WHITEFISH — Fynn Ridgeway ran for three touchdowns, Ty Schwaiger added two more and the Whitefish Bulldogs ground down Butte Central 34-20 in Western A football action Friday.
Schwaiger sparked a 21-point first quarter with a 2-yard TD run, and he added a 3-yarder in the fourth quarter that put away the stubborn Maroons.
Ridgeway scored with runs of 1 and 13 yards in the first quarter, then added a 33-yard burst in the third after Butte Central cut the gap to 21-13 at half.
Ridgeway finished with 114 yards on 13 carries; Schwaiger checked in with 69 yards on 12 totes. Ridgeway was 7 of 12 passing for 82 yards and one interception. Clayton Godsey grabbed three passes for 60 yards for the Bulldogs.
Jack Keeley threw two scoring passes for Butte Central (1-2), and threw two interceptions: Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt had the picks for Whitefish (2-1).
Whitefish 21 0 6 7 – 34
Butte Cent. 0 13 0 7 – 20
W — Ty Schwaiger 2 run (Ryder Barinowski kick)
W — Fynn Ridgeway 13 run (Barinowski kick)
W — Ridgeway 1 run (Barinowski kick)
BC — Kyle Holter 1 run (kick failed)
BC — Eric Loos 8 pass from Jack Keeley (Tony Stajcar kick)
W — Ridgeway 33 run (kick failed)
BC — Holter 6 pass from Keeley (Stajcar kick)
W — Schwaiger 3 run (Barinowski kick)
ELSEWHERE
Columbia Falls 44, Ronan 16
COLUMBIA FALLS — Cody Schweikert threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more Friday, leading Columbia Falls over Ronan in Western A football.
Schweikert was 9 of 27 passing for 139 yards, with scoring passes covering 29 and 32 yards to Reggie Sapa, 36 yards to Jace Hill and 1 yard to Justin Windauer.
With Sapa rushing for 106 yards on 13 carries, the Wildcats (3-0) won the yardage battle 321-201 over the Chiefs.
Caleb Cheff threw for 141 yards and one touchdown for Ronan. He completed 17 of 41 passes and was intercepted twice.
Schweikert’s two short scoring runs came early as Columbia Falls rolled to a 28-0 halftime lead.
Ronan 0 0 8 0 8 – 16
C-Falls 14 14 9 7 – 44
CF — Cody Schweikert 2 run (Kai Golan kick)
CF — Schweikert 1 run (Golan kick)
CF — Jace Hill 36 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)
CF — Reggie Sapa 29 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)
CF — Justin Windauer 1 pass from Schweikert (kick failed)
R — Caleb Cheff 9 run (PAT run)
CF — Golan 32 FG
CF — Sapa 32 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)
R — Robbie McCray 23 pass from Cheff (pass good)
Polson 36, East Helena 13
EAST HELENA — Jarrett Wilson threw five touchdown passes, three to his brother Trent, and Polson ran over East Helena in Western A play Friday.,
Jarrett Wilson also found Keyen Nash for two touchdowns, as Polson (3-0) built a 36-0 lead. The senior QB also lost a fumble at the Vigilantes’ 2-yard line after a long run, and another Pirates’ drive ended on downs inside the East Helena 10.
Landon Shoemake had an interception for Polson, and teammate Trent Dwelle recovered a fumble.
Statistical totals were not available Friday night.
Polson 16 13 7 0 – 36
E. Helena 0 0 0 13 – 13
P — Trent Wilson 45 pass from Jarrett Wilson (Tia Mercer kick)
P — T. Wilson 10 pass from J Wilson (Mercer kick)
P — Safety
P — T Wilson 1 pass from J Wilson (Mercer kick)
P — Keyen Nash 25 pass from J Wilson (kick failed)
P — Nash 15 pass from J Wilson (Mercer kick)
EH — Cole Richmond 1 run (Trevor Held kick)
EH — Slade Olson 15 run (kick failed)
Bigfork 55, Conrad 6
CONRAD — Tristen Herd had two long touchdown runs, threw for two more scores and Bigfork downed Conrad in non-conference Class B football Friday.
Herd had scoring runs covering 70 and 60 yards and added a 55-yard TD pass to Cole Knopik as the Vikings (2-0) took a 34-0 lead after one quarter.
Wyatt Johnson added a 57-yard scoring burst and Isak Epperly scored from 16 yards out.
Herd hooked up with Joseph Farrier for a 65-yard TD pass in the second quarter; the Vikings also got a 38-yard TD run from Jackson Nelson and a pick-6 interception from David Jayne.
In addition to his 130 rushing yards, Herd threw for 160 on 5 of 7 passing. The Vikings outgained the Cowboys 419-162. Asher Knopik had a game-high six tackles to lead the Bigfork defense.
Bigfork 34 14 7 0 – 55
Conrad 0 0 6 0 – 6
B — Tristen Herd 70 run (kick failed)
B — Wyatt Johnson 57 run (Herd kick)
B — Isak Epperly 16 run (Herd kick)
B — Cole Knopik 55 pass from Herd (Herd kick)
B — Herd 60 run (Herd kick)
B — Joseph Farrier 65 pass from Herd (Herd kick)
B — Jackson Nelson 38 run (Herd kick)
B — David Jayne 50 interception return (erd kick)
C — Tommy Hammond 31 run (run failed)