ST. REGIS — The logjam at the top of the 8-Man West standings got a little clarity Friday night.
St. Regis started fast and then held on for a 42-28 win over Darby. Both teams were tied with Superior at 3-2 in the conference standings entering the night.
Conner Lulis had three touchdown passes in the first half — one each to Kaden Sanders, Nathan Bohn and Hunter Stolla — as St. Regis built a 34-8 halftime lead. St. Regis also got rushing touchdowns from from Sanders and Barrett Bessette in the first half, with Bessette's coming on a wide receiver reverse on the final play of the first half.
After St. Regis got out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, Darby got a long kickoff return that set up quarterback McCoy Townsend for a short touchdown run to make it a 14-8 game.
Townsend nearly had a touchdown pass in the second quarter, as well, but the pass was dropped in the end zone. He then threw an interception late in the second quarter that set up Bessette's touchown.
Darby out-scored St. Regis 20-8 in the second half, but it wasn't enough to overcome the halftime deficit.
With the win, St. Regis improved to 4-2 on the season. Darby fell to 3-3.
Elsewhere in 8-Man …
No. 1 Fairview 28, Scobey 20
No. 5 Fort Benton 62, Shelby 14
No. 8 Culbertson 2, Broadus 0 (forfeit)
Chinook 20, No. 9 Seeley-Swan 14
No. 10 St. Ignatius 56, Arlee 16
Cascade 38, Choteau 34
Deer Lodge 48, Twin Bridges 14
Ekalaka 58, Poplar 26
Ennis 42, Sheridan 22
Park City 82, St.Labre 8
Simms 64, Rocky Boy 6 (Thursday)
Superior 60, Charlo 12
Wibaux 52, Forsyth 36
