Flathead flattens Big Sky

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - Brock Osweiler threw three touchdown passes and Reed Watkins returned a punt 90 yards as the No.4-ranked Flathead Braves downed host Missoula Big Sky 41-14 Friday night at Missoula County Stadium.

Osweiler was 20-for-34 on the night for 357 yards. Watkins caught seven of those passes for 137 yards and Geoff Hogan caught nine for 106 yards and one touchdown. Brandon Schmaus and Nick Haegele also caught touchdown passes for Flathead.

The Braves (4-1, 4-1) led 27-7 at the half.

Beau Donaldson rushed for 102 yards and scored one touchdown for Big Sky (2-4, 2-4).

Braves 41, Eagles 14

Flathead 14 13 14 0 - 41

Big Sky 7 0 7 0 - 14

First Quarter

F - John Goldberg 9 run (Clinton Manning kick).

BS - Beau Donaldson 5 run (Heath Eustance kick).

F - Geoff Hogan 14 pass from Brock Osweiler (Manning kick).

Second Quarter

F - Osweiler 1 run (Kick failed).

F - Brandon Schmaus 51 pass from Osweiler (Manning kick).

Third Quarter

F - Nick Haegele 7 pass from Osweiler (Manning kick).

BS - Steve Tuttle 9 run (Eustance kick).

F - 90 punt return Reed Watkins (Manning kick).

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F Big Sky

First downs 14 17

Total Net Yards 388 269

Rushes-yards 21-31 39-111

Passing 357 158

Punt Returns 4-122 4-146

Kickoff Returns 3-41 5-130

Comp-Att-Int 20-34-1 15-31-3

Punts 2-88 3-52

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1

Penalties-Yards 9-85 5-40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Flathead,John Goldberg 10-34, Dan Ogden 1-2, David Lau 2-2, Mike Kozlowski 2-3, Brock Osweiler 5- minus 8, Shay Smithwick-Hann 1 - minus 2 . Big Sky, Beau Donaldson 26-102, Steve Tuttle 8-5, Charlie Talarico 2-9, Rance Carl 2-0, Heath Eustance 1- minus 5.

PASSING-Flathead, Brock Osweiler 20-34-357. Big Sky, Steve Tuttle 14-28-149, Heath Eustance 1-3-9.

RECEIVING-Flathead, Reed Watkins 7-137, Geoff Hogan 9-106, Brandon Schmaus 1-51, Nick Haegele 2-58, John Goldberg 1-5. Big Sky, Mike Devlin 3-39, Jordan Taylor 4-30, Beau Donaldson 2-35, McHale Anderson 3-25, Luke Snaric 2-20, Tyler Kamura 1-3 .