CATS 33 DOGS 14! CATS TOOK 2ND IN CONF. HOST HAMILTON NEXT SAT.

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Class A

Polson 26, Ronan 7

At Polson, the fifth-ranked Pirates scored the final 20 points of the game and clinched the Northwestern A title with the league victory in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Tim Rausch led a powerful Polson rushing attack that piled up 268 yards, running 24 times for 156 yards and a touchdown. Joe Andrews added TD runs of 80 and 23 yards in totalling 11 carries for 111 yards. Ty Fouty added a 35-yard fumble return for a TD.

The Pirates, who earned a bye in the first round of the State A playoffs, improved to 4-0, 7-1 and will face the winner of next weekend's game between the second seed from the Central A and the third seed from the Eastern A.

Xavier Morigeau led the Chiefs (2-2, 5-4), running 22 times for 76 yards, including a 6-yard TD run in the first quarter.

Ronan 7 0 0 0 - 7

Polson 6 14 6 0 - 26

P - Joe Andrews 23 run (kick failed)

R - Xavier Morigeau 6 run (Dalton Molzhon kick)

P - Ty Fouty 35 fumble return (Fouty pass from Vince DiGiallonardo)

P - Tim Rausch 4 run (kick failed)

P - Andrews 80 run pass failed)

Libby 40, Lethbridge, Alberta 14

At Libby, Micah Germany passed for three touchdowns and ran for another in Libby's nonconference win over Lethbridge, Alberta.

Germany finished 20-for-33 for 310 yards through the air for the Loggers, who finished the season at 2-7. Germany also led Libby on the ground with 50 yards on 13 carries.

TJ Benson caught seven passes for 144 yards and a TD for Libby, which spotted Lethbridge a 14-0 lead.

Lethbridge 14 0 0 0 - 14

Libby 7 13 13 7 - 40

LETH - Tomas Truba 20 run (Taylor kick)

LETH - Willoughby 33 pass from Colton Garner (Taylor kick)

LIB - Kody Berget 25 pass from Micah Germany (Forster kick)

LIB - J. Trtailkill 3 run (kick failed)

LIB - TJ Benson 33 pass from Germany (pass failed)

LIB - Robin Keyes 2 pass from Germany (Forster kick)

LIB - Germany 3 run (Forster kick)

Columbia Falls 33, Whitefish 14

At Columbia Falls, John Woody rushed for 190 yards and the Wildcats dominated time of possession in a Northwestern A matchup.

Columbia Falls jumped to a 19-7 lead in the first half and Kaleb Johnson iced the win with two second-half scores. He struck paydirt on passes of 60 and 26 yards from quarterback Mitchell Wassam, who totaled 210 passing yards.

The Wildcats (3-1 conference, 6-3 overall) clinched a No. 2 seed and will host a first-round playoff game on Oct. 31.

Whitefish (1-3, 4-4) was led by Daniel Simmons with 164 rushing yards and two catches for 29 yards.

Whitefish 7 0 7 0 - 14

Col. Falls 6 13 8 6 - 33

W - Tanner Benedict 60 run (Benedict kick)

C - Nate Thompson 2 run (pass failed)

C - Mitchell Wassam 1 run (Wassam kick)

C - Matt Triplett 30 pass from Wassam (pass failed)

W - Willie Roche 10 pass from Mac Roche (Benedict kick)

C - Kaleb Johnson 60 pass from Wassam (Kyle Howell pass from Wassam)

C - Johnson 26 pass from Wassam (kick failed)