Game Summary/Box Score
April 29, 2006 Bitterroot Blaze at Glacier Knights @ Columbia Falls High School

BITTERROOT 40 GLACIER 12

COLUMBIA FALLS – In Montana, if a game scheduled with the winless Glacier Knights is considered by the other 4 teams somewhat of a “gimmee”, it may still be…but the putt is getting longer.  The Bitterroot Blaze awoke from a tight 3-0 first quarter lead to erupt for 23 points in the second quarter which turned out to be the difference as the Blaze went on to a 40-12 victory over the Glacier Knights in Columbia Falls, Montana.

With league-leading back, Justin Nixon, having a modest game of “only” 54 yards rushing and a touchdown, the Blaze introduce the RMFL to a new weapon, Patrick Evers.  Evers rushed for more than 100 yards (101 on 17 carries) and caught a 24-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a Bitterroot offense, that was successful, although perhaps not overwhelming against the undersized Knights defense.

Mike Rasmussen turned in perhaps the play of the day, returning a Glacier punt 84-yards for a  touchdown early in the 3rd quarter to really cement the game away as the Blaze lead at that time by 33-0.

The Knights were able to turn in their first two-touchdown performance of the season against the stingy Blaze defense and were able to maintain several drives, including the two for scores in the fourth quarter.  Beau Herman, who passed for more than 100 yards for the Glacier offense which amassed 208 total net yards (to the Blaze’s 308), found Austin Owens on a 43-yard strike for the first score. Herman was also the leading rusher with 61 yards one 5 carries for the Knights.

Bitterroot Blaze

3

23

7

7

40

Glacier Knights

0

0

0

12

12

 


Scoring Summary:


First Quarter:

Bitterroot: Peterson 37-yard field goal 6:47


Second Quarter:

Bitterroot: Sain 29-yard pass from Brawley (Peterson kick) 14:01
Bitterroot: Safety – ball snapped out of end zone 6:02
Bitterroot: Brawley 11-yard run (Peterson kick) 4:22

Bitterroot: Evers 24-yard pass from Brawley (Peterson kick) 3:59


Third Quarter:

Bitterroot: Rasmussen 84-yard punt return (Peterson kick) 11:34


Fourth Quarter:

Glacier: Owens 43-yard pass from Herman (kick blocked) 14:15
Bitterroot: Nixon 4-yard run (Peterson kick) 6:13

Glacier: McCool 2-yard run (kick failed) 2:03

 

 

 

BITTERROOT

GLACIER

 

First Downs

15

12

 

Rushes-Yds

42

206

27

124

 

Passing

5--14--2

7--15--2

 

Passing Yds.

108

115

 

Sacked-Yds

1

6

4

31

 

Net Passing Yds.

102

84

 

Total Yds.

308

208

 

Punts - Avg.

2-33.5

2-34.0

 

Penalties -Yds

9

85

7

65

 

Fumbles - Lost

2

1

5

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Stats:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rushing:

 

 

 

 

 

Player -Team

Tot. Att.

Tot. Yds

TD's

2 pts.

 

Patrick Evers - Bitterroot

17

101

0

0

 

Justin Nixon - Bitterroot

7

54

1

0

 

Tyler Jolley - Bitterroot

8

36

0

0

 

Robb Simms - Bitterroot

2

7

0

0

 

T.J. Ward - Bitterroot

3

4

0

0

 

Buckie Brawley - Bitterroot

4

3

1

0

 

Ray Medlin - Bitterroot

1

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beau Herman - Glacier

5

61

0

0

 

Kevin Brown - Glacier

6

31

0

0

 

Jason Zielanski - Glacier

8

26

0

0

 

Alan Solenberg - Glacier

2

5

0

0

 

Dre Wilson - Glacier

2

1

0

0

 

Sheldon  McCool - Glacier

2

1

1

0

 

Mike Malmberg - Glacier

2

-1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passing:

 

 

 

 

 

Player

Comp.

Att.

Yds

TD's

Int.

Buckie Brawley - Bitterroot

5

11

108

2

0

Matt Blakey - Bitterroot

0

3

0

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beau Herman - Glacier

4

7

93

1

0

Alan Solenberg - Glacier

3

7

22

0

1

Jason Zielanski - Glacier

0

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving:

 

 

 

 

 

Player

Recepts.

Yards

Td's

2 pts.

 

Kris Rausch - Bitterroot

1

34

0

0

 

Vinny Zepeda Sain - Bitterroot

1

29

1

0

 

Patrick Evers - Bitterroot

1

24

1

0

 

TJ Ward - Bitterroot

1

13

0

0

 

Alex Quinsland - Bitterroot

1

8

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austin Owens - Glacier

3

54

1

0

 

Beau Herman - Glacier

1

21

0

0

 

Shane Bear - Glacier

1

20

0

0

 

Sheldon McCool - Glacier

1

19

0

0

 

Jason Zielanski - Glacier

1

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defense:

 

 

 

 

 

Player

Tackles

Sacks

Intercepts

TD's

 

Chris Jones - Bitterroot

7

1

0

0

 

Jamie Jones - Bitterroot

5

0

0

0

 

Kurt Rausch - Bitterroot

5

0

0

0

 

Chance Brawley - Bitterroot

4.5

0

0

0

 

Brian Buchrest - Bitterroot

3.5

2

0

0

 

Greg Graham - Bitterroot

2.5

0

0

0

 

Paul Tryon - Bitterroot

2

0

0

0

 

Patrick Evers - Bitterroot

2

1

0

0

 

TJ Ward - Bitterroot

1.5

0

0

0

 

Mike Schrapps - Bitterroot

1.5

0

0

0

 

Adam Byrne - Bitterroot

1

0

0

0

 

Mike Rasmussen - Bitterroot

1

0

1

1

 

Rob Simms - Bitterroot

1

0

0

0

 

Kris Rausch - Bitterroot

1

0

0

0

 

Chris Messex - Bitterroot

1

0

0

0

 

Tyler Jolley - Bitterroot

1

0

0

0

 

Ron Lakey - Bitterroot

0.5

0

0

0

 

CR Ledford - Bitterroot

0.5

0

0

0

 

Brian Gollnick - Bitterroot

0.5

0

0

0

 

Derek Zeiler - Bitterroot

0

0