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Schweikert leads C-Falls over Bigfork

Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
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Oct. 14—BIGFORK — Columbia Falls quarterback Cody Schweikert threw for 377 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 172 yards and four more scores as the Wildcats outscored Bigfork 51-30 in a Western A football battle Friday.

Schweikert's 16-yard touchdown strike to Lane Hoerner in the third quarter sparked the Wildcats (5-2 overall and in the Western A) away from a 17-14 halftime lead.

Jace Hill picked off two third-quarter passes and Schweikert, the senior quarterback and Montana Grizzlies commit, sandwiched two scoring runs around a safety picked up by the Vikings. Columbia Falls led 38-16 going into the fourth.

Schweikert completed 25 of 29 passes while two Wildcat receivers broke 100 receiving yards: Mark Robison and Chance Miller. .

Bigfork (4-4 overall and in league) had Tristan Herd throw for 316 yards and three touchdowns — Elijah Thorness had scoring receptions of 69 and 61 yards, and Austin Savik had a 28-yard TD — and run for another score.

Thorness caught six passes for 166 yards.

Blaise Cronk scored Columbia Falls' final TD, on a 14-yard run. Alihn Anderson caught a 10-yard scoring pass from Schweikert in the fourth quarter as well.

C-Falls 14 3 21 14 — 51

Bigfork 7 7 2 14 — 30

CF — Cody Schweikert 5 run (Kai Golan kick)

B — Elijah Thorness 69 pass from Tristan Herd (Herd kick)

CF — Schweikert 6 run (Golan kick)

CF — Golan 19 FG

B — Herd 9 run (Herd kick)

CF — Lane Hoerner 16 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)

CF — Schweikert 1 run (Golan kick)

B — Safety, Columbia Falls bad snap

CF — Schweikert 9 run (Golan kick)

CF — Alihn Anderson 10 pass from Schweikert (Golan kick)

B — Austin Savik 28 pass from Herd (Herd kick)

CF — Blaise Cronk 14 run (kick failed)

B — Thorness 61 pass from Herd (Herd kick)

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Columbia Falls (47-258) — Schweikert 29-172, Anderson 12-49, Cronk 3-22, Banyaun Johnston 1-7, Chance Miller 1-7, Hoerner 1-1. Bigfork (18-70) — Herd 6-53, 3 5-6, 7 4-5, 23 1-3, 12 1-3, Savik 1-0.

PASSING: Columbia Falls — Schweikert 25-29-0 for 377 yards. Bigfork v Herd 16-30-2 for 316 yards.

RECEIVING: Columbia Falls — Mark Robison 7-136, Miller 6-109, Jace Hill 3-57, Hoerner 4-38, Anderson 5-37. Bigfork — Thorness 6-166, Savik 4-93, Cole Knopik 2-25, 3 3-22, 7 1-10.

This week's scores

Thursday

Glacier 56, Missoula Big Sky 21

Missoula Loyola 46, Anaconda 0

Polson 29, Whitefish 26 OT

Friday

Arlee 34, Valley Christian 25

Baker 34, Shepherd 27

Belt 56, Chinook 0

Big Sandy 66, North Star 7

Billings Central 29, Lockwood 8

Billings Senior 34, Great Falls Russell 15

Bozeman 54, Belgrade 7

Bridger 69, Absarokee 28

Charlo 50, Plains 6

Chester-JI 61, Sunburst 7

Columbia Falls 51, Bigfork 30

Columbus 54, Three Forks 30

Corvallis 17, Hamilton 13

Culbertson 70, Poplar 8

Custer-Hysham 60, Reed Point-Rapelje 18

Dillon 43, Butte Central 7

Ennis 55, Cascade 0

Eureka 45, Whitehall 7

Fairview 60, Plentywood 12

Flint Creek 26, Seeley-Swan 22

Florence 43, Thompson Falls 12

Fort Benton 58, Shelby 14

Frenchtown 48, Stevensville 20

Gallatin 27, Billings West 6

Glasgow 14, Fairfield 0

Glasgow 14, Fairfield 0

Great Falls 40, Billings Skyview 0

Harlowton 51, Highwood 22

Havre 39, Sidney 0

Helena 33, Butte 7

Helena Capital 28, Flathead 7

Hot Springs 51, Twin Bridges 8

Huntley Project 62, Roundup 8

Joliet 51, Colstrip 6

Laurel 31, East Helena 6

Lewistown 35, Glendive 6

Libby 42, Browning 26

Lone Peak 48, Sheridan 7

Malta-Whitewater-Saco 38, Cut Bank 26

Manhattan 24, Boulder 10

Manhattan Christian 36, Choteau 24

Miles City 27, Hardin 0

Missoula Loyola 46, Anaconda 0

Missoula Sentinel 42, Missoula Hellgate 7

Park City 47, Lodge Grass 30

Ronan 43, Livingston 14

Shields Valley 49, Broadview-Lavina 19

Townsend 21, Big Timber 6

Wibaux 29, Scobey-Opheim 6

Wolf Point 14, Conrad 13