Loggers score six TDs to beat Indians, 40-19
Libby High School Offensive Coordinator Kyle Hannah believes his team has emerged from the offensive funk that plagued the squad during its previous four contests.
On Friday, during the Loggers homecoming, Libby looked like an offensive juggernaut, scoring six touchdowns en route to a 40-19 victory over the visiting Browning Indians.
“This is a great win for our kids,” Hannah said. “It’s been coming. I feel like in the second half of our game last week we hatched, got the monkey off our back.”
Head Coach Neil Fuller applauded his offense for coming together despite adversity, and instructed Hannah to do the post-game interview.
“It was a tough week,” Fuller said. “We had a senior not play for disciplinary reasons and two others had to sit out a half for silly homecoming stuff. Our kids rallied offensively.”
Libby quarterback Jared Winslow, a 6-foot, 1-inch senior, passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Loggers picked up their first win of the season in five attempts. Winslow completed 9-of-18 passes for 228 yards while tossing two interceptions to go with those three TDs.
The win made both teams 1-4.
It was a break-out game for the Loggers who saw senior running back D.J. Maefau run for a touchdown, and the receiving corps of Dylon Lane and Isaak Jones combine for three TD receptions. Lane pulled in a pair of scores, and Jones caught another TD reception.
Libby racked up 141 yards on the ground, more than half of that — 73 yards — amassed by Winslow on 19 carries. Maefau ran for 69 yards on just 12 carries. The balance of the Loggers’ ground game was minimal, with some registering negative yardage.
Indians quarterback Brandon Galbreath passed for 248 yards, one of which was for a TD reception, but surrendered six interceptions to the Loggers’ secondary.
The Loggers’ defense held Galbreath and company to just 63 yards on 23 carries, but Coach Jim Polk found fault elsewhere.
“Libby played well, but we’re disappointed in the refereeing,” Polk said. “We haven’t seen anything like that.”
The Indians were penalized 19 times for 180 yards. Libby was flagged three times for 20 yards.
The Loggers dominated in time of possession, controlling the ball for 26:36, while the Indians had it 21:24.
The Loggers’ win could not have come at a better time, as they begin conference play next week at Frenchtown.