Football Preview: Columbia Falls Wildcats vs. Ronan Chiefs
Columbia Falls has gone 7-0 against Ronan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Columbia Falls Wildcats will host the Ronan Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Columbia Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Bigfork, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Columbia Falls was ranked fifth). Columbia Falls claimed a resounding 43-14 victory over Bigfork at home. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on four straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbia Falls to victory, but perhaps none more so than Banyan Johnston, who rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Johnston has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Ross, who picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Columbia Falls didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Easton Brooks led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ronan). They came out on top against Park on Friday by a score of 48-12 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Chiefs considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Columbia Falls' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Ronan, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Columbia Falls against Ronan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 53-0 victory. Will Columbia Falls repeat their success, or does Ronan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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