Great Falls extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to four on Friday, dropping them down to 0-3. They came up short against the Bozeman Hawks, falling 70-50. The Bison were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-28.
Great Falls lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Steele Harris, who rushed for 140 yards and one TD on only six carries, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and one touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Tristan Oleary, who threw for 269 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt.
As for Bozeman, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Van Shockley produced another solid effort throwing for 375 yards and five TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of scores on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. 105 of Shockley's passing yards were hauled in by Logan Humphrey.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Great Falls will square off against rival Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bozeman is set to challenge their familiar foe Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,164 yards in their previous games.
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