Hi-Line Football: Beeters, Knights win big

The Big Sandy football team had another exciting weekend after beating the Heart Butte Warriors last Friday. The Pioneers rattled the Warriors 88-6 to continue their dominant season.

Big Sandy did not waste any time to score points. The Pioneers put up 50 points to kick off a great first quarter. To start the streak, Clint Darlington caught a 21-yard pass from Ryan Roth, then Darlington returned a fumble to add more to the scoreboard. Parker Proulx followed up with a 41-yard punt return and the Pioneers' defense helped continue adding points with a safety. Senior running back Kade Strutz scored again for Big Sandy on a 35-yard rushing touchdown.

Brock Proulx was next on the list, and scored a touchdown with a two-yard run. Then the second safety of the night was tallied for Big Sandy. The Pioneers showed no mercy and found another spark as Roth returned a kickoff for 50 yards. Parker Proulx put up the last points of the first quarter for Big Sandy on a 14-yard rushing touchdown.

The second quarter saw the Pioneers rack up 15 points. Darlington rushed a five-yard score and Brock Proulx for three-yard TD for a couple scores, Big Sandy then added safety number three to the game. To end the first half, Roth found the endzone on a 33-yard rushing touchdown. The Pioneers shut out Heart Butte 65-0 at the half.

The second half saw Big Sandy continue their great performance. Kody Strutz found the endzone three more times, while Lance Rutledge scored twice. The Pioneers put up their fourth safety of the night and Rusty Gasvoda ran for a three-yard score.

Big Sandy stays undefeated and plays PDB for the North Division title next week.

Big Sandy 50 15 7 16 – 88

Heart Butte 0 0 0 6 – 6

BSY - Clint Darlington 21 pass from Ryan Roth (PAT good)

BSY - Clint Darlington fumble return (PAT no good)

BSY - Parker Proulx 41 punt return

BSY - Team safety

BSY - Kade Strutz 35 run (PAT good)

BSY - Brock Proulx 2 run

BSY - Team safety

BSY - Ryan Roth 50 kickoff return (Conversion good)

BSY - Parker Proulx 14 run (PAT no good)

BSY - Clint Darlington 5 run (Conversion good)

BSY - Team safety

BSY - Ryan Roth 33 run (PAT no good)

BSY - Lance Rutledge 44 pass from Kody Strutz (Conversion good)

BSY - Kody Strutz 5 run (Conversion good)

BSY - Team safety

BSY - Kody Strutz 31 run (Conversion good)

HBT - Player 39 53 pass from Tristan Kipp

Chinook 72, Hays-Lodge Pole 30

The Chinook football team added another win to its record after a powerful performance against another Hi-Line team, the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds last Friday night. The Sugarbeeters beat the T-Brids 72-30.

Chinook opened the first quarter with 33 points and had many big plays. Kurtis Hamilton caught a 50-yard pass from Toby Niederegger to put up the Beeters ahead. The Chinook defense found the endzone in the first when Drake Berreth ran back an interception for 24 yards. Sam Dumas put up more points for the Sugarbeeters on a 53-yard rushing touchdown.

After three scores from Chinook, HLP added points to their side of the scoreboard on an Estivan Granados 17-yard pass from Cash Messerly in the second quarter. Chinook found the endzone three more times before the end of the first half, giving them the lead 52-8.

The Beeters and T-Birds both scored six in the third quarter. For Hays-Lodge Pole, Tyshawn Shambo caught a 42-yard pass from Ethan Werk. Chinook answered with another touchdown on a 49-yard pass.

The Thunderbirds put up 16 points and the Sugarbeeters added 14 in the fourth quarter. Since Chinook opened the game with a dominant performance, it was more than enough to hold off Hays-Lodge Pole for the win 72-30.

Chinook will face Rocky Boy in a Northern C crossover game this weekend, while HLP takes on Cascade.

Chinook 33 19 6 14 – 72

Hays-Lodge Pole 0 8 6 16 – 30

CHK - Kurtis Hamilton 50 pass from Toby Niederegger (PAT no good)

CHK - Drake Berreth 24 interception (PAT no good)

CHK - Sam Dumas 53 run (PAT good)

CHK - Josh Gillette 15 run (PAT good)

CHK - Toby Niederegger 20 pass from Benton Elliot (PAT good)

CHK - JT Haver 12 run (PAT no good)

HLP - Estivan Granados 17 pass from Cash Messerly (Conversion good)

CHK - Sam Dumas 42 run (PAT no good)

CHK - Tyler Schoen 24 run (PAT good)

HLP - Tyshawn Shambo 42 run (PAT no good)

CHK - Levi Jensen 5 run (PAT no good)

HLP - Tyshawn Shambo 42 pass from Ethan Werk (Conversion good)

CHK - Damon Hannum 49 pass from Levi Jensen (PAT no good)

HLP - Estivan Granados 13 pass from Cash Messerly (Conversion good)

CHK - Tyler Schoen 61 pass from Levi Jensen (Conversion good)

North Star 37, Tri-City 10

The North Star football team continues to push for a good playoff spot and putting another win on their record keeps the Knights in the race. The Knights beat the Tri-City Titans last Saturday, 37-10.

North Star opened the game with two scores, both from senior Caden Rettig. Rettig's first was a pass from Bailey Spicher and his second was a one-yard rushing touchdown to put the Knights up 15-0 after the first quarter.

Tri-City answered with 10 points in the second. The Titans' Tucker Brown caught a six-yard pass from R.J. Granot for a score, followed by a 22-yard field goal by Zach Thomas to put Tri-City down only by a score at the half 15-10.

The second half saw scores from only the Knights. North Star's three touchdowns, one being another catch by Rettig from Spicher for a 47-yard passing touchdown. The Titans had no answers for the Knights in the second half, falling to North Star 37-10 at the end of the night.

North Star host Geraldine-Highwood this Saturday.

North Star 15 0 16 6 – 37

Tri-City 0 10 0 0 – 10

NST - Caden Rettig 39 pass from Bailey Spicher (Conversion good)

NST - Caden Rettig 1 run (Conversion good)

TRI - Tucker Brown 6 pass from R.J. Granot

TRI - FG Zach Thomas 22

NST - Xian Phillips 26 pass from Caden Rettig (Conversion good)

NST - Caden Rettig 47 pass from Bailey Spicher (Conversion good)

NST - Jaden Sargent 10 pass from Bailey Spicher

Fort Benton 36, Shelby 7

The Fort Benton football team stayed consistent in its undefeated season with a win over the tough Shelby Coyotes last Friday night. The Longhorns handed Shelby its second loss of the season with a 36-7 victory.

Fort Benton, one of the few undefeated teams left in 8-Man football, is sitting in a great spot for a deep playoff run and awaits to see its first opponent in the postseason.

The Longhorns have a rematch with Great Falls Central Saturday in Great Falls in a Northern C cross-over game.

Broadview-Lavina 74, Box Elder 32

The Box Elder football team hit another rough spot in a game against the Broadview-Lavina Pirates last Saturday, falling to the Pirates 74-32. The Bears season has been a tough one and it only gets more difficult going forward.

For the Bears, players Jayden Jilot and Kadyn Duran scored often. Jilot scored the first points of the game on a 22-yard pass from Duran and a 26-yard pass from Gabe Saddler later in the game. Duran ran for a one-yard touchdown and had a 63-yard kickoff return, as well as a 10-yard rushing touchdown late in the game.

But Box Elder could not keep up with the Pirates. Five straight touchdowns, coming from William Hanser, gave Broadview-Lavina a big lead later in the game. The Bears scored the last points of the game, but still fell to the Pirates 74-32.

Another tough loss stings for the Bears, but their focus moves to their next game.

Box Elder (1-6) will kick off against their next opponent, the Tri-City Titans (3-3), Wednesday at 4.

B-L 21 34 13 6 – 74

Box Elder 12 6 8 6 – 32

BXE - Jayden Jilot 22yd pass from Kadyn Duran (PAT good)

BRL - Gabe Hanser 6yd run (Conversion good)

BXE - Kadyn Duran 1yd run (PAT no good)

BRL - Hank Tuzsynski 34yd run (Conversion good)

BXE - Jayden Jilot 26yd pass from Gabe Saddler (PAT no good)

BRL - Hank Tuzsynski 52yd kickoff return (Conversion good)

BRL - Rylan Heiken 3yd run (Conversion good)

BRL - Hank Tuzsynski 11yd run (Conversion good)

BRL - Hank Tuzsynski 73yd run (Conversion no good)

BXE - Kadyn Duran 63yd kickoff return (Conversion no good)

BRL - William Hanser 10yd run (Conversion good)

BRL - William Hanser 25yd pass from Kade Erickson (Conversion good)

BRL - William Hanser 34yd run (Conversion good)

BRL - William Hanser punt return (Conversion good)

BRL - William Hanser 23yd run (Conversion no good)

BXE - Kadyn Duran 10yd run (Conversion no good)

GFCC 68, CJI 16

The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks had a tough end to its regular season with a loss to the Great Falls Central Catholic Mustangs last Saturday. The Hawks were grounded by the Mustangs 68-16.

Highlights for CJI included a one-yard rushing touchdown from Evan Dahinden and an eight-yard rushing touchdown. Unfortunately, much of the game was a dominant performance by GFCC, which put up 20-plus-points in both the first and third quarters. Shane Girres scored three touchdowns for the Mustangs.

The Hawks will play Simms in a Northern C crossover game this weekend.

GFCC 28 13 21 6 – 68

CJI 0 0 0 16 – 16

GFCC - Jackson Malsam 29 run (Conversion good)

GFCC - Shane Girres 2 run (PAT no good)

GFCC - Shane Girres 54 interception (PAT good)

GFCC - Trevor Thompson 52 punt return (PAT good)

GFCC - Drew Newman 16 pass from Shane Girres (PAT good)

GFCC - Logan Warren 13 pass from Shane Girres (PAT no good)

GFCC - Shane Girres 17 run (PAT good)

GFCC - Tucker Atkinson 11 run (PAT good)

GFCC - Drew Newman 62 pass from Dillon Warren (PAT good)

CJI - Evan Dahinden 1 run (Conversion good)

GFCC - Tucker Atkinson 49 run (PAT no good)

CJI - 8 run (Conversion good)

Cascade 44, Rocky Boy 0

The Rocky Boy football team had another difficult game when the Stars fell to the Cascade Badgers last Friday. The Stars were shut out by the Badgers 44-0.

Rocky Boy (0-6) visits Chinook in a Northern C crossover game this week.

Fairfield 61, Harlem 0

The Harlem High football team did not have the game it was hoping for last Friday against the Fairfield Eagles. The Eagles shut out the Wildcats 61-0.

Harlem's regular season is drawing closer to its end and the Wildcats will look to add a win to their season against their next opponent.

Harlem (0-7) kicks off against the Cut Bank Wolves (2-6) Friday at 7 p.m.