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Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights
SCOBEY SENIOR NICHOLAS TURNER makes his wayinto the end zone on a 3-yard touchdown rush with 7:41 left in the second quarter of Saturday’s game on Mike Granbois Field in Poplar. — Leader Photo, mike
Friday Night Lights
SCOBEY SENIOR NICHOLAS TURNER makes his wayinto the end zone on a 3-yard touchdown rush with 7:41 left in the second quarter of Saturday’s game on Mike Granbois Field in Poplar. — Leader Photo, mike
 

It is now or nothing for both the Scobey Spartans and Carter County (Ekalaka) Bulldogs when the two East C Division squads meet Friday, October 25, on Scobey’s Plainsmen Field.

The winner will earn fourth place in the East C Division and qualify for the playoffs, a long trip to play the Manhattan Christian Eagles (7-0, 346-85, 49.412.1) in a first-round contest.

The non-winner hits the gym and starts working on free throws, jump stops and 3-pointers.

The junior high game kicks off the action at 3:30 p.m. and the varsity contest is at 6 p.m. (Radio: KCGM 95.7 FM) The Eagles kicked off the season at home against Twin Bridges and were 36-8 victors. Following, in order played, were wins at Sheridan (52-24), Saint Labre (64-7), Park City (628), Lone Peak (54-0), were idle in week six, handled a very good Drummond-Philipsburg team 34-14 on their home field and defeated Ennis 44-24.

The Spartans (5-3, 276107, 34.5-13.3) reached this point by taking care of business Saturday night in Poplar, scoring a 60-0 victory on Mike Granbois Field.

The Spartans wasted little time getting on the scoreboard against Poplar—81 seconds to be precise—as quarterback Brecken Maher bolted 39 yards from his own 6-yard line to Poplar’s 35. Following a 7-yard rush and a holding penalty on the Spartans, Kolten Machart bolted 46 yards for a touchdown and 6-0 lead.

While Machart, who rushed four times for 108 yards on the night, started the scoring, freshman Sebastian McGowen ended the ...

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