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(Mostly) Friday Night Lights Oct. 16

Bigfork wins big, other valley teams fall short

By Micah Drew
Columbia Falls High School football practice. Beacon file photo

Ben Tack rushed 19 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns, and Tyson Rostad threw two TD passes to Jaiden Klemundt to lead top-ranked and unbeaten  Hamilton (8-0) past Libby (5-3) 35-14. Rostad completed scoring tosses of 44 yards in the first quarter and 21 yards in the second for the Broncs, who led 28-14 at the half.

Tack had scoring runs of 40, 7 and 6 yards. Ryder Davis accounted for both of the Loggers’ scores, the first on a 30-yard pass from Jay Beagle and then an 18-yard run.

The Columbia Falls Wildcats (5-3) entered the fourth quarter with a 21-13 lead over Frenchtown (6-2), before two passes from Frenchtown quarterback Wyatt Hayes quashed the dream of victory.

Isaiah Roth ran for all three of Columbia Falls’ touchdowns, all before halftime. Roth scored on one-, five- and-52 yard runs.

Whitefish (4-3) took a default victory against Stevensville (0-5) in a forfeit after all Yellowjacket athletics were suspended due to rising COVID-19 cases in the school district.

Bigfork’s Cormac Benn continued his dominance on the field by rushing for 204 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Vikings (6-2) to a crushing 46-6 victory over Anaconda.

The Vikings only led 10-6 going into halftime before Benn found his stride. Benn ran for three touchdowns in the third quarter — from four, 10 and 59 yards out — and a 76-yarder in the fourth. He also caught a pass from quarterback Patrick Wallen in the final minutes of the game.