Hamilton used an 18-point second quarter to take control of a Class football battle on Friday, Oct. 25. The Broncs defeated Polson 45-23, ending the Pirates' regular season with a record of 4-4.

The first three touchdowns of the game were scored by Hamilton before Polson’s Holden Emerson scored on a five-yard run to make it 19-7. The Broncs then scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass to go into halftime with a 25-7 lead.

Emerson did hit Cason Graham for a five-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and Case Cox threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Eli Evenson in the fourth. Polson finished the game with 38 yards on the ground.

Through the air, Emerson went 13-for-24 for 171 yards, and Cox went 5-for-6 with 50 yards. Graham was the Pirates’ leading receiver with 112 yards on six catches, while Evenson had six grabs for 58 yards, and Cody Haggard caught four balls for 51 yards.

On defense, Jarett Seifert had eight tackles and five assists, and Daniel O’Roake had six tackles and four assists. Cooper Kisler also finished with six tackles.

At Hamilton

HAMILTON 45, POLSON 23

Polson - 0 - 7 - 8 - 8 - 23

Hamilton - 7 - 18 - 14 - 6 - 45

SCORING SUMMARY

H – Brayden Lanser 4 run (Weston kick)

H – Cooper Weston 3 run (kick wide left)

H – Kaeden Gum 10 run (run shy)

P – Holden Emerson 5 run (Lucian Sawyer kick)

H – Jackson Lubke 37 pass from Weston (kick low)

H – Brayden Lanser 32 run (Taylor Nead pass from Weston)

H – Lubke 7 pass from Gum (kick failed)

P – Cason Graham 5 pass from Ho.Emerson (Evenson pass from Emerson)

H – Lubke 6 pass from Gum (kick blocked)

P – Eli Evenson 33 pass from Case Cox (Evenson pass from Cox)

GAME STATS

RUSH– P15-38 (Ho.Emerson 11-28, Daniel O’Roake 3-12, Bryce Allred 1-(-2)), H(Lanser 19-176)

PASS– P18-30-221 (Ho.Emerson 13-24-171, C.Cox 5-6-50), H(Gum 12-17-171, Weston, ).

RECEIVE– P16-221 (Ca.Graham 6-112, E.Evenson 6-58, Cody Haggard 4-51), H(Lubke 11-141).

Columbia Falls Downs Ronan, 45-8

Columbia Falls powered its way to a 45-8 Northwest A Conference victory over Ronan, scoring three rushing touchdowns and another three in the air on Friday, October 25.

Kolby Finley threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Laurance Lozeau in the fourth quarter for the Chiefs’ lone score of the game. Columbia Falls’ led 21-0 and notched two touchdowns in the third quarter to ice the game.

Finley finished the game with 12-for-17 passing for 128 yards, and Lozeau was the top receiver, making four catches for 84 yards.

Ronan finished the regular season with a 4-5 record.

At Columbia Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS 45, RONAN 8

Ronan - 0 - 0 - 0 - 8 - 8

C-Falls - 7 - 14 - 12 - 12 - 45

SCORING SUMMARY

CF – Brody Tkachyk 3 run (Ross kick)

CF – Tkachyk 2 run (Ross kick)

CF – Easton Brooks 19 pass from Banyan Johnston (Ross kick)

CF –Brooks 5 pass from Reggie Sapa (conv fail)

CF – Tkachyk 11 run (conv fail)

CF – Tkachyk 1 run (conv fail)

R — Laurance Lozeau 15 pass from Kolby Finley (conv good)

CF – Cooper Ross 6 run (conv fail)