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Notebook: Fighting Saints, Raiders meet in Helena with the Frontier championship on the line ■ From Page 11 Oregon, as well as last week’s setback against Carroll. In those three games, the Lights have thrown nine interceptions, while only averaging 18 points per contest. On the other side of the coin, the Lights have only gotten one turnover in that same stretch, and in their last two losses, have given up an average of 500 total yards per game. So, with a struggling Montana Tech squad, which has won just once in its last six games coming into Saturday night’s bout, the bright lights of Blue Pony Stadium, and the chilly night air of fall in Havre could be the exact remedy the Lights need to right the ship. Some of Northern’s most historic wins have come on nights just like that in Havre, and MSU-N will be doing everything it can to make sure it happens again on Saturday night. In a Pit It’s hard to understand just how Montana Tech could have slipped so far so fast. At this time a season ago, the Orediggers were winding their way through a magical season which ended with a Frontier co-championship and a coveted NAIA playoff berth. But one year later, Tech has just two wins, and those have come against sub. 500 clubs Eastern Oregon and Dickinson State. There’s two glaring differences between the 2012 Orediggers, and this year’s version. First is quarterback play. In 2012, Tech senior QB Nick Baker was one of the most efficient QB’s in the NAIA. He threw for 28 touchdowns against only 14 interceptions, and his
ability to make plays really opened things up for star running back Pat Hansen. However, this season, the Diggers’ have started three different QB’s, they’ve suffered injuries at the position, and combined, Herman Tapley, Brian Schwartzkoph and Dawson Reardon have just 10 TD passes on the season, while they have combined to throw nine picks. On the defensive side of the ball, Tech has slipped too, even with returning All-Conference performers on the line and at linebacker. Tech is still a top four defense in the Frontier, but the Diggers’ are averaging over 100 more yards per game allowed than they did a season ago, and the Tech defense hasn’t forced nearly as many takeaways. Tech was plus six in turnover margin a season ago, but the Diggers’ are a disappointing minus seven this season. So, with inconsistency at the quarterback position, and a less impactful defense, it’s not hard to see why the Orediggers have had a hard time getting over the hump in 2013. Star Watch The month of October is in the books, and there aren’t many league games left on the slate. But some Frontier stars are putting themselves into the history books this season. SOU quarterback Austin Dodge leads the NAIA in total offense with 3,406 totals yards. He’s also tops in the country with 3,382 PASSING yards and an astounding 41 touchdowns. Dodge leads the NAIA in passer rating as well. He has attempted a staggering 257 pass-
es and has thrown just six INT’s all season. His 41 TD’s are 16 more than the second-best QB in the country. RMC QB Bryce Baker continues to have a fine season as well. Baker is currently seventh in the NAIA in passing and ninth in total offense. Carroll’s Dustin Rinker has really heated up in recent weeks too. The junior running back averages 133 yards per game, which is first in the Frontier and seventh in country. After such a strong start, Western’s Sam Rutherford has slipped to 19th in the country in rushing, but is still averaging 116 yards per outing. Tech’s Pat Hansen (105 ypg) and Northern’s Zach McKinley (97 ypg) are 25th and 26th, respectively in the NAIA. The Frontier has three of the top 10 receivers in the country, with SOU’s Dylan Young first and teammate Ryan Retzlaff third. Rocky’s Andre McCullough is seventh. On the defensive side of the ball, Eastern Oregon’s Gary Posten is fourth in the NAIA with 98 total tackles, while Western’s Casey Griffith is fifth with 89. Western defensive end Phil Selin is fifth in the NAIA with eight sacks, while Carroll safety James Dowgin is fifth in the country with five interceptions. Forfeit means Huge Showdown The NAIA did enforce Rocky Mountain College’s self-reported violation of having played an ineligible player in the Battlin’ Bears Aug. 31 game at Southern Oregon. Originally, the Bears beat the Raiders, but the game became a forfeit as decided by the NAIA. Interestingly, SOU was also granted a win,
which has changed the landscape of the conference standings completely. The Raiders are now tied with Carroll for first place in the Frontier heading into Saturday’s battle in Helena. The game between the No. 5 Saints and No. 20 Raiders could decide the Frontier title because there is no rematch. SOU beat the Saints 52-49 in a wild game last year in Ashland, Ore., and the win was part of a sixgame winning streak which lifted SOU to the Frontier title. Now the Raiders are on a similar streak, having won five straight since a Sept. 14 loss at Big Sky Conference stalwart Sacramento State. In that stretch, SOU has scored at least 50 points or more in every game, has scored 60 once and 70 once, and the Raiders are averaging close to 600 yards of total offense. On the other end though is Carroll. This will be SOU’s first trip to Nelson Stadium since joining the Frontier, and the Saints will be jacked up for the contest. Carroll returns the bulk of its roster from last year’s team, and the sting of that loss to SOU, which kept the Saints out of the playoffs still lingers. Carroll also has a much more effective defense in 2013, and Dodge, SOU’s record-setting quarterback, will certainly be put to the test, maybe even more so than he was against the FCS Hornets back in September. So, if the 2012 Carroll-SOU battle was an instant classic, with all the side stories and with everything at stake in Helena, Saturday’s game has the makings of an epic thriller.
Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern's Zach McKinley, ball, tries to run through a pair of Carroll College defenders during last Saturday's game at Blue Pony Stadium. The Lights host Montana Tech in a night game Saturday, while the Saints are home to face Southern Oregon with first place in the Frontier Conference on the line.
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Northern brought them together Lights look to come alive at night MSU-Northern defensive backs Josh and Trevor Baum didn't get the chance to play football together until college Daniel Horton Havre Daily News sports writer gferguson@havredailynews.com Sometimes the words fate or destiny might be overused or even overly dramatic. But sometimes, that same description might be the only way to describe a positive situation that just comes together at the right place and at the right time. But even if it wasn’t fate that finally brought two brothers to the same football team, getting a chance to play together in college turned out to be the perfect situation. Montana State University-Northern senior
safety Josh Baum has played the last two seasons of collegiate football with younger brother Trevor Baum, currently a junior corner for the Lights. Last season was the first time the two brothers took the field for the same team and at the same time. Being four years apart in age, and spending some of their childhood apart, the opportunity was close at times, but just never happened. The majority of Josh’s youth football was played in Nevada, while Trevor’s was played in California. And when Josh returned to California, his senior season in high school was Trevor’s freshman season, keeping the two on different squads. Josh did take a couple of years off from football after high school, but returned to the gridiron for the College of the Siskiyous where he played one season before signing with the Lights. Trevor also signed with the College of Siskiyous after his senior season of prep football, but played his first year of junior college during Josh’s first year with the Lights. The two were always close off the field, but something always seemed to keep them just
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Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Brothers Josh and Trevor Baum didn't wind up playing football together until they were both at MSU-Northern. But for the past two seasons, they've been making up for lost time in Northern's secondary.
MSU-Northern Lights vs Montana Tech Montana State University Northern
2012 record: 3-7 (3-7) Head coach: Mark Samson
Location: Havre, MT
Stadium: Blue Pony Stadium
Nickname: Lights
Streak: The Lights have won their five night games at Blue Pony Stadium, including a 2008 Friday night win against Montana Tech.
Colors: Maroon and Yellow 2013 record: 4-4 (4-4)
Saturday, November 2, 2013 Blue Pony Stadium ~ 6:30 p.m. Montana Tech
2012 record: 8-3 (8-2)
Colors: Green and White 2013 record: 2-5 (2-5)
in games played after 6 p.m. The Lights lost their regular season finale to RMC at Daylis Stadium in Billings last November. That game was moved to a night game due to poor travel conditions between Havre and Billings. But back to the bright lights of Blue Pony Stadium, the Lights have always seemed to shine bright. And they’ll want to again. Northern is in the middle of a three-game home stand to close out the regular season, and the Lights really want to get back on track. Last Saturday’s 42-14 loss to Carroll College likely ended MSU-N’s chances at an NAIA playoff berth, but there’s still plenty at stake over the next three weeks. MSU-N not only has a chance to go 6-4 with two
Today in the Frontier Conference Montana Tech Orediggers (2-5, 2-5)
At Montana StateUniversity Northern Lights (4-4, 4-4)
Head coach: Chuck Morrell
Location: Butte, Mt. Nickname: Orediggers
Since Mark Samson took over as head coach of the Montana State University-Northern football program in 2004, the Lights have played five night games at Blue Pony Stadium. And in four of those, Northern didn’t lose. And that’s why the Lights should be glad they welcome in Montana Tech on Saturday night. Northern has lost three straight games, and a Frontier Conference night game might be just what the Lights need to stop the skid. Saturday night’s game, like many of MSU-N’s past night games, is a result of the Havre High football team hosting a Class A playoff game. The Blue Ponies will host Miles City at 12 p.m. Saturday in what will be part of an exciting doubleheader at Blue Pony Stadium. The Lights and Tech will kick
off at 6:30 p.m. And Tech is part of the list of teams the Lights have had success against in the dark. In 2008, Northern closed out the regular season with a thrashing of the Orediggers on a Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium. Northern has also beaten Rocky Mountain College three times in Havre in night games, while the Lights are also 1-0 in night games this season. MSU-N took care of Dickinson State 14-0 on a Thursday night back in August. Northern will also look to atone for a rare night-game loss at home. MSU-N did fall to Carroll College in a Saturday night contest back in August of 2012, though that game never really got dark until the fourth quarter. MSU-N was 0-2 last season
Stadium: Alumni Coliseum Streak: Montana Tech has beaten MSU-N in two straight, including last year's victory in Butte.
No. 5 Carroll College (6-1, 7-1) vs No. 20 Southern Oregon (6-1, 6-2) In Helena No. 8 Rocky Mountain (6-2, 6-2) vs UM-Western (3-4, 3-4)
in Billings
Eastern Oregon (3-4, 3-5) vs Dickinson State (0-8, 1-7) in LaGrande, Ore.
2013 Frontier Conference Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Carroll College 1. Montana Tech 3. Southern Oregon 4. Rocky Mountain College 5. MSU-Northern 6. Eastern Oregon 7. UM-Western 8. Dickinson State wins to finish off the season, but the Lights can make up for two straight losses to Tech on Saturday night, then take down any chance Rocky has at a playoff berth when Northern hosts the Bears on the final day of the regular season, which is Nov. 16. But more so than any type of revenge, Saturday night’s game will
Havre Daily News Week Nine Frontier Conference Power Rankings
1. Carroll College 2. Rocky Mountain College 3. Southern Oregon 4. MSU-Northern 5. Eastern Oregon 6. UM-Western 7. Montana Tech 8. Dickinson State be about MSU-N just getting back to playing well. Northern was on top of the world after a Sept. 28 triumph at then No. 15 UM-Western. But since that time, the Lights have slipped on both sides of the ball. Turnovers have plagued the Lights in losses at Rocky and Southern
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Montana Tech Numerical Roster No.Name
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 58 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 74 76 77 78
Caleb Vance Devonte Craig Brian Schwarzkoph Carlos Martinez Xavier Marsden Cy Williams* Ryan Jones Herman Tapley Sean Sullivan Gunnar Kayser Sam Hall Kevin Moss Clay Cavender Luke Seubert Braxton Lucero Dawson Reardon Logan Sims Matt Berg Andre Cornell Tommy Peterson Tyler Patenaude Zack Kinney Pat Hansen Zach Bunney Rob Corson Clay Brozovich Taylor Rowe Luke Knatterud Dom Pardini Zach Hulse Joe Mitzel Nolan Saraceni Dalton Gensch Zach Kasperick Tyson Shriver Josh Nordwick Derrick Holt Rial Gunlikson Jacob Crawford Luke Benz Niall Padden David Meis Mike Touzinsky Tyler Gavlak Mackenzie Sutherland* Boyce Ballard III Andy Butcher Levi Dawes Sam Hanich Jess Stenzel Austin Cantrell Jacob Workman Blake Ereaux Mack Ferko Clay Thomas* Ryan Stemple Nichloas Riley Breque Shepard* Tyler Denny Travis Oakason* Gage McCann Alex Havlovick Will Morse Alexander Ravarino Alex Koerner
Year Pos.
SO SR SR FR FR FR SR SO FR FR JR SR JR SR JR FR SR SO JR SO JR SR JR FR JR FR JR SO JR FR SR FR SO FR SR FR FR FR SO FR SR SO JR SO FR SO FR FR FR FR FR JR SO JR FR FR SO FR SO FR SO JR JR FR SO
DB DB QB RB DB QB LB QB QB DB WR WR QB DB WR QB DL K CB LB DB WR RB WR LB RB RB DB DB LB DB RB DB RB RB DB K/P DB DL LB LB LB LB LB FB LB DL LB LB LB DL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL
Ht.
6-0 5-10 6-2 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2
Wt.
190 180 202 170 185 175 245 220 180 200 180 165 170 170 180 190 280 180 180 230 195 190 182 165 205 175 195 185 205 205 170 195 180 190 215 190 185 190 240 220 235 220 215 210 240 225 225 205 200 200 260 240 265 280 250 290 270 250 255 285 295 290 285 275 260
Hometown
Missoula, MT Las Vegas, NV Billings, MT Dalton Gardens, ID La Mirada, CA White Sulfer Springs, MT Reno, NV Jacksonville, FL Red Lodge, MT Colbert, WA Missoula, MT Pittsburg, CA Shasta, CA Princeton, ID Syracuse, UT Helena, MT Malta, MT Butte, MT Hollister, CA Helena, MT Billings, MT Temecula, CA Ekalaka, MT Butte, MT Columbus, MT Butte, MT Yuba City, CA Bozeman, MT Rohnert Park, CA Helena, MT Missoula, MT Billings, MT Missoula, MT Butte, MT Billings, MT Turah, MT Renton, WA Kalispell, MT Tumwater, WA Kidder County, ND Simi Valley, CA Clancy, MT Temecula, CA Stevensville, MT Kalispell, MT Kalispell, MT Lewistown, MT Helena, MT Missoula, MT Great Falls, MT Bigfork, MT Fairfield, MT Fort Benton, MT Butte, MT Long Beach, CA Missoula, MT Columbia Falls, MT Helena, MT Millford, UT Kila, MT Billings, MT Polson, MT Klamath, OR Sandy, UT Arvada, CO
No.Name
79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99
Randy Ford* Alec Bray James Roberts Abe Ward Leif Knatterud Nicholas Beauchaine Kyle Pederson* Slaten Long Kolby Kansala Cole Frank Mike Waldman Travis Farewell Levi Cade Augie Lorenzen Trevor Price Devon Jones Zach Frey* Kendall Shaules* Austin Brinkworth
Year Pos.
FR SO SR JR SR FR FR FR JR SO SR JR SO JR JR SO FR FR JR
OL WR WR WR TE WR WR TE WR WR DL P DL DL DL DL DL DL DL
Ht.
6-1 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-2
Wt.
275 175 212 170 230 170 180 220 195 190 245 180 220 208 210 250 220 225 255
Hometown
Guadalupe, CA Missoula, MT Yerington, NV Broadus, MT Belgrade, MT Bozeman, MT Power, MT Helena, MT Sandy, OR Billings, MT Butte, MT Tehechapi, CA Belgrade, MT Jefferson City, MT Missoula, MT South Clearfield, UT Billings, MT Ballantine, MT Kennewick, WA
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Frontier Conference Standings Conf. WL Carroll College 6-1 Southern Oregon 6-1 Rocky Mountain 5-2 MSU-Northern 4-4 UM-Western 3-4 Eastern Oregon 3-4 Montana Tech 2-5 Dickinson State 0-8
Overall WL 7-1 6-2 6-2 4-4 3-4 3-5 2-5 1-8
Last Saturday Carroll 42, MSU-Northern 14 Rocky Mountain 45, Dickinson State 7 Eastern Oregon 45, Montana Tech 30 Southern Oregon 51, UM-Western 16 Saturday, Nov. 2 MSU-Northern vs Montana Tech Dickinson State at Eastern Oregon UM-Western at Rocky Mountain Southern Oregon at Carroll
NAIA Top 25 Rec. Pts 1. Morningside (Iowa) 2. Cumberlands (Ky.) 3. Grand View (Iowa) 4. Benedictine (Kan.) 5. Carroll (Mont.) 6. Baker (Kan.) 7. Tabor (Kan.) 8. Rocky Mountain 9. Peru State (Neb.) 10. Saint Francis (Ind.) 11. Ottawa (Kan.) 12. Missouri Valley
7-0 7-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 6-2 7-1 5-2 6-2 5-2
314 300 292 278 266 253 233 231 213 209 188 182
Rnk 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 10 12 4 13 6
13. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 14. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 15. Faulkner (Ala.) 16. Georgetown (Ky.) 17. Friends (Kan.) 18. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 19. Sterling (Kan.) 20. Southern Oregon 21. Northwestern (Iowa) 22. Reinhardt (Ga.) 23. St. Francis (Ill.) 24. Bacone (Okla.) 25. Concordia (Neb.)
5-2 5-3 6-2 4-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-2 5-3 5-3 6-2 6-2
177 154 141 124 120 109 96 87 74 54 50 49 26
8 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 19 24 25 16
Others receiving votes: : Robert Morris (Ill.) 20; Nebraska Wesleyan 5; Trinity International (Ill.) 3.
Frontier Conference Individual Leaders For 2013
Passing: Austin Dodge, SOU, 422 ypg Receiving: Dylan Young ,SOU, 127 ypg Receptions: Ryan Retzlaff, SOU, 9 cpg Rushing: Dustin Rinker, CC, 134 ypg Tackles: Gary Posten, EOU, 12 tpg Sacks: Phil Selin, UM-W, 8 sacks INT's: James Dowgin, CC, 5 INT's
Lights Coaching Staff
2013 Northern Football Staff Top row from left to right: Darold DeBolt, defensive line; Kennedy Anderson, linebackers; Jake Eldridge, defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning; Jorge Magana, student assistant and offensive line; Front row: Scott Leeds, wide receivers; Kyle Samson, offensive coordinator, QB's and recruiting; Mark Samson, head coach; Ron LaTray, defensive backs; Brandon O'Brien. Athletic Director: Christian Oberquell; Certified Athletic Trainer: Christian Oberquell; Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nichole Borst; Sports Information: Laramie Schwenke.
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MSU-Northern Offensive Starters
Montana Tech Defensive Starters
MSU-N Offensive Numbers
TECH Defensive Numbers
Scoring: 25 ppg, 5th in Frontier. Total offense: 448 ypg, 3rd in Frontier.
Scoring: 27 ppg, 3rd in Frontier Orin Johnson #4, 6-0, 200 Receiver
Luke Suebert #15, 5-9, 170 Cornerback
Total defense: 377 ypg, 4th in Frontier
Rushing: 224 ypg, 2nd in Frontier
Rush defense: 169 ypg, 3rd in Frontier
Patrick Kiser #68, 6-3, 295 Left tackle Brandt Montelius #88, 6-1, 195 Reciever
Mark Samson MSU-N Head Coach Samson enters his 10th year at the helm of the Lights program. So far, he has complied a 51-53 record and led the Lights to five winning seasons and an NAIA playoff berth in 2006. Samson has also served as MSU-N's athletic director. As a head coach at Helena Capitol, he won several Class AA state titles.
Pete Morales #77, 6-1, 285 Left guard
Jake Workman #58, 6-0, 250 Defensive End
Ryan Jones #8, 6-4, 245 Linebacker Andre Cornell #20, 6-0, 180 Safety
Zach McKinley #24, 5-11, 210 Running Back
Derek Lear #5, 5-11, 190 Quarterback
Shomari Burton #70, 6-2, 300 Center
Mike Waldman #90, 6-3, 255 Nose tackle
Niall Padden #45, 6-2, 235 Linebacker Josh Nordwick #39, 6-0, 190 Safety
Rostyn Pace #74, 6-3, 275 Right guard
Dylan Murphy #71, 6-6, 300 Right tackle
Logan Sims #18, 6-0, 280 Defensive tackle
Mike Touzinsky #47, 6-3, 215 Linebacker
David Meis #46, 6-4, 220 Defensive End
John Jansen #44, 6-3, 250 Tight end Jordan Rueschoff #14, 6-2, 185 Kicker
Trevor Baum #1, 6-1, 200 Punter
Dylan Woodhall #7, 5-9, 175 Receiver
Devonte Craig #3, 5-10, 180 Cornerback
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MSU-Northern Numerical Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 30 32 34 35 36 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 53 54 56 58 59 66 68
Name Trevor Baum Josh Baum Lavorick Williams Orin Johnson Derek Lear Nick Luoma Dylan Woodhall Travis Dean Tanner Varner Garrett Jericoff Trace Brady Butch Hyder Jordan Rueschhoff Austin Walker Jake Messerly James Erickson Dylan Barney Victor Fermin Mario Gabbato Jai Johnson Zach Mckinley David Arteaga Michael McCrary Austin Schroeder Justin Fritz Hunter Chandler Jesse Morales Jake Criner Jordon Van Voast Chance Nevarez Kaimi Kanehailua Tyler Phillips John Jansen Logan Nathe Karsten Peterson Jordan Brusio Marc Evans Zach Bangert Austin Rychner Owen Debruycker Josh Jones Adolfo Robles Chase Vestre Alex Cummings Patrick Kiser
Yr. JR SR SR SR SR JR FR SO SR FR FR JR JR FR FR FR FR JR FR JR FR SR JR FR FR JR FR JR SR JR JR SR JR SR FR FR SO SO FR FR SO FR FR SR JR
*Cut and take to the game!!
Pos. Ht. DB/P 6-1 DB 6-1 WR 6-1 WR 6-0 QB 5-11 WR 6-3 WR 5-9 QB 6-0 DB 5-10 DB 5-9 DB 5-11 DB 6-0 K 6-2 QB 6-2 WR 6-1 WR 6-0 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 RB 5-8 RB 5-9 RB 5-10 LB 5-11 DB 5-9 LB 6-1 FB/LB 6-1 DB 5-9 LB 6-1 TE 6-1 LB 6-1 FB 5-11 LB 6-1 DL 6-2 TE 6-3 DE 6-1 LB 6-2 DE 6-0 DL 6-1 OL 6-2 DL 5-10 LB 5-11 LB 5-10 OL 6-2 DL 6-2 OL 6-0 OL 6-2
Wt. 195 205 195 200 190 210 175 195 200 180 185 190 185 225 185 185 170 175 175 205 205 230 170 225 215 188 190 245 210 245 235 230 245 230 205 210 245 270 235 225 220 285 215 270 295
Hometown Susanville, CA Susanville, CA Odessa, TX Cut Bank, MT Fairfield, MT Stockett, MT Stanford, MT Gilbert, AZ Baker, MT Hilmar, CA Fairfield, MT Boise, ID Gillette, WY Choteau, MT Missoula, MT Idaho Falls, ID La Habra, CA Granada Hills, CA Blaine, WA Detroit, MI Great Falls, MT La Habra, CA Las Vegas, NV Emmett, ID Power, MT Bozeman, MT La Habra, CA Kalispell, MT Havre, MT Madera, CA Ewa, HI Renton, WA Broadview, MT Helena, MT Columbia Falls, MT Billings, MT Bozeman, MT Concord, CA Ekalaka, MT Choteau, MT Chinook, MT Bakersfield, CA Helena, MT Missoula, MT A. Canyon, CA
No. 70 71 74 75 77 78 80 88 90 91 92 94 95
Name Shomari Burton Dylan Murphy Rostyn Pace Wes Ostby Pete Morales Matthew Mckeen Logan Mayernick Brandt Montelius Patrick Barnett Tyler Craig Lane Urick Weston Mudge Will Devos
Yr. JR SO SR SO FR SO SO SR FR FR FR FR JR
Pos. OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR DL DL DL DL DL
Ht. 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1
Wt. 305 300 280 295 285 275 170 190 245 240 295 305 260
Hometown Bremerton, WA Gleichen, Alberta Sunburst, MT Deer Park, WA La Habra, CA Oakley, CA Centerville, MT Missoula, MT Billings, MT Great Falls, MT Great Falls, MT Bakersfield, CA Vale, OR
2013 Montana State University-Northern Football Staff Mark Samson, Head Coach/Offensive Line; Kyle Samson, Offensive Coordinator, QB's, Asst. Head Coach; Jake Eldridge, Defensive Coordinator, Strength and Conditioning; Scott Leeds, Wide Receivers; Kennedy Anderson, Linebackers; Darold Debolt, Defensive Line; Ron LaTray, Defensive backs; Jorge Magana, Student Asst./Offensive Line; Brandon O'Brien. Athletic Director: Christian Oberquell; Certified Athletic Trainer: Christian Oberquell; Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nichole Borst; Sports Information: Laramie Schwenke
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MSU-Northern Rewind
Carroll Runaway: Saints 42, Lights 14 Powerful Saints hand Lights a frustrating third straight loss Daniel Horton Havre Daily News sports writer gferguson@havredailynews.com For years now, the Carroll College Fighting Saints have had a way of making it a long afternoon when going head-to-head with the Montana State University-Northern Lights. In fact, coming into Saturday’s game in Havre, Carroll had done it to Northern 17 straight times. And on a sunny and windy day at Blue Pony Stadium, the Saints made it 18 long days in a row. The No. 7 Saints defeated the Lights 42-14 in Frontier Conference play at Blue Pony Stadium in Havre Saturday. It was the third straight loss for the Lights, falling to 4-4 after a great start to the season. With the win the Saints improved to 6-1 in conference play and 7-1 overall as they finished off the two-game sweep of Northern this season. Northern got the ball to start Saturday’s contest, but was to forced to punt after just six plays. But it was a pass in and out of Dylan Woodhall’s hands, on what looked like a for sure scoring toss by Derek Lear down the middle of the field, that seemed to set the tone moving forward. Things clearly weren’t going in favor of the Lights, and the Saints made sure to take full advantage, finding the end zone six total times. Carroll’s senior quarterback Dakota Stonehouse connected with his receivers four times to pay dirt, as the Saints pulled away from the lights 21-0 through the first quarter and never looked back. “We just weren’t very good today, at all,” Northern Lights head coach Mark Samson said. “In the first quarter we had two opportunities to score touchdowns and the quarterback couldn’t get the receivers the ball and had a pick six. We battled pretty good in the second, third, and fourth quarters, but Carroll is big and strong, and they wore us down. We made some dumb plays on defense, but in all honesty, for the third week in a row our offense didn’t show up to play. I don’t know what is going on there, but we will get it changed, and we will be better against Tech next week.” After a dropped pass on the opening drive, the offense limped through several possessions before scoring. And when the Lights did find the end zone, they couldn’t settle into a groove and close the gap on the Saints.
On the second drive of the game for the Lights, James Dowgin intercepted Lear’s pass attempt in Carroll territory. The Lights got the ball back with no harm done, but on the ensuing possession Sean Blomquist came up with another Saints interception on Lear, this time returning the pick 45yards down the middle of the field for another Saints score. The second interception at the 1:45 mark of the first quarter gave the Saints a 14-0 lead and Samson made a change, playing junior quarterback Travis Dean, who played well against Carroll in Lear’s absence last month in Helena. Dean’s first drive was a three and out, and adding insult to injury, the Saints scored on a Stonehouse pass to Kyle Griffith as the quarter horn echoed through Blue Pony Stadium. It was a 30-yard connection, giving Carroll the 21-0 lead. “We didn’t play great for a little bit here,” Carroll head coach Mike Van Diest said. “But our kids are resilient and if you chew them out they come back, and after a while you don’t have to chew them out anymore because they know what to do. We have a lot of great senior and junior leadership on this football team and it is a tight group. The last couple of years we had teams that didn’t bounce back, but this team does, and it is always a lot more fun to win before the ride home than it is to lose. “And Derek Lear is a good quarterback and has found some success over the years,” Van Diest added. “But we have had great success against him. We have sacked him, pressured him, and had some interceptions over the years. Our guys read him well, we aren’t staring, but we know the routes and we stay at home. It was unfortunate he had the day he had because he is a great quarterback, and we are glad we don’t have to play him anymore.” The second quarter was better for the Lights as they shut out the Saints on three possessions and scored once themselves. With 28 seconds before the half, Dean connected with a diving Brandt Montelius in the front of the end zone. The scoring drive began on the Lights 44 yard line and came after four plays and two first downs. The biggest play setting up the score was a 32 yard pass to Orin Johnson on the first play to get the Lights deep into the Saints’ territory. Zach McKinley also had a 20-yard rush to get the Lights near the goal line on the very next play, and two plays later Dean and Montelius took care of the rest to bring the deficit to 21-7 at the half. The only other Lights score came in the third quarter trailing 35-7 after two more Saints’ scores. Dean hit a streaking Jake Messerly on a 74-yard
touchdown pass. The drive took just one minute and three plays to find the end zone as the gap was narrowed to 35-14 to end the third quarter. But that was the last scoring drive for the Lights. The Saints did add one final score in the fourth quarter to seal the deal at 42-14 with 10:40 left to play. The Lights’ final two drives were stuffed for no points, including their final drive that went 14 plays for more than 90-yards in five minutes. A quarterback keeper on fourth and goal on the three-yard line was stuffed by the Saints defense. “We did a good job on defense,” Van Diest said. “But we overran some plays, and I thought Northern’s receivers did a good job. Our defense doesn’t really have a weak spot, but Northern found the holes, and our linebackers didn’t do a good job on some of those routes. On the touchdown, we were there, but just weren’t quite ready to make the play. (Messerly) did a great job on his score, and the ball was on time, but the play to Orin Johnson before the half to set up their first score, we just blew the coverage.” Though they found two scores and moved the ball well at times, the Northern offense struggled to settle in against a good defensive front by Carroll. McKinley led the rushing attack with 10 carries for 63 yards, while Dean was 8-for-18 for 183 yards passing. The receiving core was paced by Messerly with two catches for 79 yards and a score. Orin Johnson had five catches for 69 yards, while Woodhall finished with two catches for 27 yards and Montelius finished with two catches for 21 yards and a score. But while a few of the Lights players had decent individual stat lines, the offense totaled just 157 yards rushing and 387 overall. The offense also gave up six sacks on Dean and Lear combined, while also combining for three interceptions. Carroll finished with a stout 250 yards including 149 yards by Dustin Rinker. Stonehouse attpemted just 12 passes, but compelted nine for four scores. The Lights were led by Hunter Chandler’s 11 tackles, while Tyler Phillips and Josh Baum each had a sack. “It is about confidence,” Samson said about the offensive production the last three games. “We don’t have kids that have confidence. We have to get that fixed this week. I don’t think we are a bad team, but at times we looked terrible. It just depends on who shows up and what these guys want to do.” On Saturday the Lights will look to get back into the win column as they host Montana Tech under the lights of Blue Pony Stadium in Havre. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m.
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Montana Tech Offensive Starters TECH Offensive Numbers
MSU-N Defensive Numbers
Scoring: 22 ppg, 7th in Frontier
Scoring: 28 ppg, 4th in Frontier Total defense: 343 ypg, 2nd in Frontier.
Tanner Varner #10, 5-11, 195 Cornerback
Alec Bray #80, 5-11, 175 Receiver
Total offense: 404 ypg, 5th in Frontier Rushing: 146 ypg, 7th in Frontier
Rushing: 115 ypg, 2nd in the Frontier
Tyler Denny #69, 6-5, 265 Offensive line
Zack Kinney #23, 6-1, 190 Receiver Tyler Craig #91, 6-1, 240 Defensive end David Arteaga
#21, 5-11, 225 Linebacker
Chuck Morrell TECH Head Coach
Alex Havlovick #74, 6-2, 276 Offensive line
Pat Hansen
#24 , 5-9, 182 Running back
Josh Baum #2, 6-1, 205 Free Safety
Logan Nathe #45, 6-1, 230 Defensive tackle KamiKanehailua #42, 6-1, 235 Linebacker
Hunter Chandler #34, 5-9, 188 Strong Safety
Weston Mudge #94, 6-1, 310 Nose tackle Jordan Van Voast
#40, 6-1, 220 Linebacker
Tyler Phillips #43, 6-2, 230 Defensive end
Mack Ferko #64, 6-1, 295 Offensive line
Travis Oakason #71, 6-2, 265 Offensive line
Herman Tapley #9, 6-2, 220 Quarterback
Taylor Rowe #28, 5-11, 195 Fullback
Gage McCann #75, 6-5, 295 Offensive line
Morrell is in his third season at Tech. In 2012, he led the Orediggers to a Frontier Conference cochampionship[ and an NAIA playoff berth. Morrell arrived at Tech from the University of South Dakota, where he served as the defensive coordinator in 2009. Prior to his stint at USD, Morrell coached at the University of Sioux Falls from 19982009.
Clay Cavander #14, 5-9, 170 Receiver Matt Berg
#19, 5-9, 180 Kicker Trevor Baum #1, 6-1, 200 Corner
Travis Farewell
#91, 6-1, 190 Punter
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behind the curve when it came to suiting up for the same squad. That changed when Josh convinced Trevor to sign with the Lights, finally giving the two that elusive opportunity many brothers dream of. “We just didn’t know if things would pan out, especially taking the junior college route,” Josh said. “But I honestly think it was something we always thought about or talked about, but it just didn’t happen early on. Even when I was a senior on varsity in high school, and Trevor was a freshman, I wanted him to be on varsity so bad, that would have been a dream come true back then. But we were one year off. “Watching each other play,” Trevor added, “It was tough because we never got that chance because I lived with my mom in California and Josh lived with our dad in Nevada until high school. That was when I got to see Josh play, and we knew it would be great to play on the same team, we
just needed the right opportunity.” Wrestling, baseball, and basketball were also in the Baum brothers’ past, but football was where both Josh and Trevor wanted to excel. And they have gone step by step in the process. Both were running backs in high school, and both were talented. But as they progressed through junior college and into the Lights’ program, Josh and Trevor both got converted into defensive backs. Now the brothers take the field every weekend as starters and crucial defensive players for the Lights. The coaching staff has done well to give both of the Baum’s successful collegiate careers, and just as important, having a brother on the team helped the transition into a foreign college program much more manageable for each. “Coach (Jake) Eldridge (MSU-N defensive coordinator) has helped us a lot,” Trevor said. “He put us in great positions to be successful. And he is such a competitive coach. He knows
what he is talking about, and we know we are being coached by somebody who has experienced all of this, and was playing not too long ago. “And it has been nice for both of us to have each other,” Josh added about the transition at Northern. “I know my first year up here by myself, I knew my family wouldn’t be making very many games. But luckily I talked Trevor into coming up here, and after games it is great having family around. This community has been great, so it wasn’t like we just stood around with nobody to talk to after the home games, we were hugging people and shaking hands, but it has been nice having family around.” The transition was smooth, and the experience has been nothing but a positive one for both. But even happily having family around, the competition between two brothers is always present.
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Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern cornerback Trevor Baum, right, looks to make a tackle on Carroll College running back Dustin Rinker during last week's Frontier Conference football game at Blue Pony Stadium. Baum has played the last two seasons in Northern's secondary with older brother Josh. And though they are just four years apart in age, their two years at Northern are the first years they've managed to play football together. Trevor is a junior corner for the Lights and is also MSU-N's punter. He came to MSU-N after Josh's sophomore year.
There were several issues Josh and Trevor could find neutral ground on, but as brothers, some things will never change. If asked who is stronger, Trevor graciously gave that to Josh since he is older, while Josh returned the credit, stating Trevor is more athletically strong. And when asked who is more football smart, both stepped up and took some credit, but settled on both because they have played the sport so long. And on the subject of who hits harder, that too ended in a tie as both had strong arguments for themselves and one another. “I think it is equal on that one,” Trevor said. But Josh quickly added. “I used to think it was me, but after seeing some of Trevor’s hits, I don’t know. But I will just assume whoever is watching game film on us doesn’t want to take a hit from either of us.” But with the brotherly competition clearly seen in each of them, the subject of who is more competitive, and who is faster seemed to go unsettled. “It doesn’t matter if it is on the field, playing video games, or taking a shower first, it is a competition,”
Trevor said. “We have been competitive ever since we were little.” And on being faster, Josh took full credit for that one, but as younger brothers do, Trevor wanted to prove him wrong as soon as possible. “We will just have to put the cleats on and find out I guess,” Trevor said. Competition has driven both of the Baum brothers, and they have had healthy careers because of it. In 27 career games with Northern, Josh has 186 tackles, 10 for a loss, and three sacks. He also has one interception and 11 pass breakups. And in 17 career games with Northern, Trevor has recorded 70 tackles, three-and-a-half for a loss, 10 breakups, and one interception. Trevor has also been Northern’s punter the last two seasons, while Josh earned AllConference honors at safety last season. Both have played very well for the Lights the last couple of years, and they have played well together as defensive backs, especially since they know each other very well, and have been able to use that knowledge to feed off of each other and grow
Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern senior safety Josh Baum, left, dives to stop Carroll College's Dustin Rinker during last week's game against Carroll College at Blue Pony Stadium. Not only has Baum been an AllConference defensive back for the Lights, but he also convinced younger brother Trevor to join him at Northern two years ago. Since that time, the tandem has enjoyed a lot of success in Northern's secondary, but more importantly, the pair finally got a chance to play football on the same team. Josh is in his final season with the Lights.
their game. “Knowing each other and growing up together really helps us on the field,” Josh said. “We can make checks and calls, and know who is going to take an in route and who is going to take the out route, so as far as communication, a lot of time we don’t even need to be vocal that much. We just really feed off of each other I think.” Josh will be leaving the Northern program after only two more games this season, while Trevor has one season left. But for the past two seasons, the two brothers who started their football careers so close, but so far apart, have made lasting memories, together, in Northern’s secondary and beyond. “I don’t think I can break a most memorable moment down into one play,” Trevor said. “We have so many memories from different plays and games, it would be hard to pick just one instance or pick just one play. But I know there are no bad memories. We came up here to play together, so win or lose, no moment really tops another.”
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behind the curve when it came to suiting up for the same squad. That changed when Josh convinced Trevor to sign with the Lights, finally giving the two that elusive opportunity many brothers dream of. “We just didn’t know if things would pan out, especially taking the junior college route,” Josh said. “But I honestly think it was something we always thought about or talked about, but it just didn’t happen early on. Even when I was a senior on varsity in high school, and Trevor was a freshman, I wanted him to be on varsity so bad, that would have been a dream come true back then. But we were one year off. “Watching each other play,” Trevor added, “It was tough because we never got that chance because I lived with my mom in California and Josh lived with our dad in Nevada until high school. That was when I got to see Josh play, and we knew it would be great to play on the same team, we
just needed the right opportunity.” Wrestling, baseball, and basketball were also in the Baum brothers’ past, but football was where both Josh and Trevor wanted to excel. And they have gone step by step in the process. Both were running backs in high school, and both were talented. But as they progressed through junior college and into the Lights’ program, Josh and Trevor both got converted into defensive backs. Now the brothers take the field every weekend as starters and crucial defensive players for the Lights. The coaching staff has done well to give both of the Baum’s successful collegiate careers, and just as important, having a brother on the team helped the transition into a foreign college program much more manageable for each. “Coach (Jake) Eldridge (MSU-N defensive coordinator) has helped us a lot,” Trevor said. “He put us in great positions to be successful. And he is such a competitive coach. He knows
what he is talking about, and we know we are being coached by somebody who has experienced all of this, and was playing not too long ago. “And it has been nice for both of us to have each other,” Josh added about the transition at Northern. “I know my first year up here by myself, I knew my family wouldn’t be making very many games. But luckily I talked Trevor into coming up here, and after games it is great having family around. This community has been great, so it wasn’t like we just stood around with nobody to talk to after the home games, we were hugging people and shaking hands, but it has been nice having family around.” The transition was smooth, and the experience has been nothing but a positive one for both. But even happily having family around, the competition between two brothers is always present.
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Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern cornerback Trevor Baum, right, looks to make a tackle on Carroll College running back Dustin Rinker during last week's Frontier Conference football game at Blue Pony Stadium. Baum has played the last two seasons in Northern's secondary with older brother Josh. And though they are just four years apart in age, their two years at Northern are the first years they've managed to play football together. Trevor is a junior corner for the Lights and is also MSU-N's punter. He came to MSU-N after Josh's sophomore year.
There were several issues Josh and Trevor could find neutral ground on, but as brothers, some things will never change. If asked who is stronger, Trevor graciously gave that to Josh since he is older, while Josh returned the credit, stating Trevor is more athletically strong. And when asked who is more football smart, both stepped up and took some credit, but settled on both because they have played the sport so long. And on the subject of who hits harder, that too ended in a tie as both had strong arguments for themselves and one another. “I think it is equal on that one,” Trevor said. But Josh quickly added. “I used to think it was me, but after seeing some of Trevor’s hits, I don’t know. But I will just assume whoever is watching game film on us doesn’t want to take a hit from either of us.” But with the brotherly competition clearly seen in each of them, the subject of who is more competitive, and who is faster seemed to go unsettled. “It doesn’t matter if it is on the field, playing video games, or taking a shower first, it is a competition,”
Trevor said. “We have been competitive ever since we were little.” And on being faster, Josh took full credit for that one, but as younger brothers do, Trevor wanted to prove him wrong as soon as possible. “We will just have to put the cleats on and find out I guess,” Trevor said. Competition has driven both of the Baum brothers, and they have had healthy careers because of it. In 27 career games with Northern, Josh has 186 tackles, 10 for a loss, and three sacks. He also has one interception and 11 pass breakups. And in 17 career games with Northern, Trevor has recorded 70 tackles, three-and-a-half for a loss, 10 breakups, and one interception. Trevor has also been Northern’s punter the last two seasons, while Josh earned AllConference honors at safety last season. Both have played very well for the Lights the last couple of years, and they have played well together as defensive backs, especially since they know each other very well, and have been able to use that knowledge to feed off of each other and grow
Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern senior safety Josh Baum, left, dives to stop Carroll College's Dustin Rinker during last week's game against Carroll College at Blue Pony Stadium. Not only has Baum been an AllConference defensive back for the Lights, but he also convinced younger brother Trevor to join him at Northern two years ago. Since that time, the tandem has enjoyed a lot of success in Northern's secondary, but more importantly, the pair finally got a chance to play football on the same team. Josh is in his final season with the Lights.
their game. “Knowing each other and growing up together really helps us on the field,” Josh said. “We can make checks and calls, and know who is going to take an in route and who is going to take the out route, so as far as communication, a lot of time we don’t even need to be vocal that much. We just really feed off of each other I think.” Josh will be leaving the Northern program after only two more games this season, while Trevor has one season left. But for the past two seasons, the two brothers who started their football careers so close, but so far apart, have made lasting memories, together, in Northern’s secondary and beyond. “I don’t think I can break a most memorable moment down into one play,” Trevor said. “We have so many memories from different plays and games, it would be hard to pick just one instance or pick just one play. But I know there are no bad memories. We came up here to play together, so win or lose, no moment really tops another.”
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Carroll Runaway: Saints 42, Lights 14 Powerful Saints hand Lights a frustrating third straight loss Daniel Horton Havre Daily News sports writer gferguson@havredailynews.com For years now, the Carroll College Fighting Saints have had a way of making it a long afternoon when going head-to-head with the Montana State University-Northern Lights. In fact, coming into Saturday’s game in Havre, Carroll had done it to Northern 17 straight times. And on a sunny and windy day at Blue Pony Stadium, the Saints made it 18 long days in a row. The No. 7 Saints defeated the Lights 42-14 in Frontier Conference play at Blue Pony Stadium in Havre Saturday. It was the third straight loss for the Lights, falling to 4-4 after a great start to the season. With the win the Saints improved to 6-1 in conference play and 7-1 overall as they finished off the two-game sweep of Northern this season. Northern got the ball to start Saturday’s contest, but was to forced to punt after just six plays. But it was a pass in and out of Dylan Woodhall’s hands, on what looked like a for sure scoring toss by Derek Lear down the middle of the field, that seemed to set the tone moving forward. Things clearly weren’t going in favor of the Lights, and the Saints made sure to take full advantage, finding the end zone six total times. Carroll’s senior quarterback Dakota Stonehouse connected with his receivers four times to pay dirt, as the Saints pulled away from the lights 21-0 through the first quarter and never looked back. “We just weren’t very good today, at all,” Northern Lights head coach Mark Samson said. “In the first quarter we had two opportunities to score touchdowns and the quarterback couldn’t get the receivers the ball and had a pick six. We battled pretty good in the second, third, and fourth quarters, but Carroll is big and strong, and they wore us down. We made some dumb plays on defense, but in all honesty, for the third week in a row our offense didn’t show up to play. I don’t know what is going on there, but we will get it changed, and we will be better against Tech next week.” After a dropped pass on the opening drive, the offense limped through several possessions before scoring. And when the Lights did find the end zone, they couldn’t settle into a groove and close the gap on the Saints.
On the second drive of the game for the Lights, James Dowgin intercepted Lear’s pass attempt in Carroll territory. The Lights got the ball back with no harm done, but on the ensuing possession Sean Blomquist came up with another Saints interception on Lear, this time returning the pick 45yards down the middle of the field for another Saints score. The second interception at the 1:45 mark of the first quarter gave the Saints a 14-0 lead and Samson made a change, playing junior quarterback Travis Dean, who played well against Carroll in Lear’s absence last month in Helena. Dean’s first drive was a three and out, and adding insult to injury, the Saints scored on a Stonehouse pass to Kyle Griffith as the quarter horn echoed through Blue Pony Stadium. It was a 30-yard connection, giving Carroll the 21-0 lead. “We didn’t play great for a little bit here,” Carroll head coach Mike Van Diest said. “But our kids are resilient and if you chew them out they come back, and after a while you don’t have to chew them out anymore because they know what to do. We have a lot of great senior and junior leadership on this football team and it is a tight group. The last couple of years we had teams that didn’t bounce back, but this team does, and it is always a lot more fun to win before the ride home than it is to lose. “And Derek Lear is a good quarterback and has found some success over the years,” Van Diest added. “But we have had great success against him. We have sacked him, pressured him, and had some interceptions over the years. Our guys read him well, we aren’t staring, but we know the routes and we stay at home. It was unfortunate he had the day he had because he is a great quarterback, and we are glad we don’t have to play him anymore.” The second quarter was better for the Lights as they shut out the Saints on three possessions and scored once themselves. With 28 seconds before the half, Dean connected with a diving Brandt Montelius in the front of the end zone. The scoring drive began on the Lights 44 yard line and came after four plays and two first downs. The biggest play setting up the score was a 32 yard pass to Orin Johnson on the first play to get the Lights deep into the Saints’ territory. Zach McKinley also had a 20-yard rush to get the Lights near the goal line on the very next play, and two plays later Dean and Montelius took care of the rest to bring the deficit to 21-7 at the half. The only other Lights score came in the third quarter trailing 35-7 after two more Saints’ scores. Dean hit a streaking Jake Messerly on a 74-yard
touchdown pass. The drive took just one minute and three plays to find the end zone as the gap was narrowed to 35-14 to end the third quarter. But that was the last scoring drive for the Lights. The Saints did add one final score in the fourth quarter to seal the deal at 42-14 with 10:40 left to play. The Lights’ final two drives were stuffed for no points, including their final drive that went 14 plays for more than 90-yards in five minutes. A quarterback keeper on fourth and goal on the three-yard line was stuffed by the Saints defense. “We did a good job on defense,” Van Diest said. “But we overran some plays, and I thought Northern’s receivers did a good job. Our defense doesn’t really have a weak spot, but Northern found the holes, and our linebackers didn’t do a good job on some of those routes. On the touchdown, we were there, but just weren’t quite ready to make the play. (Messerly) did a great job on his score, and the ball was on time, but the play to Orin Johnson before the half to set up their first score, we just blew the coverage.” Though they found two scores and moved the ball well at times, the Northern offense struggled to settle in against a good defensive front by Carroll. McKinley led the rushing attack with 10 carries for 63 yards, while Dean was 8-for-18 for 183 yards passing. The receiving core was paced by Messerly with two catches for 79 yards and a score. Orin Johnson had five catches for 69 yards, while Woodhall finished with two catches for 27 yards and Montelius finished with two catches for 21 yards and a score. But while a few of the Lights players had decent individual stat lines, the offense totaled just 157 yards rushing and 387 overall. The offense also gave up six sacks on Dean and Lear combined, while also combining for three interceptions. Carroll finished with a stout 250 yards including 149 yards by Dustin Rinker. Stonehouse attpemted just 12 passes, but compelted nine for four scores. The Lights were led by Hunter Chandler’s 11 tackles, while Tyler Phillips and Josh Baum each had a sack. “It is about confidence,” Samson said about the offensive production the last three games. “We don’t have kids that have confidence. We have to get that fixed this week. I don’t think we are a bad team, but at times we looked terrible. It just depends on who shows up and what these guys want to do.” On Saturday the Lights will look to get back into the win column as they host Montana Tech under the lights of Blue Pony Stadium in Havre. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m.
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Montana Tech Offensive Starters TECH Offensive Numbers
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Scoring: 22 ppg, 7th in Frontier
Scoring: 28 ppg, 4th in Frontier Total defense: 343 ypg, 2nd in Frontier.
Tanner Varner #10, 5-11, 195 Cornerback
Alec Bray #80, 5-11, 175 Receiver
Total offense: 404 ypg, 5th in Frontier Rushing: 146 ypg, 7th in Frontier
Rushing: 115 ypg, 2nd in the Frontier
Tyler Denny #69, 6-5, 265 Offensive line
Zack Kinney #23, 6-1, 190 Receiver Tyler Craig #91, 6-1, 240 Defensive end David Arteaga
#21, 5-11, 225 Linebacker
Chuck Morrell TECH Head Coach
Alex Havlovick #74, 6-2, 276 Offensive line
Pat Hansen
#24 , 5-9, 182 Running back
Josh Baum #2, 6-1, 205 Free Safety
Logan Nathe #45, 6-1, 230 Defensive tackle KamiKanehailua #42, 6-1, 235 Linebacker
Hunter Chandler #34, 5-9, 188 Strong Safety
Weston Mudge #94, 6-1, 310 Nose tackle Jordan Van Voast
#40, 6-1, 220 Linebacker
Tyler Phillips #43, 6-2, 230 Defensive end
Mack Ferko #64, 6-1, 295 Offensive line
Travis Oakason #71, 6-2, 265 Offensive line
Herman Tapley #9, 6-2, 220 Quarterback
Taylor Rowe #28, 5-11, 195 Fullback
Gage McCann #75, 6-5, 295 Offensive line
Morrell is in his third season at Tech. In 2012, he led the Orediggers to a Frontier Conference cochampionship[ and an NAIA playoff berth. Morrell arrived at Tech from the University of South Dakota, where he served as the defensive coordinator in 2009. Prior to his stint at USD, Morrell coached at the University of Sioux Falls from 19982009.
Clay Cavander #14, 5-9, 170 Receiver Matt Berg
#19, 5-9, 180 Kicker Trevor Baum #1, 6-1, 200 Corner
Travis Farewell
#91, 6-1, 190 Punter
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Montana Tech Defensive Starters
MSU-N Offensive Numbers
TECH Defensive Numbers
Scoring: 25 ppg, 5th in Frontier. Total offense: 448 ypg, 3rd in Frontier.
Scoring: 27 ppg, 3rd in Frontier Orin Johnson #4, 6-0, 200 Receiver
Luke Suebert #15, 5-9, 170 Cornerback
Total defense: 377 ypg, 4th in Frontier
Rushing: 224 ypg, 2nd in Frontier
Rush defense: 169 ypg, 3rd in Frontier
Patrick Kiser #68, 6-3, 295 Left tackle Brandt Montelius #88, 6-1, 195 Reciever
Mark Samson MSU-N Head Coach Samson enters his 10th year at the helm of the Lights program. So far, he has complied a 51-53 record and led the Lights to five winning seasons and an NAIA playoff berth in 2006. Samson has also served as MSU-N's athletic director. As a head coach at Helena Capitol, he won several Class AA state titles.
Pete Morales #77, 6-1, 285 Left guard
Jake Workman #58, 6-0, 250 Defensive End
Ryan Jones #8, 6-4, 245 Linebacker Andre Cornell #20, 6-0, 180 Safety
Zach McKinley #24, 5-11, 210 Running Back
Derek Lear #5, 5-11, 190 Quarterback
Shomari Burton #70, 6-2, 300 Center
Mike Waldman #90, 6-3, 255 Nose tackle
Niall Padden #45, 6-2, 235 Linebacker Josh Nordwick #39, 6-0, 190 Safety
Rostyn Pace #74, 6-3, 275 Right guard
Dylan Murphy #71, 6-6, 300 Right tackle
Logan Sims #18, 6-0, 280 Defensive tackle
Mike Touzinsky #47, 6-3, 215 Linebacker
David Meis #46, 6-4, 220 Defensive End
John Jansen #44, 6-3, 250 Tight end Jordan Rueschoff #14, 6-2, 185 Kicker
Trevor Baum #1, 6-1, 200 Punter
Dylan Woodhall #7, 5-9, 175 Receiver
Devonte Craig #3, 5-10, 180 Cornerback
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MSU-Northern Numerical Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 30 32 34 35 36 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 53 54 56 58 59 66 68
Name Trevor Baum Josh Baum Lavorick Williams Orin Johnson Derek Lear Nick Luoma Dylan Woodhall Travis Dean Tanner Varner Garrett Jericoff Trace Brady Butch Hyder Jordan Rueschhoff Austin Walker Jake Messerly James Erickson Dylan Barney Victor Fermin Mario Gabbato Jai Johnson Zach Mckinley David Arteaga Michael McCrary Austin Schroeder Justin Fritz Hunter Chandler Jesse Morales Jake Criner Jordon Van Voast Chance Nevarez Kaimi Kanehailua Tyler Phillips John Jansen Logan Nathe Karsten Peterson Jordan Brusio Marc Evans Zach Bangert Austin Rychner Owen Debruycker Josh Jones Adolfo Robles Chase Vestre Alex Cummings Patrick Kiser
Yr. JR SR SR SR SR JR FR SO SR FR FR JR JR FR FR FR FR JR FR JR FR SR JR FR FR JR FR JR SR JR JR SR JR SR FR FR SO SO FR FR SO FR FR SR JR
*Cut and take to the game!!
Pos. Ht. DB/P 6-1 DB 6-1 WR 6-1 WR 6-0 QB 5-11 WR 6-3 WR 5-9 QB 6-0 DB 5-10 DB 5-9 DB 5-11 DB 6-0 K 6-2 QB 6-2 WR 6-1 WR 6-0 DB 6-0 DB 6-0 RB 5-8 RB 5-9 RB 5-10 LB 5-11 DB 5-9 LB 6-1 FB/LB 6-1 DB 5-9 LB 6-1 TE 6-1 LB 6-1 FB 5-11 LB 6-1 DL 6-2 TE 6-3 DE 6-1 LB 6-2 DE 6-0 DL 6-1 OL 6-2 DL 5-10 LB 5-11 LB 5-10 OL 6-2 DL 6-2 OL 6-0 OL 6-2
Wt. 195 205 195 200 190 210 175 195 200 180 185 190 185 225 185 185 170 175 175 205 205 230 170 225 215 188 190 245 210 245 235 230 245 230 205 210 245 270 235 225 220 285 215 270 295
Hometown Susanville, CA Susanville, CA Odessa, TX Cut Bank, MT Fairfield, MT Stockett, MT Stanford, MT Gilbert, AZ Baker, MT Hilmar, CA Fairfield, MT Boise, ID Gillette, WY Choteau, MT Missoula, MT Idaho Falls, ID La Habra, CA Granada Hills, CA Blaine, WA Detroit, MI Great Falls, MT La Habra, CA Las Vegas, NV Emmett, ID Power, MT Bozeman, MT La Habra, CA Kalispell, MT Havre, MT Madera, CA Ewa, HI Renton, WA Broadview, MT Helena, MT Columbia Falls, MT Billings, MT Bozeman, MT Concord, CA Ekalaka, MT Choteau, MT Chinook, MT Bakersfield, CA Helena, MT Missoula, MT A. Canyon, CA
No. 70 71 74 75 77 78 80 88 90 91 92 94 95
Name Shomari Burton Dylan Murphy Rostyn Pace Wes Ostby Pete Morales Matthew Mckeen Logan Mayernick Brandt Montelius Patrick Barnett Tyler Craig Lane Urick Weston Mudge Will Devos
Yr. JR SO SR SO FR SO SO SR FR FR FR FR JR
Pos. OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR DL DL DL DL DL
Ht. 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1
Wt. 305 300 280 295 285 275 170 190 245 240 295 305 260
Hometown Bremerton, WA Gleichen, Alberta Sunburst, MT Deer Park, WA La Habra, CA Oakley, CA Centerville, MT Missoula, MT Billings, MT Great Falls, MT Great Falls, MT Bakersfield, CA Vale, OR
2013 Montana State University-Northern Football Staff Mark Samson, Head Coach/Offensive Line; Kyle Samson, Offensive Coordinator, QB's, Asst. Head Coach; Jake Eldridge, Defensive Coordinator, Strength and Conditioning; Scott Leeds, Wide Receivers; Kennedy Anderson, Linebackers; Darold Debolt, Defensive Line; Ron LaTray, Defensive backs; Jorge Magana, Student Asst./Offensive Line; Brandon O'Brien. Athletic Director: Christian Oberquell; Certified Athletic Trainer: Christian Oberquell; Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nichole Borst; Sports Information: Laramie Schwenke
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Montana Tech Numerical Roster No.Name
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 58 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 74 76 77 78
Caleb Vance Devonte Craig Brian Schwarzkoph Carlos Martinez Xavier Marsden Cy Williams* Ryan Jones Herman Tapley Sean Sullivan Gunnar Kayser Sam Hall Kevin Moss Clay Cavender Luke Seubert Braxton Lucero Dawson Reardon Logan Sims Matt Berg Andre Cornell Tommy Peterson Tyler Patenaude Zack Kinney Pat Hansen Zach Bunney Rob Corson Clay Brozovich Taylor Rowe Luke Knatterud Dom Pardini Zach Hulse Joe Mitzel Nolan Saraceni Dalton Gensch Zach Kasperick Tyson Shriver Josh Nordwick Derrick Holt Rial Gunlikson Jacob Crawford Luke Benz Niall Padden David Meis Mike Touzinsky Tyler Gavlak Mackenzie Sutherland* Boyce Ballard III Andy Butcher Levi Dawes Sam Hanich Jess Stenzel Austin Cantrell Jacob Workman Blake Ereaux Mack Ferko Clay Thomas* Ryan Stemple Nichloas Riley Breque Shepard* Tyler Denny Travis Oakason* Gage McCann Alex Havlovick Will Morse Alexander Ravarino Alex Koerner
Year Pos.
SO SR SR FR FR FR SR SO FR FR JR SR JR SR JR FR SR SO JR SO JR SR JR FR JR FR JR SO JR FR SR FR SO FR SR FR FR FR SO FR SR SO JR SO FR SO FR FR FR FR FR JR SO JR FR FR SO FR SO FR SO JR JR FR SO
DB DB QB RB DB QB LB QB QB DB WR WR QB DB WR QB DL K CB LB DB WR RB WR LB RB RB DB DB LB DB RB DB RB RB DB K/P DB DL LB LB LB LB LB FB LB DL LB LB LB DL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL
Ht.
6-0 5-10 6-2 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2
Wt.
190 180 202 170 185 175 245 220 180 200 180 165 170 170 180 190 280 180 180 230 195 190 182 165 205 175 195 185 205 205 170 195 180 190 215 190 185 190 240 220 235 220 215 210 240 225 225 205 200 200 260 240 265 280 250 290 270 250 255 285 295 290 285 275 260
Hometown
Missoula, MT Las Vegas, NV Billings, MT Dalton Gardens, ID La Mirada, CA White Sulfer Springs, MT Reno, NV Jacksonville, FL Red Lodge, MT Colbert, WA Missoula, MT Pittsburg, CA Shasta, CA Princeton, ID Syracuse, UT Helena, MT Malta, MT Butte, MT Hollister, CA Helena, MT Billings, MT Temecula, CA Ekalaka, MT Butte, MT Columbus, MT Butte, MT Yuba City, CA Bozeman, MT Rohnert Park, CA Helena, MT Missoula, MT Billings, MT Missoula, MT Butte, MT Billings, MT Turah, MT Renton, WA Kalispell, MT Tumwater, WA Kidder County, ND Simi Valley, CA Clancy, MT Temecula, CA Stevensville, MT Kalispell, MT Kalispell, MT Lewistown, MT Helena, MT Missoula, MT Great Falls, MT Bigfork, MT Fairfield, MT Fort Benton, MT Butte, MT Long Beach, CA Missoula, MT Columbia Falls, MT Helena, MT Millford, UT Kila, MT Billings, MT Polson, MT Klamath, OR Sandy, UT Arvada, CO
No.Name
79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99
Randy Ford* Alec Bray James Roberts Abe Ward Leif Knatterud Nicholas Beauchaine Kyle Pederson* Slaten Long Kolby Kansala Cole Frank Mike Waldman Travis Farewell Levi Cade Augie Lorenzen Trevor Price Devon Jones Zach Frey* Kendall Shaules* Austin Brinkworth
Year Pos.
FR SO SR JR SR FR FR FR JR SO SR JR SO JR JR SO FR FR JR
OL WR WR WR TE WR WR TE WR WR DL P DL DL DL DL DL DL DL
Ht.
6-1 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-2
Wt.
275 175 212 170 230 170 180 220 195 190 245 180 220 208 210 250 220 225 255
Hometown
Guadalupe, CA Missoula, MT Yerington, NV Broadus, MT Belgrade, MT Bozeman, MT Power, MT Helena, MT Sandy, OR Billings, MT Butte, MT Tehechapi, CA Belgrade, MT Jefferson City, MT Missoula, MT South Clearfield, UT Billings, MT Ballantine, MT Kennewick, WA
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Frontier Conference Standings Conf. WL Carroll College 6-1 Southern Oregon 6-1 Rocky Mountain 5-2 MSU-Northern 4-4 UM-Western 3-4 Eastern Oregon 3-4 Montana Tech 2-5 Dickinson State 0-8
Overall WL 7-1 6-2 6-2 4-4 3-4 3-5 2-5 1-8
Last Saturday Carroll 42, MSU-Northern 14 Rocky Mountain 45, Dickinson State 7 Eastern Oregon 45, Montana Tech 30 Southern Oregon 51, UM-Western 16 Saturday, Nov. 2 MSU-Northern vs Montana Tech Dickinson State at Eastern Oregon UM-Western at Rocky Mountain Southern Oregon at Carroll
NAIA Top 25 Rec. Pts 1. Morningside (Iowa) 2. Cumberlands (Ky.) 3. Grand View (Iowa) 4. Benedictine (Kan.) 5. Carroll (Mont.) 6. Baker (Kan.) 7. Tabor (Kan.) 8. Rocky Mountain 9. Peru State (Neb.) 10. Saint Francis (Ind.) 11. Ottawa (Kan.) 12. Missouri Valley
7-0 7-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 6-2 7-1 5-2 6-2 5-2
314 300 292 278 266 253 233 231 213 209 188 182
Rnk 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 10 12 4 13 6
13. St. Ambrose (Iowa) 14. Saint Xavier (Ill.) 15. Faulkner (Ala.) 16. Georgetown (Ky.) 17. Friends (Kan.) 18. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 19. Sterling (Kan.) 20. Southern Oregon 21. Northwestern (Iowa) 22. Reinhardt (Ga.) 23. St. Francis (Ill.) 24. Bacone (Okla.) 25. Concordia (Neb.)
5-2 5-3 6-2 4-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-2 5-3 5-3 6-2 6-2
177 154 141 124 120 109 96 87 74 54 50 49 26
8 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 19 24 25 16
Others receiving votes: : Robert Morris (Ill.) 20; Nebraska Wesleyan 5; Trinity International (Ill.) 3.
Frontier Conference Individual Leaders For 2013
Passing: Austin Dodge, SOU, 422 ypg Receiving: Dylan Young ,SOU, 127 ypg Receptions: Ryan Retzlaff, SOU, 9 cpg Rushing: Dustin Rinker, CC, 134 ypg Tackles: Gary Posten, EOU, 12 tpg Sacks: Phil Selin, UM-W, 8 sacks INT's: James Dowgin, CC, 5 INT's
Lights Coaching Staff
2013 Northern Football Staff Top row from left to right: Darold DeBolt, defensive line; Kennedy Anderson, linebackers; Jake Eldridge, defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning; Jorge Magana, student assistant and offensive line; Front row: Scott Leeds, wide receivers; Kyle Samson, offensive coordinator, QB's and recruiting; Mark Samson, head coach; Ron LaTray, defensive backs; Brandon O'Brien. Athletic Director: Christian Oberquell; Certified Athletic Trainer: Christian Oberquell; Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nichole Borst; Sports Information: Laramie Schwenke.
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Northern brought them together Lights look to come alive at night MSU-Northern defensive backs Josh and Trevor Baum didn't get the chance to play football together until college Daniel Horton Havre Daily News sports writer gferguson@havredailynews.com Sometimes the words fate or destiny might be overused or even overly dramatic. But sometimes, that same description might be the only way to describe a positive situation that just comes together at the right place and at the right time. But even if it wasn’t fate that finally brought two brothers to the same football team, getting a chance to play together in college turned out to be the perfect situation. Montana State University-Northern senior
safety Josh Baum has played the last two seasons of collegiate football with younger brother Trevor Baum, currently a junior corner for the Lights. Last season was the first time the two brothers took the field for the same team and at the same time. Being four years apart in age, and spending some of their childhood apart, the opportunity was close at times, but just never happened. The majority of Josh’s youth football was played in Nevada, while Trevor’s was played in California. And when Josh returned to California, his senior season in high school was Trevor’s freshman season, keeping the two on different squads. Josh did take a couple of years off from football after high school, but returned to the gridiron for the College of the Siskiyous where he played one season before signing with the Lights. Trevor also signed with the College of Siskiyous after his senior season of prep football, but played his first year of junior college during Josh’s first year with the Lights. The two were always close off the field, but something always seemed to keep them just
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Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Brothers Josh and Trevor Baum didn't wind up playing football together until they were both at MSU-Northern. But for the past two seasons, they've been making up for lost time in Northern's secondary.
MSU-Northern Lights vs Montana Tech Montana State University Northern
2012 record: 3-7 (3-7) Head coach: Mark Samson
Location: Havre, MT
Stadium: Blue Pony Stadium
Nickname: Lights
Streak: The Lights have won their five night games at Blue Pony Stadium, including a 2008 Friday night win against Montana Tech.
Colors: Maroon and Yellow 2013 record: 4-4 (4-4)
Saturday, November 2, 2013 Blue Pony Stadium ~ 6:30 p.m. Montana Tech
2012 record: 8-3 (8-2)
Colors: Green and White 2013 record: 2-5 (2-5)
in games played after 6 p.m. The Lights lost their regular season finale to RMC at Daylis Stadium in Billings last November. That game was moved to a night game due to poor travel conditions between Havre and Billings. But back to the bright lights of Blue Pony Stadium, the Lights have always seemed to shine bright. And they’ll want to again. Northern is in the middle of a three-game home stand to close out the regular season, and the Lights really want to get back on track. Last Saturday’s 42-14 loss to Carroll College likely ended MSU-N’s chances at an NAIA playoff berth, but there’s still plenty at stake over the next three weeks. MSU-N not only has a chance to go 6-4 with two
Today in the Frontier Conference Montana Tech Orediggers (2-5, 2-5)
At Montana StateUniversity Northern Lights (4-4, 4-4)
Head coach: Chuck Morrell
Location: Butte, Mt. Nickname: Orediggers
Since Mark Samson took over as head coach of the Montana State University-Northern football program in 2004, the Lights have played five night games at Blue Pony Stadium. And in four of those, Northern didn’t lose. And that’s why the Lights should be glad they welcome in Montana Tech on Saturday night. Northern has lost three straight games, and a Frontier Conference night game might be just what the Lights need to stop the skid. Saturday night’s game, like many of MSU-N’s past night games, is a result of the Havre High football team hosting a Class A playoff game. The Blue Ponies will host Miles City at 12 p.m. Saturday in what will be part of an exciting doubleheader at Blue Pony Stadium. The Lights and Tech will kick
off at 6:30 p.m. And Tech is part of the list of teams the Lights have had success against in the dark. In 2008, Northern closed out the regular season with a thrashing of the Orediggers on a Friday night at Blue Pony Stadium. Northern has also beaten Rocky Mountain College three times in Havre in night games, while the Lights are also 1-0 in night games this season. MSU-N took care of Dickinson State 14-0 on a Thursday night back in August. Northern will also look to atone for a rare night-game loss at home. MSU-N did fall to Carroll College in a Saturday night contest back in August of 2012, though that game never really got dark until the fourth quarter. MSU-N was 0-2 last season
Stadium: Alumni Coliseum Streak: Montana Tech has beaten MSU-N in two straight, including last year's victory in Butte.
No. 5 Carroll College (6-1, 7-1) vs No. 20 Southern Oregon (6-1, 6-2) In Helena No. 8 Rocky Mountain (6-2, 6-2) vs UM-Western (3-4, 3-4)
in Billings
Eastern Oregon (3-4, 3-5) vs Dickinson State (0-8, 1-7) in LaGrande, Ore.
2013 Frontier Conference Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Carroll College 1. Montana Tech 3. Southern Oregon 4. Rocky Mountain College 5. MSU-Northern 6. Eastern Oregon 7. UM-Western 8. Dickinson State wins to finish off the season, but the Lights can make up for two straight losses to Tech on Saturday night, then take down any chance Rocky has at a playoff berth when Northern hosts the Bears on the final day of the regular season, which is Nov. 16. But more so than any type of revenge, Saturday night’s game will
Havre Daily News Week Nine Frontier Conference Power Rankings
1. Carroll College 2. Rocky Mountain College 3. Southern Oregon 4. MSU-Northern 5. Eastern Oregon 6. UM-Western 7. Montana Tech 8. Dickinson State be about MSU-N just getting back to playing well. Northern was on top of the world after a Sept. 28 triumph at then No. 15 UM-Western. But since that time, the Lights have slipped on both sides of the ball. Turnovers have plagued the Lights in losses at Rocky and Southern
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Notebook: Fighting Saints, Raiders meet in Helena with the Frontier championship on the line ■ From Page 11 Oregon, as well as last week’s setback against Carroll. In those three games, the Lights have thrown nine interceptions, while only averaging 18 points per contest. On the other side of the coin, the Lights have only gotten one turnover in that same stretch, and in their last two losses, have given up an average of 500 total yards per game. So, with a struggling Montana Tech squad, which has won just once in its last six games coming into Saturday night’s bout, the bright lights of Blue Pony Stadium, and the chilly night air of fall in Havre could be the exact remedy the Lights need to right the ship. Some of Northern’s most historic wins have come on nights just like that in Havre, and MSU-N will be doing everything it can to make sure it happens again on Saturday night. In a Pit It’s hard to understand just how Montana Tech could have slipped so far so fast. At this time a season ago, the Orediggers were winding their way through a magical season which ended with a Frontier co-championship and a coveted NAIA playoff berth. But one year later, Tech has just two wins, and those have come against sub. 500 clubs Eastern Oregon and Dickinson State. There’s two glaring differences between the 2012 Orediggers, and this year’s version. First is quarterback play. In 2012, Tech senior QB Nick Baker was one of the most efficient QB’s in the NAIA. He threw for 28 touchdowns against only 14 interceptions, and his
ability to make plays really opened things up for star running back Pat Hansen. However, this season, the Diggers’ have started three different QB’s, they’ve suffered injuries at the position, and combined, Herman Tapley, Brian Schwartzkoph and Dawson Reardon have just 10 TD passes on the season, while they have combined to throw nine picks. On the defensive side of the ball, Tech has slipped too, even with returning All-Conference performers on the line and at linebacker. Tech is still a top four defense in the Frontier, but the Diggers’ are averaging over 100 more yards per game allowed than they did a season ago, and the Tech defense hasn’t forced nearly as many takeaways. Tech was plus six in turnover margin a season ago, but the Diggers’ are a disappointing minus seven this season. So, with inconsistency at the quarterback position, and a less impactful defense, it’s not hard to see why the Orediggers have had a hard time getting over the hump in 2013. Star Watch The month of October is in the books, and there aren’t many league games left on the slate. But some Frontier stars are putting themselves into the history books this season. SOU quarterback Austin Dodge leads the NAIA in total offense with 3,406 totals yards. He’s also tops in the country with 3,382 PASSING yards and an astounding 41 touchdowns. Dodge leads the NAIA in passer rating as well. He has attempted a staggering 257 pass-
es and has thrown just six INT’s all season. His 41 TD’s are 16 more than the second-best QB in the country. RMC QB Bryce Baker continues to have a fine season as well. Baker is currently seventh in the NAIA in passing and ninth in total offense. Carroll’s Dustin Rinker has really heated up in recent weeks too. The junior running back averages 133 yards per game, which is first in the Frontier and seventh in country. After such a strong start, Western’s Sam Rutherford has slipped to 19th in the country in rushing, but is still averaging 116 yards per outing. Tech’s Pat Hansen (105 ypg) and Northern’s Zach McKinley (97 ypg) are 25th and 26th, respectively in the NAIA. The Frontier has three of the top 10 receivers in the country, with SOU’s Dylan Young first and teammate Ryan Retzlaff third. Rocky’s Andre McCullough is seventh. On the defensive side of the ball, Eastern Oregon’s Gary Posten is fourth in the NAIA with 98 total tackles, while Western’s Casey Griffith is fifth with 89. Western defensive end Phil Selin is fifth in the NAIA with eight sacks, while Carroll safety James Dowgin is fifth in the country with five interceptions. Forfeit means Huge Showdown The NAIA did enforce Rocky Mountain College’s self-reported violation of having played an ineligible player in the Battlin’ Bears Aug. 31 game at Southern Oregon. Originally, the Bears beat the Raiders, but the game became a forfeit as decided by the NAIA. Interestingly, SOU was also granted a win,
which has changed the landscape of the conference standings completely. The Raiders are now tied with Carroll for first place in the Frontier heading into Saturday’s battle in Helena. The game between the No. 5 Saints and No. 20 Raiders could decide the Frontier title because there is no rematch. SOU beat the Saints 52-49 in a wild game last year in Ashland, Ore., and the win was part of a sixgame winning streak which lifted SOU to the Frontier title. Now the Raiders are on a similar streak, having won five straight since a Sept. 14 loss at Big Sky Conference stalwart Sacramento State. In that stretch, SOU has scored at least 50 points or more in every game, has scored 60 once and 70 once, and the Raiders are averaging close to 600 yards of total offense. On the other end though is Carroll. This will be SOU’s first trip to Nelson Stadium since joining the Frontier, and the Saints will be jacked up for the contest. Carroll returns the bulk of its roster from last year’s team, and the sting of that loss to SOU, which kept the Saints out of the playoffs still lingers. Carroll also has a much more effective defense in 2013, and Dodge, SOU’s record-setting quarterback, will certainly be put to the test, maybe even more so than he was against the FCS Hornets back in September. So, if the 2012 Carroll-SOU battle was an instant classic, with all the side stories and with everything at stake in Helena, Saturday’s game has the makings of an epic thriller.
Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern's Zach McKinley, ball, tries to run through a pair of Carroll College defenders during last Saturday's game at Blue Pony Stadium. The Lights host Montana Tech in a night game Saturday, while the Saints are home to face Southern Oregon with first place in the Frontier Conference on the line.