On Friday, Billings West faced Great Falls in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Billings West Golden Bears took down the Great Falls Bison 42-28. The Golden Bears' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
CJ Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 435 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 314 passing yards per game. Cohen Groener was Johnson's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards.
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.
Billings West pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Great Falls, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Billings West will face off against Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gallatin knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Billings West likes a good challenge. As for Great Falls, they will head out to square off against Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Falls is facing Skyview at the right time seeing as Skyview is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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