Montana’s high school football season ended last Saturday with championship games in all divisions. Class AA Bozeman traveled to Butte and came away with a 49-28 win, while Miles City won the Class A title with a 35-7 win over Laurel. Eureka got by Manhattan for the Class B title, 20-6; Fairview defeated Alberton-Superior, 70-6, in 8-man football; and Jordan defeated Wibaux for the 6-man crown, 70-14.
In the Brawl of the Wild, Montana State struck early and often to take its fourth straight over Montana 48-14. Jefferson High alum Jered Padmos, playing in his final regular season college game, punted twice for a 42-yard average.
Both teams finished 9-3, and both are seeded, with first-round byes, in the FCS playoffs: On December 7, #5 Montana State will host the winner of Albany and Central Connecticut State, while #6 Montana takes on the winner of Southeastern Louisiana and Villanova.
