REDDING, Calif. — Glacier graduate Connor Sullivan returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown and Beau Butner rushed for three scores as No. 11 Carroll held off Simpson 45-31 on Saturday in Frontier Conference football.
Sullivan's return gave the Saints a 35-17 advantage just 16 seconds into the second half. He also caught two passes for 10 yards and finished with 131 kickoff return yards.
Butner did most of his damage early, scoring three times in the first half. He finished with 74 yards on 16 carries.
Carroll (6-1 overall, 3-0 in West Division) quarterback Kaden Huot completed 14 of 20 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns. Ty Wilkinson caught five passes for 76 yards and a score, while Gavin Vandenacre added 92 yards on three receptions.
Simpson (3-4, 1-2) kept the pressure on behind quarterback Ya’j Vance, who threw for 380 yards and two touchdowns. Ivan Huerta caught eight passes for 144 yards, while D’Ante Benjamin rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
The Red Hawks piled up 572 yards of offense compared to Carroll’s 387.
Glacier graduates Alex Hausmann and Mark Ahner contributed on defense for Carroll. Hausmann had two tackles and a pass breakup, while Ahner added two assisted tackles.
Columbia Falls product Kai Golan recorded four touchbacks on eight kickoffs for the Saints.
Eureka alum Caleb Utter finished with three tackles for Simpson.
Mayville State 13, MSU-Northern 10
HAVRE — Dior Evans kicked a 22-yard field goal with 12:56 remaining to lift Mayville State past the Lights.
Northern (0-6, 0-1) jumped ahead 10-0 in the first quarter behind Tate O’Neill’s 34-yard field goal and Malakhi Statler’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Woodley.
Mayville State (5-2, 1-1) answered with Darnell Green’s 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter before Evans tied the score at 10 with a 43-yard field goal in the third.
Statler completed 20 of 49 passes for 258 yards. Woodley hauled in eight catches for 105 yards, and Cale White added three receptions for 67 yards.
Axel Anderson led the Comets with 136 yards on 32 carries.
Jackson Kink paced the Lights’ defense with 18 tackles, while Julius Leapai added 15 tackles and an interception. Glacier graduate Easton Kauffman added three tackles and a fumble recovery along with a 3-yard reception and a 16-yard kickoff return.
No. 1 College of Idaho 52, Montana Western 7
DILLON — Caden Young rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns as the unbeaten College of Idaho rolled past Western.
Young scored on runs of 18, 29, and 9 yards as the Yotes (6-0, 2-0) built a 28-0 halftime lead.
Rylie Byington added 65 yards rushing and a touchdown for the College of Idaho, while Parker Bunderson completed 11 of 13 passes for 143 yards and a score.
The Yotes outgained the Bulldogs 553-173, including a 294-56 advantage on the ground.
Western (2-5, 0-3) avoided the shutout when Santana Luna broke free for a 77-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Luna finished with 85 yards rushing.
Eli Nourse led all receivers with five catches for 85 yards. Bulldogs quarterback Sam Wulff completed 8 of 15 passes for 68 yards.
Whitefish product Bodie Smith recorded eight tackles for Western and Mission alum Canyon Sargent forced a fumble.
Rocky Mountain 31, Dickinson State 10
DICKINSON, N.D. — Gage Goltz returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown and Jae’Sean Pete added two rushing scores as Rocky Mountain raced away from Dickinson State.
Goltz opened the scoring with his punt return in the first quarter before Pete added touchdown runs of 37 and 1 yards in the second, helping the Battlin' Bears build a 24-3 halftime lead.
The Blue Hawks' lone touchdown came in the third quarter when Hudsen Grovom found Nate Norby for a 6-yard score.
Grovom completed 27 of 45 passes for 307 yards, while Adrien Calderon led all receivers with 161 yards on nine catches.
Pete finished with 85 yards on 22 carries, while Rocky quarterback Jhett Schwahn completed 19 of 23 passes for 191 yards.
Rocky Mountain (3-3, 2-0) held Dickinson State (3-5, 2-1) to 49 rushing yards and forced three turnovers.