Whitefish football shuts out Stevensville, 48-0
Bulldogs pump up the energy as player names are announced before gametime on Friday, Oct. 4. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Whitefish soared to a 41-0 lead in the first quarter against Stevensville on Friday, and followed it up with one more touchdown in the second quarter to finish the game 48-0, moving the Bulldogs to 4-3 overall and 4-2 in conference.
“We had 18 guys touch the ball on Friday, which is a huge number. It’s great to give the guys a chance to get on the field to play, top to bottom, whether they’re older or younger,” said Brett Bollweg, head coach. “The whole team was ready to play. Everyone earned the opportunity to be on the field.”
Senior Riley Zetooney started off the action with a 10-yard touchdown run, followed by touchdown runs from junior Cole Moses and sophomore backup quarterback Luke Dalen.
Moses as well as junior Cash McKay returned interceptions for two more scores. Carson Gulick threw to senior Christian Schwaderer for another.
Throughout the game, Tait Orme had six successful kicks.
With just 34 offensive plays, the Bulldogs piled up 255 yards. Eleven different players rushed the ball: Gulick, Caton, Zetooney, Moses and Dalen, as well as junior Luke Dudley, sophomore Vance Schwaiger, junior Colt Moss, junior Joey Priegel, sophomore Keenan Curtiss and senior Cameron Diehl.
On the receiving end was Schwaderer, senior CJ Thew, junior Jordan Harmon, sophomore Vlad Shestak, senior Calvin Eisenbarth, and sophomore Sam Rainford.
And that’s not to mention getting the entire defensive line-up on the field.
“We were able to get all of our players in the game. It was fun to watch our younger guys not only play but have a lot of success, especially on defense. It’s always fun to have a full, complete team win like we did on Friday night,” Bollweg said.
“We’ve put ourselves in a position to be dangerous at the end of season,” Bollweg said.
Looking forward to next week, the Bulldogs will host Polson at the Dog Pound Friday at 7 p.m. for senior night.
“It’s always special to honor our seniors. These guys have put a lot into our program,” Bollweg said.