PHOTOS: Bulldogs bounce Butte Central, 52-6
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) weaves downfield on a 38-yard touchdown run before the end of the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish running back Cole Moses (23) picks up yardage on a run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) makes a leaping catch downfield in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Cooper Akey (12), Vlad Shestak (5) and Bear Barker (6) celebrate after a touchdown run by Shestak in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 28-yard run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish defensive lineman Braylon Dunn (55) sacks Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish running back Jordan Harmon (7) picks up yardage after a reception in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish wide receiver Sam Rainford (20) picks up yardage after a reception in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish defenders Leo Bungener (79), Sam Nissen (28) and Keenan Curtiss (30) celebrate after a sack by Nissen and Jayke Thew in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) drops back to pass in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish running back Jordan Harmon (7) picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish linebacker Sam Nissen (28) recovers a fumble in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish linebackers Aaron Anderson (44) and Sam Nissen (28) celebrate after Nissen recovered a fumble in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish defensive lineman Leo Bungener (79) forces a fumble by Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish defensive lineman Leo Bungener (79) forces a fumble by Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish running back Cole Moses (23) picks up yardage on a run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 38-yard run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish linebacker Jordan Harmon (7) tackles Butte Central's Noah Sutton (17) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) weaves downfield on a 38-yard touchdown run before the end of the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 28-yard run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish running back Cole Moses (23) scores a touchdown on a 10-yard run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up yardage after a reception in the first half against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) drops back to pass in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish defenders Jayke Thew (11) and Sam Nissen (28) sack Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish defenders Sam Nissen (28) and Jayke Thew (11) sack Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up extra yardage on a run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up yardage on a run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) drops back to pass in the third quarter against Whitefish in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) looks to pass in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 28-yard run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) picks up yardage on a run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Billings Central running back Henly Mansanti (10) is tackled by Whitefish defensive back Sam Rainford (20) in the first quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | October 31, 2025 11:00 PM
Photos from the Whitefish Bulldogs' 52-6 win over the Butte Central Catholic Maroons in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field in Whitefish on Friday, Oct. 31.
Whitefish running back Cole Moses (23) picks up yardage on a run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) makes a leaping catch downfield in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Cooper Akey (12), Vlad Shestak (5) and Bear Barker (6) celebrate after a touchdown run by Shestak in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 28-yard run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish defensive lineman Braylon Dunn (55) sacks Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish running back Jordan Harmon (7) picks up yardage after a reception in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish wide receiver Sam Rainford (20) picks up yardage after a reception in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish defenders Leo Bungener (79), Sam Nissen (28) and Keenan Curtiss (30) celebrate after a sack by Nissen and Jayke Thew in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) drops back to pass in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish running back Jordan Harmon (7) picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish linebacker Sam Nissen (28) recovers a fumble in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish linebackers Aaron Anderson (44) and Sam Nissen (28) celebrate after Nissen recovered a fumble in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish defensive lineman Leo Bungener (79) forces a fumble by Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish defensive lineman Leo Bungener (79) forces a fumble by Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish running back Cole Moses (23) picks up yardage on a run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 38-yard run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish linebacker Jordan Harmon (7) tackles Butte Central's Noah Sutton (17) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) weaves downfield on a 38-yard touchdown run before the end of the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 28-yard run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish running back Cole Moses (23) scores a touchdown on a 10-yard run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up yardage after a reception in the first half against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) drops back to pass in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish defenders Jayke Thew (11) and Sam Nissen (28) sack Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish defenders Sam Nissen (28) and Jayke Thew (11) sack Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) in the third quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up extra yardage on a run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish wide receiver Vlad Shestak (5) picks up yardage on a run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Butte Central quarterback Ryan Peoples (1) drops back to pass in the third quarter against Whitefish in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) picks up yardage on a run in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) looks to pass in the second quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) scores a touchdown on a 28-yard run in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) picks up yardage on a run in the third quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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Billings Central running back Henly Mansanti (10) is tackled by Whitefish defensive back Sam Rainford (20) in the first quarter of a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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