Wildcat football by the numbers
Chris Peterson Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 3 months AGO
This year’s Wildcat football season was an historic one, with Columbia Falls going undefeated in regular season play for the first time since 1976.
Here’s a look at some of the more interesting season-ending stats racked up by the team and its players.
• Quarterback Jared Trinastich completed 193 of 323 attempts for 2,886 total yards and 34 touchdowns. He threw 13 interceptions and had a 59 percent completion rate.
• Receiver Ty Morgan was Trinastich’s favorite target by far. Morgan had 66 catches for 1,073 yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 16 yards per catch. Morgan also rushed for two touchdowns.
• Running back Zach Darling rushed for 876 yards on 128 carries and had 13 touchdowns. Those stats are impressive as Darling was out with a shoulder injury for several games.
• As a team, the Wildcat defense posted 13 interceptions — Trevor Houston had the most, with three.
• Justice McManus led the defense in solo tackles with 30, followed by Ike Schweikert with 25. Connor Bowman had 115 assisted tackles, and Schweikert had 108.
• Mark Hader led the defense in sacks with 11.5. Will Johnson led in forced fumbles with three. Bowman recovered five fumbles.
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