Blue Ponies crush Vigilantes, 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...