Soaked but stoked, Panthers get second conference win of season in Big Timber, 25-0

Some said it was raining cats and dogs, and some said it was just flat wet. Either way, Jefferson High’s Friday night football match-up in Big Timber was a damp affair, to say the least.

But Jefferson’s strong ground game and stingy defense are tailor-made for the rain – and when this one was over, the soggy Panthers walked off with a decisive 25-0 win over Sweetgrass County.

It’s hard to throw a ball in a downpour and harder to catch one, so the first half was all ground game: The Panthers only attempted one pass and the Herders none. Instead, Avery Stiles put on a show with a 15-yard keeper in the first quarter, giving Jefferson a 7-0 edge at the half.