Corvallis upped their record to 2-0 in non conference play Friday night after defeating Ronan, 22-19, in their home opener. The game was the first on the new field located east of Eastside Highway in the Corvallis Community Complex.

Matt Smith carried the ball for 163 yards on 16 carries. He scored twice, once on a 65-yard run and then again with a 41-yard dash. Jake Sangster kicked the PAT for both touchdowns. Corvallis’ final touchdown came when Drew Brown crashed across the goal line from five yards out. The two point conversion by Nathan Dubose was good as well, giving the Blue Devils their second victory of the season. Last week, Browning fell to Corvallis.

Stevensville 34, Livingston 7

The Yellowjackets came back from a loss last week with a win over the Park County Rangers of Livingston. The ‘Jackets scored in each of the quarters to cruise to a 34-7 non conference victory. Two of the touchdowns were fumble recoveries. The scoring was spread around with juniors Ethan Pateman, Boone Chambers and Richie Brushia each crossing the goal line. Sophomore Drew Zeiler also scored, as did Ryan Williams.

Pateman scored on a nine-yard run in the first quarter. Brushia kicked the PAT for the extra point. Next up was Brushia with a one-yard lunge into the end zone.

Then the Stevensville defense went to town. Ryan Williams recovered a Ranger fumble for six. Chambers made another fumble recovery in the end zone in the third quarter and the ‘Jacket faithful were looking for a shutout. Zeiler caught a 21-yard pass from Brushia for the final Yellowjacket touchdown. The Brushia kick for the PAT was good.

Livingston scored in the final period when Rhennon Stoddard carried the ball in from seven yards out. Cole Bruha kicked the PAT.

Hamilton 46, Bigfork 0

Hamilton traveled to Bigfork to take on the Northwestern A team. The mood was subdued with the Bigfork players sporting the initials of Jeffery Bowman on their helmets. Bowman collapsed the first day of practice and died a week later.

Hamilton dominated the game and cruised to a 46-0 win. The Broncs rushed for 213 yards and passed for 131 yards. Ryan Turley had two touchdowns on the ground and caught a 61-yard pass from Jason Schallenberger for another. Brady Anderson started the Bronc scoring with a three-yard run. He added another one with another three-yard run. Colton Weigle was the recipient of another Schallenberger touchdown pass in the third quarter. Alex Martin capped off the evening with a one-yard push for the final Hamilton touchdown. Ben Kirkendall kicked four-of-seven PATs.

Florence 6, Three Forks 0

It was a battle in Three Forks on Friday night when the Florence Falcons met the Three Forks Wolves in a non conference match up. Florence’s Tyler Lind scored the game’s lone touchdown in the first quarter and then went out with an injury just a few minutes later. Lind scored on a six-yard run.

"We had a lot of second stringers in there," said Falcon coach Ed Combo. "They did everything we asked them to do."

What the Falcons did was play tough defense. The secondary stepped up and allowed only one completed pass by the Wolves who tried to pass most of the night.

Combo said the Three Forks team is a tall team and that his team gave up a lot in size but not in determination.

"Max Burns did a great job in the corner position and our secondary did a great job too."

In addition to Lind who strained his knee, Josh Steigler went out with a twisted ankle but returned late in the game. Damon Moe, the Falcons' quarterback had some physical problems as well.

Florence will host another tough team this weekend. The Bluehawks of Thompson Falls make the trip south for the Falcons' second preseason game.

"They are tough and have some good skilled kids," said Combo. Just another battle for the Falcons.

Ryan Turley (22) was no match for the Ronan defense on Friday. Hamilton cruised to a 50-7 non conference victory over the Chiefs.

Troy 34, Darby 6

Darby fell to Troy, 34-6. Using a solid rushing front, the Trojans moved the ball up the field for 34 unanswered points. Keith Hamblin scored the only touchdown for the Tigers on a two-yard run.

Drummond 50, Victor 6

Victor made the trip to Drummond to take on the Trojans in their opening game of the year. The Trojans outgunned the Pirates, 50-6. Drummond’s strong running game was more than the Pirates could handle. Victor did score when Eric Bissett caught a 15-yard pass from Gaitlin Lamb.

Volleyballers dig in

Kayla Schmid of Florence has worked for a year and a half on her jump serves. That worked paid off with Schmid serving 18 aces against Seeley-Swan

The volleyball season got off to a good start this weekend with all the valley teams seeing action. Stevensville won their first match in quite some time to the joy of players and coaches alike. Hamilton lost to Bigfork and Corvallis lost to Anaconda. Florence split, defeating Darby but losing to Thompson Falls. Victor fell to Philipsburg in their home opener as well.

This week is the Tip Off Tournament in Hamilton which features teams from the Northwestern A competing against the Southwest A teams.

Stevensville def. Frenchtown 25-23, 25-19, 25-27, 25-18

Kills - Stevensville 34 (Sophia Losch-Onofri 19), Frenchtown 26. Blocks - Stevensville 2 (Losch-Onofri 2); Frenchtown 9 (Laura Geis 7). Digs - Stevensville 24 (Holly Leach 7); Frenchtown 13. Assists - Stevensville 21 (Christina Boberg 19); Frenchtown 17. Aces - Stevensville 15 (Leach 4); Frenchtown 12.

Bigfork def. Hamilton 25-11, 25-18, 25-22

Kills - Bigfork 27; Hamilton 15 (Vanessa Fiore 7). Blocks - Bigfork 3; Hamilton 2 (Dayna Moerkerke, Ashley Albert). Digs - Bigfork 32; Hamilton 44 (Nicole Gwynn 10). Assists - Bigfork 25; Hamilton 15 (Allysa McGill 10). Aces - Bigfork 12; Hamilton 4 (Gwynn 2).

Florence def. Darby 25-22, 25-21, 25-23

Kills - Florence 32 (Kayla Schmid 10); Darby 20 (Missy DeWalt 8). Blocks - Florence 16 (Jo Johnson 5); Darby 9 (Mariah Cress 5). Digs - Florence 23 (Brittany Heinz 5). Darby 15 (DeWalt 7). Assists - Florence 27 (Kayla Daniels 15); Darby 19 (Hannah Honey 16). Aces - Florence 12 (Kayla Petersen 3, Amanda Heffner 3, Schmid 3). Darby 7 (Kasey Blue 4).

Anaconda def. Corvallis 26-24, 25-15, 25-15

Kills - Corvallis 11 (Ali Bierer 4); Anaconda 33. Blocks - Corvallis 4 (Whitney Henderson 2); Anaconda 8. Digs - Corvallis 24 (Kim Gilder 9), Anaconda 33. Assists - Corvallis 18 (Kirstin Bull 7); Anaconda 17. Aces - Corvallis 11 (Bull 4); Anaconda 8.

Philipsburg def. Victor 25-21, 33-31, 25-12

Kills - Philipsburg 22; Victor 18 (Tiffany Zundel 6). Blocks - Philipsburg 1; Victor 7 (Sonja Bear). Digs - Philipsburg 28; Victor 26 (Hannah Johnson 10). Assists - Philipsburg 17; Victor 18 (Katie McCormick 16). Aces - Philipsburg 15; Victor 7 (Bear 4).

Thompson Falls def. Florence 25-15, 22-25, 22-25, 25-11, 15-13

Kills - Florence 35 (Jo Johnston 10); T. Falls 44. Blocks - Florence 12 (Lindsey Bauck 4); T. Falls 11. Digs - Florence 34 (Kayla Daniels 8); T. Falls 60. Assists - Florence 24 (Kayla Schmid 13); T. Falls 41. Aces - Florence 11 (Schmid 4); T. Falls 11.

Deer Lodge def. Darby 25-16, 25-13, 25-2

Kills - Darby 11 (Christina Bender 3, Missy DeWalt 3); Deer Lodge 27. Blocks - Darby 4 (DeWalt 2), Deer Lodge 5. Digs - Darby 11 (Bender 4); Assists - Darby 10 (Hannah Honey 10); Deer Lodge 21. Aces - Darby 10 (Rachel Wetzsteon).

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