Libby's Stevenson runs wild, but Bulldogs win

Libby Loggers running back Cy Stevenson's monster game was overshadowed by an even bigger one by Whitefish quarterback Fynn Ridgeway on Friday night as the Bulldogs won, 48-39.

According to the Daily Inter Lake, Stevenson ran for 337 rushing yards on 18 carries with three touchdowns in the Western A game in Whitefish.

Ridgeway ran for 156 yards and five touchdowns while throwing for 320 yards and two touchdown passes.

The Loggers owned a 20-14 halftime lead with Stevenson running 60 yards for a score and Jace DeShazer adding a 14-yard TD run. DeShazer had 82 yards rushing and two TDs. Quarterback Trevor Collins threw a 30-yard TD pass to Cy Williams for their third score of the first half.

Libby could've had a bigger halftime lead, but a fumble set Whitefish up for a late TD run by Ridgeway.

The offensive fireworks continued in the second half as the teams combined for eight touchdowns. DeShazer had a 15-yard TD run in the third quarter to give the Loggers a 26-14 lead.

Whitefish scored the next two times it had the ball to take a 27-26 lead.

But the Loggers regained the lead on Stevenson's 49-yard TD run to make it 32-27.

Ridgeway answered with a TD run and conversion run to make it 35-32.

A Stevenson 81-yard TD gallop on the ensuing possession gave the Loggers a 39-35 lead.

But Ridgeway's 63-yard TD run on the following possession gave the Bulldogs the lead for good and the Whitefish defense didn't surrender any more points.

The Loggers (3-4) play at Hamilton on Friday before returning home for the final regular season game against Corvallis on Sept. 21.