East beats West 38-24
John Heglie Special to Leader | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 4 months AGO
FORMER POLSON football player Tanner Wilson (far left), Matthew Rensvold (left) pose for a pictures in the Shrine Bowl game. (From left): Casey Mock, Kane Lawson pose with Wilson and Rensvold. (Photo courtesy of Scott Wilson)
The Eastern all-stars prevailed over their western counterparts on the strength of two final scoring drives in the 71st Montana East-West Shrine Game in Billings. Mission Valley locals Tanner Wilson and Matthew Rensvold both factored into the scoring column with Rensvold hauling in a touchdown pass, while Wilson ran for pay dirt on the opening scoring drive as well as connected through the air with another.
West side captains voted on by their fellow teammates included Griz recruit Tanner Wilson (Polson), Carroll College-bound Ryan Arntson (Helena), MSU Bobcat-bound R.J. Fitzgerald (Dillon) and UM-bound Marcus Welnel (Helena Capital). Wilson and Arntson helmed the West offense, while Fitzgerald and Welnel led the defense.
MVPs – West Offensive MVP: Matt Rensvold (Polson), West Defensive MVP: Marcus Welnel (Helena Capital); East Offensive MVP: Bailey Paddock (Bozeman), East Defensive MVP: Michael McGinnis (Sidney); overall game MVP: Nathan Dick (Billings Senior).
East now leads the all-time series 39-32
71st East-West Shrine Game
Herb Klindt Field
Rocky Mountain College
Sat. July 15, 2017
West 14 0 7 3 – 24
East 9 7 7 15 – 38
1st Qtr
W – Tanner Wilson *8 run (Todd Nordahl kick)
E – Bailey Paddock 29 pass from Nate Dick (run failed)
E – Josh Kraft 38 field goal
W – Matt Rensvold 5 pass from Dakota Bridwell (Nordahl kick)
2nd Qtr
E – Keaton Anderson *17 pass from Callahan O’Reilly (Kraft kick)
3rd Qtr
E – Chandler Allen 10 pass from Dick (Kraft kick)
W – Mitch Roberts 55 pass from Wilson (Nordahl kick)
4th Qtr
W – Patrick O’Connell 31 field goal
E – Anderson 5 pass from Dick (Kraft kick)
E – Dick 23 run (Drew Keierleber run)
PASSING – East (Dick 17-27-1-240, O’Reilly 9-19-2-94), West (Wilson 13-22-0-231, Bridwell 17-30-1-121).
RUSHING – East (Dick 14-87, Keireleber 11-76, O’Reilly 8-23, Jemal Williams 3-19), West (Ryan Arntson 12-106, Blake Burton 7-10, Wilson 4-9, Matt Farrier 1-2).
RECEIVING – East (Bailey Paddock 6-75, Chandler Allen 5-86, Cantor Coverdell 4-24, Keaton Anderson 3-37), West (Rensvold 11-140, Roberts 4-77, Kiley Caprara 4-44, Matt Farrier 4-38).
Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s): W1Q (11 run), E2Q (11 pass).
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