Rocky stays unbeaten in Frontier play, No. 5 Tech wins on road

BILLINGS — The Battlin' Bears defense stole the show Saturday, returning two interceptions for touchdowns as Rocky Mountain rolled past MSU-Northern 48-14 in Frontier Conference football. 

Rocky (5-3 overall, 4-0 in the West Division) built a 21-0 first-quarter lead and took a 45-7 advantage into halftime.  

Jae'Sean Pete opened the scoring by punching in a 1-yard touchdown run before Jayson Cady returned an interception 80 yards for a score. Mateo Poso added an 8-yard touchdown return off a blocked punt just under 90 seconds later.  

In the second quarter, Ty Battle scored on a 5-yard run, KJ Johnston returned another interception 30 yards for a touchdown and Pete added a 35-yard scoring run.  

Jordan Legg capped the half with a 52-yard field goal as time expired and added a 27-yarder in the third quarter. 

Pete finished with 72 yards on 10 carries while Battle had 77 yards on four rushing attempts. 

Rocky quarterback Jhett Schwahn completed 11 of 13 passes for 157 yards. Bergen Mysse caught four passes for 59 yards.  

Cady finished with seven tackles and two interceptions, while Rylan Quintana added five tackles, a sack, and recovered a fumble. 

Northern (0-9, 0-4) quarterback Malakhi Statler passed for 307 yards and two touchdowns, but threw four interceptions. Isaiah Woodley caught 11 passes for 83 yards and a score.  

Glacier alum Easton Kauffman returned a kickoff 21 yards and assisted on a tackle for the Lights, who were held to 28 rushing yards.  

Montana Tech 34, Mayville State 20

MAYVILLE, N.D. — Polson product Jarrett Wilson tossed two touchdown passes, including one to Glacier graduate Luke Bilau, as the Orediggers pulled away from the Comets in the second half.  

Wilson completed 11 of 20 passes for 171 yards, finding Bilau for a 9-yard touchdown in the first quarter and Nick Michelotti for a 12-yard score in the third. It was Bilau's lone reception. 

Michelotti led the Orediggers with four catches for 109 yards, while Ikaika Ho rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.  

Tech (7-1, 3-0) held a 14-6 halftime lead before scoring 17 third-quarter points to take control. Casey Kautzman kicked a 41-yard field goal and Levi Torgerson added a 6-yard touchdown run, helping the Orediggers build a 31-13 advantage. 

Kautzman also connected from 50 yards in the fourth quarter. 

Caleb Novak led Tech's defense with 10 tackles and two sacks as the Orediggers finished with five sacks and 15 tackles for loss. Glacier product Cohen Kastelitz also recorded a tackle. 

Mayville State (6-3, 2-2) rushed for 219 yards but was held to 95 yards passing. 

Montana Western 47, Simpson 28

DILLON — Sam Wulff threw four touchdown passes, including two to Seth Shook, as Western weathered a second-half rally to defeat the Red Hawks. 

Wulff completed 13 of 18 passes for 176 yards, while Shook hauled in nine catches for 152 yards. 

Western (3-5, 1-3) built a 30-13 halftime lead before Simpson (3-5, 1-3) pulled within 30-28 on D'Ante Benjamin's second touchdown run and Dominique Ruff's 85-yard fumble return in the third quarter.  

Wulff answered with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Eli Nourse, and the Bulldogs added 10 fourth-quarter points on a Maclain Burckley field goal and a 25-yard touchdown run by Rashard Boone. 

Thompson Falls product Bryson LeCoure led Western's defense with nine tackles, including two for loss, and forced and recovered a fumble. Whitefish graduate Bodie Smith added five tackles and a pass breakup. 

Eureka alum Caleb Utter recorded seven tackles and rushed for eight yards on one carry for Simpson.