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ABOVE: Glacier’s Logan Jones (28) tries to run
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LEFT: Wolfpack players celebrate a 52-7 victory
over Great Falls.

GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON

GLACIER FOOTBALL
play in a postseason championship game He had zero interceptions.
nents to 12.6 ppg. Glacier has the third
and win was the 1959 Braves, which de- Evan Epperly caught three passes for
best ofense and defense, averaging 41.2
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feated Butte 39-0 and claimed its second 43 yards and a touchdown. Logan Jones ppg while keeping foes to 16.2 ppg.
straight title.
notched a 41-yard TD run, Todd Ogden “They’re not just satisied to get
McChesney said after the semiinal vic- All together, Flathead is home to ive added a 2-yard score and Brandon Purdy there,” Bennett said. “I know they will
tory.
football championships — 1939, 1950, kicked a 20-yard ield goal.
be hungry to go play their tails of in that

“And playing against Bozeman is 1958, 1959, 1970 — and tied in 1951.
“We didn’t let the pressure get to us championship game, when everybody
even better. That’s the only team we lost “It’s really fun that we could all at all,” said Epperly. “We had one goal in will say it’s going to be an easy Bozeman
to and we really want, I guess you could be on the ield for this experience,” mind: just get a win and inally get over win. I believe in what those kids are go-
say, revenge. I think we can take them McChesney said.
the hump and take this program to the ing to do next week.”
this time around.”
After losses in the semiinals the next level. That’s what we did tonight.”
Glacier High School is organizing
This is the irst team from Kalispell past two seasons, this Glacier squad i- The defense held the Rustlers to 244 charter buses to send students, parents
to vie for a championship since the 2000 nally broke through. The mission, seven yards and only one TD, in the third quar- and fans to the game in Bozeman. Stu-
Flathead Braves. That year’s team lost years in the making, was completed as ter. It was the sixth game this season dents can ride a chaperoned pep bus for

to Helena Capital, 35-6. The other most the entire roster seemingly played a vi- where the Pack kept an opponent to only $20 that includes a ticket to the game. A
recent contender was the 1980 Braves, tal part last week.
one score.
55-seat charter bus is available for par-
which lost to C.M. Russell, 25-0.
Six diferent players put points on “The way these kids rallied during ents and fans for $50 per rider.
“To do what we’ve done in seven the scoreboard, including junior re- the week and practiced and got their The buses will leave Glacier High at
years, I’m just so proud of everybody in- ceiver Devin Cochran, who erupted for wind back, you could just see their deter- 9 a.m., Friday, and follow the team out of
volved,” Bennett said.
a school-record 222 yards and three mination,” Bennett said. “I’m so proud town with a police escort. The buses will
The last Kalispell team to claim touchdowns. Before Friday, Cochran of them.”
return after the game Friday night. Reg-

a championship was the 1970 Braves, had 184 yards all season.
Glacier certainly has its hands full istration for the trip closes Thursday at
which earned the trophy after inishing McChesney was essentially lawless, now. Bozeman boasts the top ofense noon. Sign up to ride to Bozeman at the
the regular season with the best record, completing 14 of 19 passes for 308 yards and defense in the state, averaging 51.2 high school main oice.
9-0-1. The previous Kalispell team to
with three passing TDs and one rushing.
points per game while holding oppo-
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