Eastern Oregon takes down Carroll College in OT

LA GRANDE, Ore. — Malakai Nutter scored from a yard out in overtime as Eastern Oregon edged No. 14 Carroll 26-20 in Frontier Conference football Saturday. 

Glacier graduate Connor Sullivan led Carroll (7-3 overall, 4-2 in West Division) with six catches for 112 yards. His 49-yard touchdown catch pulled the Saints within 14-10 in the third quarter. Chase Nelson stretched the lead 20-10 with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Creswick, but Kaden Huot hit Ethan Triplett for a 70-yard score on Carroll's next offensive snap. 

Carroll took over at its own 25 with 58 seconds left, down three. Huot found Ty Wilkinson for 37 yards, then ran for 24 more on the next play. Eddie Ballanco made a 30-yard field goal to force overtime.  

The Saints went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Eastern Oregon 17 in overtime, but Kayden Mozingo sacked Huot to end Carroll's possession. Nutter scored the game-winner four plays later for the Mountaineers (8-2, 5-1 in West Division).  

Huot threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns. Glacier alum Alex Hausmann made three solo tackles and broke up a pass for the Saints. Columbia Falls graduate Kai Golan had four touchbacks on five kickoffs. 

Montana Tech 45, Valley City State 14

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Polson alum Jarrett Wilson threw two touchdowns before halftime, and Flathead alum Anders Thompson ran for two more after the break as No. 5 Montana Tech finished unbeaten in the East Division. 

Wilson found Levi Torgerson for a 41-yard score on the opening drive. Tech (10-1, 6-0 in East Division) added two touchdowns 49 seconds apart late in the first quarter. Jamal Cariglia ran in from the 1, and Brett Grange returned an interception 30 yards for a 21-0 lead.  

Wilson finished 12 of 15 for 146 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown pass to Kieran Netburn. Thompson carried the ball 12 times for 72 yards and scored from 4 and 1 yards out. Gunnar Peterson led the Orediggers in rushing with 73 yards on 12 attempts. Torgerson hauled in six passes for 74 yards. 

Glacier graduate Asher Knopik made a solo tackle and broke up a pass for the Orediggers. 

Mayville State 28, Rocky Mountain 20

MAYVILLE, N.D. — Ty Battle put the Bears ahead 17-13 late in the third quarter, but Payton McGregor broke a 45-yard touchdown run early in the fourth to put Mayville State ahead for good. 

The Comets (6-4, 2-3) then used 9:31 on a 15-play drive. Karsten Lee finished it with a 13-yard run for his second touchdown, and Cameron Spaeth ran in the 2-point conversion for a 28-17 lead with 1:55 remaining. 

Battle rushed for 84 yards on 17 attempts and scored both Rocky (5-4, 4-1) touchdowns. Jordan Legg kicked field goals of 43 and 35 yards. 

Dakota State 42, MSU-Northern 33

HAVRE — Griffin Terry threw four touchdown passes and Jeramiah Benson caught two of them, but it was the Trojans 21-0 start that led to the defeat of the Lights. 

Terry finished 21 of 33 for 287 yards for Northern (0-11, 0-7). Benson caught seven passes for a game-high 127 yards receiving, and Holton Miguel led the Lights with 51 yards rushing on three carries and a score.  

Tray Hettick completed 27 of 41 passes for 348 yards and tossed four touchdowns for the Trojans (7-4, 3-3). Trajan Davis led Dakota State with nine catches for 125 yards and one touchdown.  

Simpson 49, Arizona Christian 33

REDDING, CA — The Firestorm pulled within a point on Michael Butler's third rushing touchdown, but Simpson scored twice in the final 39 seconds of the third quarter to pull away.  

D'Ante Benjamin ran 7 yards for his second touchdown, and William Weathington returned an interception of 54 yards for another score to give the Red Hawks (4-6, 2-4) a 42-17 lead to start the fourth quarter.  

Eureka product Caleb Utter finished with five solo tackles and a half sack. He finished with nine total tackles.