Belt buckles down on Flint Creek, beat Titans 48-0
PHILIPSBURG – In a clash of the top two ranked teams in 8-man football, everyone expected the game to be closer.
A lot closer.
But it was the Belt Huskies who took control early and never let it go in posting a 48-0 blanking of the Flint Creek Titans Saturday in Philipsburg. The win puts the Huskies into next week’s semifinals against Culbertson while the Titans end their season at 10-1.
The two squads played even over their first possessions, feeling each other out like prize fighters in the opening round. But Belt’s second chance with the ball culminated with Ethan Triplett pushing the ball in from two yards out. Reese Paulson hit Zach Feldman with the conversion pass giving the visitors an 8-0 lead.
That margin held through the first until Belt opened up its offense to score three more unanswered touchdowns in the second to lead 30-0 at halftime.
Flint Creek tried to regroup, but could never manage to find pay dirt in the end zone. The loss proved to be the first since the coop was founded in 2014 that the Titans have been shut out by an opponent. Belt’s victory also makes them one of only two opponents to have a winning record against the Titans at 2-1. The other team is Thompson Falls, having returned to Class B after a three-year stint in Class C.
SCORING
Belt – 8/22/12/8 – 48
Flint Creek – 0/0/0/0 – 0
FIRST QUARTER
4:38 BT Triplett 2 yd run TD. Paulson to Feldman pass.
SECOND QUARTER
7:08 BT Vogl 6 yd pass to Metrione. Metrione run.
2:30 BT Vogl 11 yd run TD. Metrione run.
0:57 BT Triplett 4 yd run TD. Run failed.
THIRD QUARTER
11:50 BT Vogl 35 yd pass to Triplett TD. Run failed.
5:19 BT Vogl 46 yd pass to Triplett TD. Pass failed.
FOURTH QUARTER
4:01 BT Paulson 2 yd run TD. Run failed.
All Western Conference Team
With the elimination of Flint Creek and Ennis over the weekend, the All Western Conference Team players were released.
The Titans landed 14 spots on the first and second teams with running back Tyler Burden being named Offensive Player of the year. Burden finished the year with 191 carries for 1,874 yards and 33 touchdowns, making him the all-time leader in those categories for Flint Creek.
Burden ascended to several all-time lists on the MHSA Record Book, including:
Burden was also named 1st Team at inside linebacker.
Other Titans being named to the squad were:
QB Andrew Tallon –1st Team
RB Tyler Burden –1st Team
C Riley Wiant –2nd Team
G Chance Dunkerson –1st Team
G Grady Radtke
TE Ben Bradshaw –1st Team
WR Colt Parsons –2nd Team
ILB Tyler Burden –1st Team
OLB Colt Parsons –1st Team
DB/S Andrew Tallon –1st Team
DB/S Logan Hauptman –1nd Team
DL Aedan Dotson – Flint Creek -1st Team
DE Reece Rigby – Flint Creek – 1st Team
DE Ben Bradshaw – Flint Creek – 2nd Team
Despite finishing second in the conference, Ennis managed 16 players on the postseason honors team which included a pair of kickers.
2022 All Western Conference Team
Offense
Quarterback
Andrew Tallon – Flint Creek – 1st Team
Clinton Buyan – Ennis – 1nd Team
James Lewis – Cascade – 2nd Team
Fullback
Colby South – Simms – 1st Team
Cole Kramer – Ennis – 2nd Team
Running Back
Tyler Burden – Flint Creek– 1st Team
Chaz Verland – Ennis - 1st Team
Connor Sawyer – Cascade - 2nd Team
George Helms – Lone Peak - 2nd Team
Gavin Flanigan – Simms – 2nd Team
Center
Jeremya Mauch – Ennis – 1st Team
Riley Wiant – Flint Creek – 2nd Team
Guard
Chance Dunkerson – Flint Creek - 1st Team
Grady Radtke – Flint Creek – 1st Team
Trent Sheldon - Simms– 2nd Team
Vance Wingard – Ennis - 2nd Team
Tight End
Ben Bradshaw – Flint Creek – 1st Team
Noah Wilson – Ennis – 2nd Team
Ezra Leach – Simms – 2nd Team
Wide Receiver
Nicholas Johnson – Ennis – 1st Team
Caden Sekuterski – Cascade – 2nd Team
Colt Parsons – Flint Creek – 2nd Team
Kickers
Punter
1st - Chaz Veland – Ennis – 1st Team
Kick Returner
George Helms – Lone Peak – 1st Team
Nicholas Johnson – Ennis – 2nd Team
Defense
Inside Linebacker
Tyler Burden – Flint Creek – 1st Team
Vance Wingard – Ennis – 1st Team
Connor Sawyer – Cascade – 2nd Team
Pierce Farr – Lone Peak – 2nd Team
Will Mischler – Simms – 2nd Team
Outside Linebacker
Colt Parsons – Flint Creek– 1st Team
Clinton Buyan – Ennis - 1st Team
George Helms – Lone Peak – 2nd Team
Caden Sekuterski – Lone Peak – 2nd Team
Defensive Back / Safety
Nicholas Johnson– Ennis - 1st Team
Andrew Tallon – Flint Creek - 1st Team
Logan Hauptman – Flint Creek - 1nd Team
Scotty Sivamacki – Simms - 2nd Team
James Lewis – Cascade – 2nd Team
Ben Haley – Seeley Swan – 2nd Team
Defensive Line – Interior
Aedan Dotson – Flint Creek -1st Team
Jeremya Mauch – Ennis - 1st Team
Trent Sheldon – Simms - 2nd Team
Michael Galiger – Sheridan - 2nd Team
Defensive End
Andrew Beardsley – Ennis – 1st Team
Reece Rigby – Flint Creek – 1st Team
Ben Bradshaw – Flint Creek – 2nd Team
Jake Dvorak – Sheridan – 2nd Team
Ezra Leach – Simms – 2nd Team
Kicker
Cole Kramer– Ennis - 1st Team
Julek Shipman – Lone Peak - 2nd Team
Punt Returner
Caden Sekuterski – Cascade - 1st Team
Nicholas Johnson – Ennis – 2ndst Team
Offensive MVP 2022 – Tyler Burden – Flint Creek
Defensive MVP 2022 – Nicholas Johnson – Ennis
NOTE – This story was originally posted November 5, 2022 but was deleted due to a system maintenance routine. It is reprinted here with the addition of the All-Conference Teams.
