On Friday, Billings West faced Helena in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Billings West Golden Bears came out on top against the Helena Bengals by a score of 26-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
CJ Johnson threw for 239 yards and a touchdown while completing 79.4% of his passes.
Matt Ludwig was his top target, picking up 83 receiving yards. On the ground,
Payton Cicero rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Helena lost, don't look at Trygve Braun. Despite the final result, he rushed for 144 yards on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Braun a new career-high in rushing yards. Carter Petre was in the mix too, providing Helena with two touchdowns.
Billings West pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Helena, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Billings West will challenge Russell at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Helena, they will face off against Hellgate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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