It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bigfork can now relate to. They fell just short of the Whitefish Bulldogs by a score of 24-21 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings & Valkyries of the 42-22 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Bigfork lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cole Schmit, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. Those 55 rushing yards gave Schmit a new career-high.
Bigfork didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Austin Savik and Alex Ochs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitefish to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carson Gulick, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Whitefish also got a significant boost from Riley Zetooney, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Bigfork has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Whitefish, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Bigfork does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Whitefish, they will head out on the road to face off against Billings Central Catholic on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Whitefish: 14.1, Billings Central Catholic: 6.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
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