Bulldogs torch Jackets for homecoming win
Jesse Burrough makes a touchdown for the Bulldogs during the Homecoming football game against Stevensville on Friday, Oct. 6. The Dogs won 62-14. (Avery Howe/Hungry Horse News)
Bulldog Cole Moses dodges a Stevensville Yellowjacket on his way to make a touchdown at the Dog Pound on Friday, Oct. 6. (Avery Howe/Hungry Horse News)
Carson Krack pushes towards the end zone during Whitefish’s Homecoming game against Stevensville at the Dog Pound on Friday, Oct. 6. (Avery Howe/Hungry Horse News
The Whitefish offense had a banner performance, and the Bulldogs won their second consecutive game in a 62-14 Western A football victory over Stevensville on homecoming night Friday, Oct. 6.
Quarterback Carson Gulick went 19-of-28 through the air for Whitefish, throwing for 232 yards and three touchdowns. The game was decided in the second quarter as the Bulldogs scored 28 points for a 34-7 halftime lead.
Stevensville (1-6) found the endzone first on a 35-yard fumble return, but that would be the lone highlight for most of the matchup as the floodgates opened up.
Gulick responded with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Burrough, then an 18-yard scoring pass to Carson Krack. Cole Moses then ran the ball in from 16 yards out, and Mason Kelch caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Gulick.
Kelch also returned a fumble for 13 yards for the Bulldogs’ halftime leader. In the third quarter, the scoring continued as Whitefish notched 21 points in the stanza.
While playing defense, Gulick returned an interception for 23 yards and a score. Brady Howke then had a 15-yard touchdown run, and Bulldog Jesse Eisenbarth ran an interception back 57 yards in the fourth quarter for the final Whitefish score.
Stevensville scored a cosmetic 14-yard touchdown, but the game was well on its way to improving the Bulldogs’ record to 3-4 overall and 3-3 in Western A play.
Krack finished the game with three catches for 59 yards, and Dane Hunt had five grabs for 57. Whitefish’s three defensive touchdowns outscored Stevensville alone.
Whitefish will play at Polson on Friday, Oct. 13, in an important Western A matchup late in the season, with kickoff at 7 p.m.
At Whitefish
WHITEFISH 62, STEVENSVILLE 14
Stevensville - 7 - 0 - 0 - 7 - 14
Whitefish - 6 - 28 - 21 - 7 - 62
SCORING SUMMARY
S — Gunnar Larson 35-yard fumble return (Brogan Gard kick)
W — Jesse Burrough 30-yard pass from Carson Gulick (kick failed) 6
W — Carson Krack 18-yard pass from Gulick (Ryder Barinowski kick 7 - 13
W — Cole Moses 16-yard run (Barinowski kick) 7 - 20
W — Mason Kelch 18-yard pass from Gulick (Barinowski kick) 7 - 27
W — Kelch 13-yard fumble return (Barinowski kick) - 7 - 34
W — Gulick 23-yard interception return (Barinowski kick)
W — Brady Howke 15-yard run (Barinowski kick)
W-— Jesse Eisenbarth 57-yard interception return (Barinowski kick)
W — Riley Zetooney 70-yard run (Barinowski kick)
S — Larson 14-yard run (Gard kick)
