Montana State head football coach Rob Ash named Columbia Falls’ Austin Barth the offensive scout player of the year and Kalispell’s Luke Halliburton the top defensive team member.
Barth, a 6-foot-5 quarterback, was a freshman on last year’s Bobcats. He was recruited after a standout career at Columbia Falls.
Halliburton, a 6-0 defensive lineman, was also a freshman. He was an all-state player at Glacier High.
Montana State recently tabbed another standout from the valley. Glacier’s Devin Jeffries, a 6-2 defensive lineman, verbally committed to play for the Bobcats next fall. Jeffries was named Class AA defensive MVP and first team all-state defensive end on last season’s state semifinal Glacier team.