Football Recap: Three Forks/Willow Creek Skates Past Anaconda with Ease

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 1:05pm

Football Recap: Three Forks/Willow Creek Wolves vs. Anaconda Copperheads

Three Forks/Willow Creek put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Anaconda Copperheads 53-12 at home. Considering the Wolves have won three games by more than 38 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Three Forks/Willow Creek found their leader in underclassman Kanon Reichman, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Reichman a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Andersen, who gained 91 total yards and two touchdowns.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Three Forks/Willow Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 240 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Three Forks/Willow Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Reichman also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 106.

Although Anaconda took the loss, they still got scores from Teague Cromwell and Brody Galle.

Three Forks/Willow Creek pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Anaconda, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Three Forks/Willow Creek will head out on the road to challenge Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Jefferson: 18, Three Forks/Willow Creek: 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Anaconda, they will take on Thompson Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Anaconda focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.

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