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Billings Senior Completes Perfect Season with Win Over Glacier

Wolfpack finished 11-2 after appearing in third state title game in four years

By Dillon Tabish
Patrick O'Connell leads the Wolfpack onto the field. Glacier defeats Helena 29-14 on Nov. 11, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

The Billings Senior Broncs completed a perfect season with a 33-21 win over the Glacier Wolfpack in Friday’s Class AA state championship football game in Billings.

The Broncs finished their season 13-0 and won their first state championship since 1979. Glacier finished 11-2 after appearing in their third state title game in four years.

The Wolfpack led 7-6 after the first quarter but the Broncs jumped ahead 19-7 at halftime and 26-7 after three quarters.

Glacier quarterback Tadan Gilman passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another. Scout Willcut had two TD catches.

Senior piled up  601 total yards while Glacier had 378 total yards.

Glacer 7 0 0 14 – 21
Senior 6 13 7 7 – 33
First Quarter
S – Gabe Sulser 2 run (run failed), 5:55
G – Scout Willcut 24 pass from Tadan Gilman (Cameron Anderson kick), 4:13
Second Quarter
S – Sulser 1 run (pass failed), 11:35
S – Blake Allred 4 interception return (Jason Miller kick), 1:17
Third Quarter
S – Nathan Dick 4 run (Miller kick), 2:20
Fourth Quarter
G – Willcut 17 pass from Gilman (Anderson kick), 10:06
S – Sulser 20 pass from Dick (Miller kick), 3:00
G – Gilman 4 run (Anderson kick), 1:06

INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING — Glacier, Drew Turner 16-61, Tadan Gilman 15-38. Senior, Nathan Dick 24-123, Nolan Askelson 18-98, Gabe Sulser 11-40.
PASSING — Glacier, Tadan Gilman 11-24-2-163. Senior, Dick 13-21-0-168.
RECEIVING — Glacier, Scout Willcut 4-84, Patrick O’Connell 2-33, Drew Turner 1-3, Andrew Durado 1-2. Senior, Gabe Sulser 3-74, Keaton Anderson 2-32, Jake Orvis 2-22, Ben LaBeau 2-14.