Wolves Earn Third Place At State Flag Football Tourney

The Wolf Point Wolves came away with the thirdplace trophy from the Class A/B state flag football tournament held in Lockwood and Billings.

The Wolves downed Jefferson County, 24-15, in the third-place game on Thursday, Oct. 8.

Wolf Point struck on its first possession when quarterback Maci Fourstar hit Addy Smith with a short pass and the speedy junior raced the distance for a touchdown during the game’s opening minute.

Wolf Point’s defense was able to hold Jefferson County scoreless throughout the first quarter as pressure by Smith and Paisley Bruner along with passes defend by Sophie Ricker highlighted the action.

The Wolves added to their lead when a fourthdown pass from Fourstar to Ma’Kenzie Jackson was good for 45 yards to the Jefferson two. Wolf Point scored on a five-yard throw from Fourstar to Smith to put the margin at 12-0 with 2:33 remaining in the half.

Wolf Point accounted for another scoring drive late in the half as a pass from Fourstar to Smith earned a first down at the Panther 28.

Facing a fourth and seven at the 28, the Wolves scored when Smith leaped above a defender for a touchdown reception with six seconds left in the half. One Jefferson County drive was stopped in the third quarter on strong defensive plays by Smith, Mattie Azure and Bruner.

The Panthers, however, closed the margin to 18-6 on a nine-yard touchdown pass with 3:46 remaining in the game.

The Wolves responded with a long scoring drive that featured a pass from Fourstar to McKinlee Paulson for a first down at the 10. Wolf Point reached the end zone on a 10-yard pass from Fourstar to Harper Weeks with 58 seconds left.

Jefferson County accounted for a long touchdown run and conversion with seven seconds left for the 24-15 final.

The Lady Wolves fell against East Helena by a 42-13 final in the semi-final round of the Class A/B state flag football tournament on Wednesday night.

East Helena broke away with 20 points in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory.

The Vigilantes struck first in the contest when a long drive was capped by a four-yard quarterback keeper run with 5:21 left in the opening quarter.

Wolf Point responded with a scoring drive of its own. Passes from Maci Fourstar to Ma’Kenzie Jackson and McKinlee Paulson put the Wolves into scoring position.

On first down from the 12, Fourstar connected with Harper Weeks for a touchdown with 46 seconds left in the quarter. Fourstar passed to Addy Smith for the conversion to put Wolf Point ahead 7-6.

East Helena outscored the Wolves by a 15-6 margin in the second quarter.

After a long pass, the Vigilantes reached the end zone on a three-yard pass play. A conversion put East Helena’s lead to 14-7.

A short pass to Paisley Bruner resulted in a big gain for the Wolves inside East Helena territory. The threat, however, ended with an interception.

The Vigilantes went on to score on a 12-yard pass and led 22-7 with 1:30 remaining in the half.

The half ended on a high note for the Wolves when two pass interference calls put the ball inside East Helena territory. Wolf Point scored on the final play of the half when Fourstar connected with Paulson on a three-yard pass to cut the margin to 22-13.

After a scoreless third quarter, East Helena struck on a 20-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth period to move ahead 28-13.

The Vigilantes then gained possession on an interception and went on to score on a 42-yard quarterback keeper run for a 34-13 lead with 5:02 remaining. East Helena added another touchdown with 2:46 remaining.

Wolf Point opened state tournament action with a 24-12 victory over Lockwood.

Scoring touchdowns for the Wolves were Jackson and Fourstar.