No. 1 Capital cruises past No. 4 Glacier
The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 15 years, 3 months AGO
HELENA - It was a different Glacier football team that showed up in Helena this year, but it was the same old Capital at Vigilante Stadium on Friday night.
The undefeated No. 1 Bruins piled up 548 yards of offense and toppled the No. 4 Wolfpack 44-19 to win its record 29th Class AA game in a row.
Capital (8-0) dealt the Wolfpack its worst loss of the season and snapped Glacier's three game win streak.
The Wolfpack (5-3) managed three touchdowns late in the fourth quarter and senior quarterback Shay Smithwick-Hann passed for a new school record in yards (327) and attempts (49).
Stormy Day returned a 93-yard kickoff for a touchdown, which is also a new school record.
Bryan Chery had eight catches for 84 yards and a touchdown and Joshua Criner caught three passes for 20 yards and a touchdown to round out Glacier's scoring.
The Glacier defense forced four turnovers against Capital's potent offense. Jacob Konen, Brendan Hagen and Connor Fuller each had an interception while a fumble was recovered as well.
With two games left, Glacier is in a five-way tie for fourth place. The Wolfpack face Missoula Big Sky (5-3) on the road next Friday.
Glacier 0 0 0 19 - 19
Capital 14 17 6 7 - 44
First quarter
Capital - Corey Scevers 1 run (Scevers kick), 7:55
Capital - Josh Dirks 48 pass from Scevers (Scevers kick), 6:39
Second quarter
Capital - Scevers 25 field goal, 10:01
Capital - Matt Miller 71 pass from Scevers (Scevers kick), 7:39
Capital - Braden Peterson 1 run (Scevers kick), 2:21
Third quarter
Capital - Peterson 66 run (kick blocked), 0:43
Fourth quarter
Capital - Jacob Grover 1 run (Scevers kick), 8:24
Glacier - Stormy Day 93 kick return (Brendan Hagan kick), 8:11
Glacier - Bryan Chery 14 pass from Shay Smithwick-Hann (kick blocked), 3:03
Glacier - Joshua Criner 4 from Smithwick-Hann (pass failed), 0:14
Glacier Capital
First downs 25 22
Rushes-yards 23-78 35-227
Passing yards 327 321
Passing (com-att-int) 26-49-1 15-24-3
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-yards 3-15 2-10
Punts-average 2-35 3-42.3
Individual stats
RUSHING - Glacier - Wiley Fusaro 9-47, Taylor Hart 3-7, Smithwick-Hann 11-34; Capital - Miller 2-14, Peterson 8-106, Grover 10-56, Scevers 10-35, Zach Mittleider 3-10, Reese Miller 1-2, Trey Spirlin 1-4.
PASSING - Glacier - Smithwick-Hann 26-49-1-327; Capital - Scevers 13-21-3-310, M. Miller 1-1-0-7, Riley Sampson 1-2-0-4.
RECEIVING - Glacier - Chery 8-84, Colter Hanson 2-36, Jacob Leininger 5-36, Connor Fuller 2-45, Fusaro 2-27, Criner 3-20, BJ Corpron 2-24, Hart 2-18, Freddie Blodnick 2-19; Capital - Josh Dirks 6-122, M. Miller 3-113, Dustin Williams 5-30, Peterson 1-16, Connor Lamping 1-4.
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