The all-stars from the East scored 19 unanswered points in the first half and held off a late rally attempt to secure a 19-14 victory in the 69th annual Montana East-West Shrine Game in Great Falls on Saturday.
Holden Ryan, a running back and recent graduate from Billings Central, ran for 113 yards and a touchdown and earned the Offensive MVP award. Jake Clarke, a linebacker from Billings Senior, returned an interception 42 yards for the first touchdown of the game and garnered Defensive MVP honors.
Brandon Kubitz hit a pair of field goals and the East scored 19 unanswered points in the first half.
The West all-stars tried to rally in the second half and Butte’s Dalton Daum scored a 95-yard kick return for touchdown in the third quarter.
Glacier grad Brady McChesney connected on 7 of 15 passes for 92 yards as the West’s quarterback.
East 19, West 14
West0 0 7 7 – 14
East10 9 0 0 – 19
Scoring Summary
E – (10:24 1st) Jake Clarke 42 interception return (Brandon Kubitz kick)
E – (4:21 1st) Kubitz 27 FG
E – (7:00 2nd) Holden Ryan 6 run (kick failed)
E – (0:15 2nd) Kubitz 24 FG
W – (14:48 3rd) Dalton Daum 95 kick return (Danny Peoples kick)
W – (8:41 4th) Cory Diaz 1 run (Peoples kick)
Team Statistics West East
First Downs 10 16
Total Yds 233 353
Carries-Yds 51-64 64-261
Passing Yds 169 92
Pass C-A-I 16-31-2 7-13-0
Punts-Avg. 4-38.8 4-38.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yds 3-15 5-24
Individual Stats
RUSHING – West (Kokoruda 4-8, Diaz 5-10, Peoples 4-(-10), Hunchak 1-23, Daum 1-33). East (Ryan 21-113, Klaboe 8-(-22), Breen 8-27, Palmer 23-131, Cuchine 2-8, Kubitz 1-1, Leach 1-3).
PASSING – West (McChesney 7-15-1-0-92, Peoples 9-16-1-0-77). East (Palmer 4-4-0-0-56, Klaboe 3-9-0-0-36).
RECEIVING – West (Bingham 2-4, Hart 2-18, Mulcahy 1-1, Mannix 3-30, Hunchak 2-50, Jones 4-40, Kokoruda 2-15, Daum 3-30). East (Fossum 1-7, Ryan 1-(-3), Saltzman 1-12, Oveson 2-44, Keith 1-5, Leach 1-36).