Class A
1.) Hamilton (9-0)
2.) Billings Central (9-0)
3.) Columbia Falls (8-1)
4.) Dillon (6-2)
5.) Frenchtown (7-2)
6.) Laurel (7-2)
7.) Lewistown (7-2)
8.) Belgrade (6-3)
9.) Miles City (6-3)
tie10.) Corvallis (5-4)
tie10.) Libby (5-4) - they beat Whitefish to finish 4-1 in the Northwestern A and Whitefish finished 3-2 (5-4) overall. Regardless of all of this, Whitefish somehow made the playoffs over Libby because the Western Conferences only recognized the #1 seeds this year. The other four slots from the West were determined by Wildcards so Frenchtown and Dillon wrapped up two of them. Corvallis, Whitefish, and Libby all finished 5-4 but Corvallis beat both Whitefish and Libby so Corvallis got one of the slots. It should have been very simple: whoever won between Whitefish and Libby gets the final spot. Libby won, had a better conference record, and the same overall record over West teams (5-4) than Whitefish. But because the West didn't recognize second place teams in both conferences, the overall record determined the slots and somehow Whitefish won the "tiebreaker" over Libby. What a load of BS and I feel awful for Libby.
Player(s) of the Week (#9): QB Mitch Norslein (Lewistown) - 243 passing yards/80 rushing yards for 7 total touchdowns (4 rushing/3 passing) (vs. Glendive)
Special Note: Mitch is one of the top QB prospects in the state and he has been really good down the stretch for his team. Despite a tough loss to Billings Central two weeks ago, Mitch played very well against a really good Ram defense. He followed that performance up with a huge game against Glendive where he exploded for seven touchdowns. Mitch is currently #2 in Class A in total offensive yards behind only Hamilton QB Carson Rostad (who is arguably the best overall player in the state as a junior). Mitch is a hot commodity among NAIA programs in Montana as all want his services at QB.
