Ponies take care of East Helena, advance to quarterfinals

The Havre High football team is once again moving on.

Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium, the Ponies crushed East Helena 42-19 in the first round of the Class A playoffs. The win pushed Havre into the quarterfinals where the Ponies will travel to No. 1 seed Frenchtown this weekend.

Despite trailing 7-0 early on, Havre was dominant for much of the game. After a Pierce Caplette interception, the Ponies got on the board with the first of four Tate Nelson touchdowns. Griffin Terry added a three-year TD run later to give Havre a 14-7 lead, and the Ponies would go on to lead 21-13 as Nelson caught a...