Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Whitefish). They put the hurt on the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries with a sharp 42-22 victory on Friday. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Whitefish got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carson Gulick out in front who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Curtis Thew, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Whitefish was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bigfork lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tamret Savik, who picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Savik's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Cole Schmit, who threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt.
The win got Whitefish back to even at 3-3. As for Bigfork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Whitefish will face off against Stevensville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitefish is facing Stevensville at the right time seeing as Stevensville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bigfork, they will square off against Browning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Browning's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
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