (Kick failed)
WG - Hennager 65 pass from Wright (Kick failed)
WG - Rudningen 25 pass from Wright (Rudningen kick)
WG - Safety
BS - Jurenka 9 yd run (Kick failed)
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