Sports by the Numbers
Fuller Tallies 50 Receptions
220 – Passing yards by Shay Smithwick-Hann in season’s final game against Missoula Big Sky
11 – Completions by Smithwick-Hann against Big Sky
20 – Yards per completion average for Smithwick-Hann against Big Sky
50 – Receptions for season by Connor Fuller, team-best
47 – Receptions by Wiley Fusaro; both he and Fuller finished top five in state in receptions
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Glacier Football
Glacier Wraps Up First Season
Glacier's Taylor Graham runs for extra yards after catching a pass from quarterback Shay Smithwick-Hann during Friday's Glacier vs. Missoula Big Sky football game played at Legends Stadium in Kalispell. Graham finished the game with one touchdown in Big Sky’s win 52-10 over Glacier. - Craig Moore/for the Beacon
Sports by the Numbers
Fusaro Top Five in State in Receptions
18:53 – Heather Fraley’s final time at cross-country state championship, good enough for sixth place
90 – Rushing yards by Wiley Fusaro in 33-7 loss to Missoula Sentinel
45 – Receptions by Fusaro, top five in the state
15 – Passing yards by Shay Smithwick-Hann; lowest total of season following highest total (257 yards) against Flathead
125 – Passing yards per game for Smithwick-Hann
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Students and parents adapt to Glacier v. Flathead
QBs Shine in New Rivalry
By the time the rain let up at Legends Field, Kalispell was two hours into a new era – the era of the cross-town football rivalry.
Flathead High and Glacier High are now one game into what is clearly – for anyone who attended the Braves’ 49-13 win over the Wolfpack on Oct. 12 – an intense rivalry already.
Sports by the Numbers
Iverson Wins State Championship
257 – Passing yards by sophomore Shay Smithwick-Hann, a career-high, against Flathead
74 – Smithwick-Hann’s passing percentage against Flathead (28-38), with two touchdowns and one interception
11 – Receptions by sophomore Wiley Fusaro against Flathead
236 – Combined receiving yards by Fusaro, Taylor Graham and Connor Fuller against Flathead
8 – Number of strokes Larry Iverson III beat second-place opponent by to win state championship
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First Game of a New Era
Flathead Defeats Glacier
Flathead High School's Bryce Stacy finishes a 65-yard touchdown run in the end zone, making the first strike against Glacier High School at the premiere meeting of the schools at Legends Stadium. Flathead won 49 to 13. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
The rivalry has begun.
The Flathead Braves defeated the Glacier Wolfpack 49-13 on a chilly Friday night at Legends Field in the teams’ first match-up since Kalispell became a two-school town.
“The community has been waiting for this forever,” said Glacier coach Grady Bennett after the game.
