Hi-Line Football Roundup

CHINOOK — With the Hi-Line football season marching on, many local teams found themselves tested over the weekend.

Friday night in Chinook, the No. 8 Northern C Sugarbeeters hosted the No. 2 Fort Benton Longhorns in an 8-Man clash. And though the Beeters put up a fight, the Longhorns proved why they are state contenders, defeating the Beeters 44-24.

But to start, the Beeters came out and looked solid on both offense and defense.

In the games opening drive, and only second play of the game, the Beeters' Ben Stroh exploded out of the backfield for a 55-yard touchdown run. And after Tyler Molyneaux rushed for the two-point conversion, the Beeters took an early 8-0 lead.

The Chinook defense also showed up early.

On the Longhorn's ensuing drive the Beeters forced a turnover on downs but not before Chinook's Chris Haider forced a fumble that would have left the Beeters in excellent field position if not recovered by Fort Benton.

The Beeters second drive resulted in another touchdown. Both Molyneaux and Stroh set up the scoring drive with two big runs, and on the fifth play of the drive it was Stroh once again finding the end zone, this time from 19 yards out to give the Beeters a 14-0 lead after a failed conversion.

But after Chinook scored two quick touchdowns in the first six minutes of the first quarter, the Longhorns took over.

The Longhorns scored a touchdown with 5:07 left in the first quarter to narrow the gap to 14-6. And in the second quarter they scored three touchdowns with conversions on three straight possessions to take a 30-14 lead into the lockerroom at the half.

Riley Shaw scored on a 60-yard pass from Jackson Bramlette, Anders Andersen scored on a 19-yard pass from Derek Kittredge and Jackson Bramlette scored on a six-yard run to give the Longhorns the lead.

In the second quarter, Chinook also got intercepted two times putting a stop to any scoring threat.

The Beeters made one last push in the third quarter, but the Fort Benton offense couldn't be stopped.

The Sugarbeeters scored two points on a safety on the Longhorns first drive. And on the ensuing kick, Stroh scored his third touchdown on a 75-yard kick return. Molyneaux scored on the two point conversion, and the Beeters found themselves right back in the game, trailing only 30-24 with 9:35 left in the third quarter.

But a third interception by the Longhorn defense and two more touchdowns by their offense put the game away, giving Fort Benton the victory.

Chinook now sits with a 2-1 record and will play again on Friday when the Beeters travel to face the Simms Tigers.

Fort Benton 6 24 8 6 — 44

Chinook 14 0 10 0 — 24

Chinook — Ben Stroh 55 run (Tyler Molyneaux run)

Chinook — Ben Stroh 19 run (run fail)

FB — Jackson Bramlette 3 run (run fail)

FB — Riley Shaw 60 pass from Jackson Bramlette (Derek Kittredge run)

FB — Anders Andresen 19 pass from Derek Kittredge (Derek Kittredge run)

FB — Jackson Bramlette 6 run (run good)

Chinook — safety

Chinook — Ben Stroh 75 kickoff return (Tyler Molyneaux run)

FB — Jackson Bramlette 17 run (Jackson Bramlette run)

FB — Jackson Bramlette 20 run (run fail).

Power-D-Brady 28, Chester/J-I 12

In more Northern C 8-Man football, the Chester/J-I Hawks fell to a 1-3 record against the division leading Power-Dutton-Brady Titans.

Friday in Chester the Titans defeated the Hawks 28-12.

The Tiatns jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter, and held the 12-point margin through the first half. But In the third quarter the Hawks' Ceddy Pogue returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown and cut the lead to 12-6.

But another big quarter by the Titans put the game out of reach for the Hawks.

In the third frame, the Titans added 16 more points on two rushing touchdowns to the scoreboard. And though the Hawks added a score in the fourth, it wasn't enough to overtake the Pirates.

The Hawks final score was a 12-yard pass to Ryne Tyler from quarterback Brandon Graff.

C/J-I's defense played valiently against the Titans, as P=D-B came in averaging almost 40 points per game.

Chester is off until Oct. 1. When the Hawks return they will take to the road to face Sunburst.

Power/Dutton/Brady 12 0 16 0 — 28

Chester/J-I 0 6 0 6 — 12

PDB — Logan Rossmiller 45 run (run fail)

PDB — Eric Sievers 7 run (run fail)

C/J-I — Ceddy Pogue 24 interception return (pass fail)

PDB — Eric Sievers 60 run (Clinton Habel run)

PDB — Eric Sievers 2 run (Kyler Johnson run)

CJ/-I — Ryne Tyler 12 pass from Brandon Graff (pass fail).

Roundup 34, Harlem 20

In Class B action, the Harlem Wildcats battled the Roundup Panthers, but fell short after two late Panther scores.

Friday in Harlem, the Panthers defeated the Wildcats 34-20.

Both teams went scoreless through the first quarter, but the it was the Panthers who struck first in the second with two Wade Giles' rushing touchdowns to boost the Panthers to a 14-0 lead.

In the third quarter the Wildcats cut the deficit to 22-14 after outscoring the Panthers 14-8. Taylor First Raised scored on a one-yard run, and Brandon Hammond scored on a 65-yard pass from First Raised.

Hammond also got his hands on a 54-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to cut the Panther lead to 22-20. But two fourth-quarter scores by the Panthers put the game out of reach for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats dropped to 1-2 overall and play again on Friday when they take on the Malta Mustangs in Malta.

Roundup 0 14 8 12 — 34

Harlem 0 0 14 6 — 20

Roundup — Wade Giles 1 run (Wade Giles run)

Roundup — Wade Giles 1 run (run failed)

HAR — Taylor First Raised 1 run (Brandon Hammond pass from Taylor First Raised)

Roundup — Dusty Liles 9 run (Dusty Liles run)

HAR — Brandon Hammond 65 pass from Taylor First Raised (pass failed)

HAR — Brandon Hammond 54 pass from Taylor First Raised (pass failed)

Roundup — Wade Giles 5 run (run failed)

Roundup — Scott Marek 20 run (run failed)

Big Sandy 50, Heart Butte 13

The Northern C Six-Man Big Sandy Pioneers remain undefeated (2-0, 3-0) when they defeated the Heart Butte Warriors 50-13 Friday night.

Heart Butte scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, one by way of kick return and the other on a 15-yard run, but besides that the game belonged to the Pioneers.

Big Sandy took a 24-0 lead in the first quarter and stretched it to 43-0 by halftime. And in the third quarter the Pioneers added seven more points to the scoreboard as they rolled over the winless Warriors at home.

Ryan Miller, Lane Martin and Justin Stevens all scored two touchdowns each for the Pioneers. Jery Hanson and Cole Baker also scored a touchdown a piece for the Pioneers.

Miller's longest score came on a 40-yard punt return, while Martin's came on a 64-yard run and Stevens on a 64-yard reception. Miller and Trevor Lackner each threw TD passes in the easy Pioneer win.

Big Sandy is on the road on Saturday when the Pioneers will gear up to face Bridger.

Heart Butte 0 0 13 0 — 13

Big Sandy 24 19 7 0 — 50

BS — Ryan Miller 25 run (kick failed)

BS — Ryan Miller 40 punt return (kick failed)

BS — Lane Martin 20 run (Kaden Beck kick)

BS — Lane Martin 64 run (kick failed)

BS — Cole Baker 12 run (run failed)

BS — Justin Stevens 20 fumble return (Ryan Miller pass from Trevor Lackner)

BS — Justin Stevens 64 pass Ryan Miller (Baker run)

BS — Jerry Hanson 15 run (run failed)

HB — Tyler Still Smoking 64 kickoff return (run failed)

HB — Craig Horn 15 run (Still Smoking run)

North Star 53, St. Regis 13

The Northern C Six-Man North Star Knights also found a lot of offensive success in a win on Saturday.

The Knights were on the road facing the St. Regis Tigers and earned a dominating 53-13 win. With the win the Knights improved to 2-0 in the league and 2-1 overall.

The Knight's Jordy Donoven played a major role in their success on Saturday.

Helping the team in six scores, Donoven had touchdown runs from six, 27 and 19 yards out. He also returned a kickoff 60 yards to paydirt as well as returned an interception 39 yards for another score.

Donoven also utilized his arm, tossing Cooper Spicher a 30-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

North Star took a 6-0 lead in the first and exploded in the second to take a 40-6 lead. The Knights added 13 more points in the third for an easy victory.

Connor Cline also scored for the Knights, rushing for scores from three and 37-yards out.

North Star plays again this Saturday when the Knights travel to Augusta.

North Star 6 34 13 0 — 53

St. Regis 0 6 0 7 — 13

NS — Connor Cline 3 run (kick failed)

NS — Jordy Donoven 6 run (kick failed)

NS — Jordy Donoven 27 run (Dylan Crittenden kick)

SR — David Shadley 32 pass from Thomas Spencer (kick failed)

NS — Cooper Spicher 30 pass from Donoven (kick failed)

NS — Jordy Donoven 19 run (Crittenden kick)

NS — Jordy Donoven 39 interception return (pass failed)

NS — Jordy Donoven 60 kickoff return (kick failed)

NS — Connor Cline 37 run (Cline run)

SR — David Shadley 22 pass from Thomas Spencer (Shad Rich pass from Thomas Spencer).

HLP 48, Froid-Lake-Grenora 30

The Class C 8-Man Hays Lodge-Pole Thunderbirds were also in action on Saturday and defeated Froid-Lake-Grenora 48-30.

It was the first win of the season for the Thunderbirds who improved their record to 1-2 overall.