Class A favorite and No. 1-ranked Billings Central on Friday beat a ranked opponent for the third straight week, racing past archrival Laurel, the No. 2 team in the rankings, 35-0 on homecoming.
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There were three cross-class matchups on the schedule Friday night, with Frenchtown and Ronan also playing Class B Florence and Missoula Loyola, respectively.
Key Week 4 matchup: No. 1 Billings Central 35, No. 2 Laurel 0
Will Snell caught a touchdown pass from Howie Martin on the second play of the game, setting the tone for a Central win as the Rams moved to 4-0.
Layne Alexander and Ayden Salter each scored on short runs later in the first quarter for a 21-0 advantage. Alexander added another short TD run in the second quarter following a Laurel turnover.
Later in the second, Michael Thomas spun away from tacklers for a 44-yard touchdown rush, giving Central a 35-0 advantage by halftime. The teams went scoreless with a running clock in the second half.
The Rams now own a 61-19-1 all-time series lead over Laurel, and have won five meetings in a row.
Other Class A highlights:
Whitefish 14 No. 2 Class B Eureka 7
Vlad Shestak's 35-yard pick-6 with 7:45 to go broke a 7-7 tie and the Bulldogs forced four turnovers to beat Eureka for the first time in three tries. Jordan Harmon's end-zone interception with 38 seconds remaining sealed the win for the Bulldogs (2-2). Shestak has three interception returns for touchdowns in the last two games.
Other scores:
No. 5 Frenchtown 23, Florence 8
East Helena 21, Lockwood 6
Missoula Loyola 43, Ronan 0
Sidney 54, Bowman Co. (N.D.) 12
