At the close of Friday night’s slate, three of the four division titles had been decided, leaving just one big showdown to go.
Top-ranked Manhattan (South) and unranked Florence (West) clinched their crowns Friday with victories, a day after No. 5 Red Lodge laid claim to the East with a win over Roundup.
That leaves the up-for-grabs North, which will be decided next weekend when No. 2 Malta and No. 5 Glasgow, both big winners this week, collide in a battle of unbeaten in Glasgow on Friday.
Key Week 8 matchup: No. 1 Manhattan 55, Jefferson 12
Tyson Pavlik threw four touchdown passes and ran for another in the first half to help propel the Tigers (7-0) to their most prolific offensive outing of the season.
Brayden Zikmund caught two of Pavlik’s first-half scoring strikes. The first was a nice catch-and-run that covered 85 yards, while the second score was a perfectly lofted pass in stride to Zikmund that covered 45 yards.
Manhattan scores early and often to top rival Jefferson
Other Class B highlights:
No. 3 Glasgow 26, Conrad 0
Quarterback Khye Gamas had touchdown runs of 53 and 41 yards, Wyatt Sugg rambled 80 yards for another first-half score and the Scotties (8-0) went on to another big win by handling the Cowboys (5-3). Liam Chapman’s 4-yard rush was the final touchdown for Glasgow, which recorded its second shutout in three games.
Glasgow shuts out Conrad, improves to 8-0
Florence 35, Anaconda 0
The Falcons (4-3) rolled up their fourth big win in a row after losing their first three games of the season. Florence has outscored its opponents 186-12 during its winning streak.
Florence flies past Anaconda 35-0, Falcons secure Western B’s top playoff seed
Other scores:
No. 2 Malta 54, Shelby 0
No. 5 Red Lodge 56, Roundup 0 (Thursday)
Columbus 48, Big Timber 7
Eureka 42, Cut Bank 6
Fairfield 36, Wolf Point 0
Huntley Project 34, Baker 6
Missoula Loyola 41, Thompson Falls 14
Shepherd 50, Colstrip 18
Townsend 56, Whitehall 15