Scotties Crush the Colts

The Glasgow Scotties were hungry for a win against the Colstrip Colts and it showed Friday night at Scottie Field. In a first for every member of the team, the Scotties notched their first win against the Colts, ending a seven-year drought. And what a win it was. The final score read 54 to 6 for the Scotties, who held the Colts to a single touchdown in the game.

"It felt great," said Scottie Jesse Lee. "My teammates and I have been wanting to beat this team for a long time." Tel Aune, who turned in a stellar performance in the game, echoed his teammate, "I feel pretty good beating the Colts. As a team we have been waiting for that moment for a long time."

Pumped up from a full week of Homecoming activities, the boys in red hit the field ready for action in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Colstrip won the coin flip and chose to receive, but the Scottie defense shut them down early. Glasgow took possession of the ball, and the game, on their first drive. Relying heavily on star running back Jesse Lee, the offense marched the ball down the field. Lee completed the procession with a seven-yard touchdown and the two-point conversion, putting Glasgow on the scoreboard with 6:20 left in the first quarter.

After stopping Colstrip a second time, Glasgow would score again. Loden Idler would hang on to the ball for a 20-yard touchdown. Tel Aune would add the two extra points, extending the Scotties' lead to 16-0 with 1:34 left in the first. Aune is turning in a strong season after recovering from an injury sustained in the Red-White game prior to the regular season. Aune said that while injuries are no fun no matter how they are incurred, "...it's something you have to bounce back from and move forward. It felt good to be back and playing with my teammates again."

Idler would again show his skills in the second quarter. Making use of a hole created by his offensive line, the quarterback waltzed through the middle of the field, leaving defender after defender in his wake. All alone, Idler legged it out 49 yards to the end zone for the Scotties' third touchdown. He improved Glasgow's lead by tacking on the two-point conversion. With 9:13 to play in the second, Glasgow held the 24-0 lead.

Glasgow's fourth touchdown came from Lee, who carried the pigskin three yards into the end zone, followed by an Idler quarterback keeper for the two-point conversion. Glasgow's lead was 32-0 with 2:41 left in the half, just three points shy of kicking off the running clock. That running clock would start less than two minutes later when Idler connected with Aune on a 15-yard pass. Kyler Hallock ran the ball in for the extra two, starting the running clock with a score of 40-0 with 0:45 on the clock before halftime.

"The best part for me was when we got running clock for sure," said Lee, who told the Courier last week he was eager to get a win over Colstrip. "Couldn't have asked for a better senior night/homecoming game!"

Glasgow's domination over the Colts would continue in the third quarter when Idler connected with Colten Fast on a five-yard throw for the Scotties' sixth trip to the end zone in the game. Hallock would again run the ball in for the two-point conversion, growing his team's lead to 48-0 with 8:50 remaining in the third. The rest of the third quarter would remain relatively quiet as the Scotties' defense continued to shut down the Colts. With their commanding lead, Glasgow rotated in many of their younger players, going deep into the line-up.

Keigan Skolrud got the crowd on their feet with just under eight minutes left in the game when he snagged an interception and returned it 11 yards for another Scottie touchdown. Glasgow failed on the two-point attempt, leaving the score at 54-0. The Colts managed to avert the shut-out when Buckalew made a two-yard run into Colstrip's end zone. The Colts were unable to convert, leaving the score 54-6 for the remaining 4:28 of the game.

Glasgow's defense came through again in the win with a strong performance, holding Colstrip to just 124 total yards in the game, 36 rushing and 88 passing. Meanwhile, Glasgow ran up 267 rushing yards and 151 passing yards, for a total of 418 yards. Idler had 145 passing yards and 75 yards rushing on six carries. Idler led in rushing with 75 yards on six carries. Dawson Boland had four catches for 57 yards receiving.

Idler was named the outstanding player of the game, winning the Norm Thompson Award, handed out every year during the Homecoming game. Idler said, "I feel pretty good [about winning the Norm Thompson Award] but I owe it all to my teammates. We are playing better every week and everyone is getting involved ... Everyone played very well and it was a good effort for sure."

The Scotties now stand at 6-0 on the season. 'We're getting prepared, we're getting excited," said head coach Pat Barnett about his team facing their biggest rival, "to see what we can do."

Senior Aune is also looking forward to the game, telling the Courier, "This week as a team we are going to study and practice hard to get this win this weekend. It's different though beacuse we are going against our rivals, the Malta Mustangs, who usually have the best game against us. As a team we have to go into this game aggressively and smart."

Senior Ty Kittleson made his season debut Friday after getting his release to play on Wednesday. "Being back on the field after all this time is the best thing I could ask for. I'm very thankful to get these last few games back with my team even if I'm taking it slow and not playing full time. I'm so excited to finally get to go down to Malta with my boys. I think we've all been excited all season for this and I think we have the experience and talent to get the job done."

The Scotties take their undefeated record to Malta this Friday, Oct. 9 for a 7 p.m. match up. The game will be covered by KLTZ but will not be broadcast on NFH however Malta will not be limiting spectator attendance. All Glasgow fans will be seated on the south side of the field, near the crow's nest. Barnett is encouraging all Glasgow fans to hit the road to cheer on the team this Friday night.