Football Recap: Great Falls Bison vs. Billings West Golden Bears
On Friday, Great Falls faced Billings West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Great Falls Bison lost to the Billings West Golden Bears at home by a 42-28 margin. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bison of the 20-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Great Falls lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dane Gundlach, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Steele Harris got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
It was another big night for CJ Johnson, who threw for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for Billings West. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 314 passing yards per game. Cohen Groener also helped out as he racked up 146 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Great Falls and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Billings West, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Great Falls will face off against Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Falls is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season. As for Billings West, they will welcome Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Billings West is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Gallatin a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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