MISSOULA 38  GLACIER 0

Missoula Raptors at Glacier Knights, May 14, 2005

COLUMBIA FALLS – The Missoula Raptors scored an offensive, defensive and a special teams touchdown in the first half to build a 24-0 halftime lead over the solid Glacier Knights football team and then cruised in for a hard-fought 38-0 victory in Columbia Falls, Montana.

After needing ½ of the first quarter to get their first points, a Rapheal Roberts field goal, the Raptors then got an interception return for touchdown by Brian Hughes and a 52-yard punt return score from Nate Stephens to jump out to a 17-0 lead as the first quarter closed. Only with 11:32 remaining in the 2nd quarter would the Raptors get their first offensive touchdown, a 32-yard pass from Jim Compton to Hillary Benbeneck to give the Raptors what would be their halftime lead as the Knight defense proved to be formidable.

The winless Knights held the division-leading Raptors to 239 total net yards in the game, a solid performance on any scale.

In the end, however, the Raptors were too much offense and defense.  Justin Nixon had another big game rushing 10 times for 130 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter to seal the victory and a two-point conversion.  The Raptors offense, however, proved their depth as 9 different running backs carried the ball as the Raptors rushed as a team for 187 yards on the Knight defense.

The Raptor defense shut out Glacier for the second time this season, after shutting them out in the season opener 46-0, had solid play from a number of defensive stars.  Jamie Jones and Tad Sheridan lead all tacklers.  Sheridan even was in for 2-1/2 sacks and Mike Hardenburgh had two interceptions on the day.

The Knight defense which made such a fine accounting for themselves was lead, once again by RMFL tackles leader, Jason Zielanski. Zielanski, the multi-purpose all-star for the Knights, recorded 8-1/2 tackles and a sack for the Knight defense, but also lead the team in rushing with 53 yards on 15 carries, caught a 15-yard pass and returned kick-offs, punts and and even made run to the local convenience store for ice at halftime. Andrew Wilson also had a good rushing game for the Knights with 50 yards on 11 carries and defensively, Red Dutton, Scott Ruda, Beau Herman, Kevin Brown and Matt Kinsella all contributed strong performances.

 

 

 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Final

Missoula

17

7

8

6

38

Glacier

0

0

0

0

0

 

Scoring Summary:

 

1st Quarter

 

Missoula: Roberts 38-yard field goal 6:30

Missoula: Hughes 15-yard interception return (Roberts kick) 4:25

Missoula: Stephens 52-yard punt return (Roberts kick) 3:52

 

2nd Quarter

 

Missoula: Benbeneck 32-yard pass from Compton (Roberts kick) 11:32

 

3rd Quarter

 

Missoula: Lumpkin 10-yard run (Nixon run) 10:56

 

4th Quarter

 

Missoula: Nixon 46-yard run (kick blocked) 6:46

 

 

MISSOULA

GLACIER

 

First Downs

15

12

 

Rushes-Yds

31

187

30

119

 

Passing

8--19--0

8-32-5

 

Passing Yds.

58

62

 

Sacked-Yds

1

6

2

15

 

Net Passing Yds.

52

47

 

Total Yds.

239

166

 

Punts - Avg.

2-31.0

6-24.3

 

Penalties -Yds

7

55

8

65

 

Fumbles - Lost

1

0

3

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Stats:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rushing:

 

 

 

 

 

Player -Team

Tot. Att.

Tot. Yds

TD's

2 pts.

 

Justin Nixon - Missoula

13

130

1

1

 

Nick Lumpkin - Missoula

1

11

1

0

 

Buckie Brawley - Missoula

3

9

0

0

 

Willy Williams - Missoula

3

9

0

0

 

Caleb McCallum - Missoula

1

7

0

0

 

James Compton - Missoula

3

6

0

0

 

Josh Elder - Missoula

2

5

0

0

 

TJ Ward - Missoula

3

5

0

0

 

Nick Bratz - Missoula

2

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason Zielanski - Glacier

15

53

0

0

 

Andrew Wilson - Glacier

11

50

0

0

 

Austin Owens - Glacier

1

18

0

0

 

Zach Perry - Glacier

3

-2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passing:

 

 

 

 

 

Player

Comp.

Att.

Yds

TD's

Int.

Buckie Brawley - Missoula

4

10

2

0

0

James Compton - Missoula

3

4

46

1

0

Jeremy Wood - Missoula

0

4

0

0

0

Rapheal Roberts - Missoula

1

1

10

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jay Fiedor - Glacier

3

16

22

0

2

Zach Perry - Glacier

5

15

40

0

3

Andrew Wilson - Glacier

0

1

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving:

 

 

 

 

 

Player

Recepts.

Yards

Td's

2 pts.

 

Hillary Benbenek - Missoula

2

46

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Raider - Glacier

3

20

0

0

 

Austin Owens - Glacier

1

16

0

0

 

Jason Zielanski - Glacier

1

15

0

0

 

Sheldon  McCool - Glacier

2

12

0

0

 

Beau Herman - Glacier

1

-1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defense:

 

 

 

 

 

Player

Tackles

Sacks

Intercepts

TD's

 

Jamie Jones - Missoula

6

0

0

0

 

Tony Sanderson - Missoula

1

0

0

0

 

Jake Tubbs - Missoula

4

0

0

0

 

Tad Sheridan - Missoula

6.5

2.5

0

0

 

Max McCracken - Missoula

2.5

0

1

0

 

Jeff Maynard - Missoula

3

0

0

0

 

Jason Konye - Missoula

3

0

0

0

 

Rajiem Seabrook - Missoula

2.5

0

0

0

 

Greg Graham - Missoula

3.5

0

0

0

 

John Mullen - Missoula

2.5

0

0

0

 

Ben Adams - Missoula

2

0

0

0

 

Justin Smith - Missoula

1.5

0

0

0

 

James Jacobson - Missoula

2.5

0.5

0

0