Hi-Line Football Roundup

It was another exciting weekend of high school football along the Hi-Line and no game was more exciting than the one between Harlem and Poplar last Friday night.

The two teams combined for 76 points, including 36 in the fourth quarter, as the Wildcats held off a late rally at home for a 46-30 win, their second of the season.

At the start of the game, it was all Wildcats, as Damon Adams rushed for three first half touchdowns that covered 43, 77 and 33 yards. Tevin Messerly also aided Harlem in building a 40-0 lead as he threw a touchdown, ran for another and threw or ran three successful two-point conversions.

Yet in the fourth quarter, the Indians rallied and scored four touchdowns to get back in the game, but a late, 48-yard touchdown run by Taggart Devaney iced the win for the Wildcats.

“It means a lot to get our second win,” Adams said. “It’s been awhile since we have won two games so that’s something we can be proud of.”

Harlem, which is 2-3, will play Glasgow on the road this Friday.

Harlem 24 8 8 6 – 46

Poplar 0 0 0 30 – 30

H - Damon Adams 43 run (Corbin Brockie run)

H - Tyus Hammett 20 pass from Tevin Messerly (Hammett pass from Messerly)

H- Messerly 54 run (Messerly run)

H - Adams 77 run (Messerly run)

H - Adams 33 run (Brockie run)

P - Coy Atkinson 9 run (Jaylin Feuerherm pass from Damon Sadler)

P - Hunter Reum 5 pass from Sadler (Angel Boyd pass from Sadler)

P - Reum 62 run (Danny Eder pass from Sadler)

H - Taggart Devaney 48 run (Run failed)

North Star 47, Big Sandy 28

While there were some other key games along the Hi-Line, maybe the most important took place between North Star and Big Sandy of Class C’s Six-Man North Division. Both teams came into the game with 2-1 conference records, but it was North Star that came away with the home victory thanks to 248 yards rushing and five touchdowns from Dylan Miller. The Knights won the game 47-28.

The Knights may have won the game, but early on the Pioneers made it look like it was theirs for the taking. Big Sandy built a 20-6 halftime lead thanks to a 65-yard touchdown run from Weston Alderdice. North Star trimmed the deficit early in the third quarter, but another touchdown run by Alderdice made it 28-20.

From there, the Knights scored the final 27 points in the game, as Miller scored three rushing touchdowns and Keeven Borlaug also caught a touchdown pass.

North Star, which is 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the North Division, will host Heart Butte Saturday. Big Sandy (3-2, 2-2) will host Valier Saturday as well.

Sunburst 65, Box Elder 20

In other Six-Man football action from the North, the Box Elder Bears paid a visit to Sunburst Friday night, but turned out to be no match for the Refiners, who cruised to the 65-20 victory. Pete Azure Jr. was among the Bright spots for Box Elder, with a 20-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run.

The Bears, who are 0-5 on the season, will pay a visit to Augusta Saturday in search of their first win.

Box Elder 0 0 6 14 – 20

Sunburst 34 12 6 13 – 65

SB-Buckley 73 run (pass failed)

SB-Buckley 46 run (Pickering pass from Smylie)

SB-Pickering 6 pass from Lerum (Pickering kick)

SB-Buckley 12 run (Sydor pass from Pickering)

SB-Buckley 47 pass from Lerum (kick failed)

SB-Williams 14 pass from Hanson (pass failed)

SB-Pickering 55 interception return (pass failed)

SB-Smylie 73 run (pass failed)

BE-Parisian 10 pass from Anderson (kick failed)

BE-Johnson 24 interception return (Benson kick)

SB-Buckley 72 run (Smith pass from Lerum)

SB-Hanson 4 pass from Lerum (pass failed)

BE-Azure 20 run (no try attempted, game over)

CJI 46, Chinook 36

In quite possibly the biggest game in the Northern C of 8-man football this past weekend, Chinook traveled to Chester to take on Chester-Joplin-Inverness.

Both teams entered the game sporting 2-3 records, but in the end, it was CJI that would come away with a 46-36 win, bolstering the Hawks’ playoff hopes, while also dashing Chinook’s.

Brett Henke ran for 155 yards and four touchdowns for lead the way for the Hawks in the win.

Cory Richter added a pair of touchdowns as well. Tate Niederegger rushed 218 yards and three touchdowns for Chinook

CJI, which is now 3-3 overall and in the Northern C, travels to Centerville Saturday. Chinook 2-4 overall and in conference, will host Great Falls Central Friday night.

CJI 0 24 14 8 – 46

Chinook 8 14 6 8 – 36

Chinook: JJ Colby 3 run (Kyler Johnson pass from Steven Mulenet)

Chinook: Tate Niederegger 15 run (Colby run)

CJI: Brett Henke 3 run (Henke pass from Cory Richter)

CJI: Henke 9 run (Richter run)

CJI: Henke 6 run (Clark Diemert pass from Richter)

Chinook: Niederegger 14 run (run failed)

CJI: Richter 38 run (pass failed)

CJI: Henke 33 run (Henke pass from Richter)

Chinook: Niederegger 16 run (pass failed)

CJI: Diemert 25 pass from Richter (Diemert pass from Richter)

Chinook: James Christensen 28 run (Mulenet run)

Power-Dutton-Brady 66, Fort Benton 28

The Fort Benton Longhorns went to Power Friday night in search of their first win but failed to hang with Power-Dutton-Brady, one of the top teams in the Northern C.

PDB scored at least 14 points in each of the four quarters, including 24 in the the second stanza to cruise to a 66-28 win. Landon Taylor led the way for the Longhorns (0-6) with two touchdown runs. Fort Benton will host Cascade this Friday.

FB 6 0 22 0 – 28

PBD 14 24 14 14 – 66

FB: Landon Taylor 7 run (run failed)

PDB: Javey Somerfeld 10 run (run failed)

PDB: Logan Smoot 76 punt return (A. Jensen pass from Dunk)

PDB: Andrew Jensen 46 pass from Dominik Dunk (Jensen pass from Dunk)

PDB: Somerfeld 1 run (Smoot run)

PDB: Dunk 21 run (Smoot run)

PDB: Somerfeld 8 run (Smoot run)

FB: Conner Schnabel 21 pass from Taylor (Schnabel run)

PDB: Dunk 37 run (run failed)

FB: Taylor 11 run (run failed)

FB: Schnabel 2 run (Schnabel run)

PDB: Andrew Relstad 11 pass from Dunk (Smoot run)

PDB: Joey Zylks 6 run (run failed)

Belt 54, Hays-Lodge Pole 6

The Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds also took part in the Northern C action Friday night, traveling to Belt to play one of Class C’s undefeated teams.

And while the T-Birds have played some very good football this season, they couldn’t quite compete with Belt. The Huskies scored 36 points in the opening stanza and went on to win 54-6. Chance Main had the lone touchdown for HLP in the fourth quarter, on a two-yard run. The T-Birds (1-6) will host PDB Saturday.

HLP 0 0 0 6 – 6

Belt 36 12 0 6 – 54

BELT-Jaren Maki 8 run (kick blocked)

BELT-Maki 25 run (Taylor Olson run)

BELT-Keagan Stroop 7 pass from Harry Green (Antonio Heaton pass from Green)

BELT-Jess Bodner 35 interception return (run failed)

BELT-Robbie Flynn 14 pass from Green (Maki pass from Green)

BELT-Maki 24 interception return (pass failed)

BELT-Bodner 14 pass from Green (pass failed)

BELT-Troy Hennes 16 pass from Hunter Vogl (pass failed)

HLP-Chance Main 2 run (no try attempted)

Shelby 62, Rocky Boy 6

In other Class B 11-man football action, Rocky Boy visited Shelby Friday night and were defeated handily by the Coyotes 62-6.

Shelby built a 35-0 lead in the first half, before the Stars got their lone score in the second quarter as Cordell Small returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Rocky Boy would not find the end zone again and the Coyotes would win by 56. Rocky Boy (1-5) will play at Cut Bank this Friday.

Rocky Boy 0 6 0 0 -- 6

Shelby 28 20 7 7 -- 62

S – Aaron White 2 run (Wyatt Brusden kick)

S – Andrew Johnson 17 pass from White (Brusden kick)

S – Davey Kelleher 18 pass from White (Brusden kick)

S – Johnson 14 pass from White (Brusden kick)

S – Zach Torgerson 19 run (Brusden kick)

RB – Cordell Small 95 kickoff return (pass failed)

S – Barrett Hansen 29 pass from White (kick failed)

S – Ryan Dantine 10 pass from Damon Irban (Brusden kick)

S – Brusden 41 run (Brusden kick).