Loggers
| 10/17/25 vs Whitefish | 21 |
| 10/10/25 @ Ronan | 35 |
| 10/03/25 @ Bigfork | 9 |
| 09/26/25 vs Polson | 31 |
| + 2 more games |
Libby hasn't had much luck against Columbia Falls recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Loggers will square off against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Libby is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season.
Libby is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Whitefish on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Loggers were beaten by the Bulldogs 48-21. The Loggers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
Loss or not, Libby got some senior leadership from Tristan Andersen and Boe Miles. Andersen rushed for 82 yards and one TD on only ten carries, while Miles picked up 114 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Miles really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Columbia Falls came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Pirates for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-13 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 27-point advantage.
Libby better focus on containing Trip Ross and Banyan Johnston as the pair were huge in Columbia Falls' win. Ross gained 212 total yards and three touchdowns, while Johnston threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Ross a new career-high in rushing yards (151). 95 of Johnston's passing yards were hauled in by Jory Hill.
Columbia Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Columbia Falls' defense made their presence known, laying out Case Cox three times. In that department, Daniel Contreras was the leader with two sacks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Libby's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Columbia Falls, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Andersen and Johnston. Andersen just won't slow down this season and has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 135.9 passing yards per game. Johnston has been a dominant force too and has thrown 13 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 197 passing yards per game.
Libby was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Columbia Falls when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnston, who threw for 166 yards and four TDs while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards and one score on only seven carries. Now that the Loggers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
