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Class A playoffs: Havre upsets Frenchtown as East flexes muscles in quarterfinals

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FRENCHTOWN — Griffin Terry had a hand in five touchdowns and Tate Nelson found paydirt three times to help Havre upset Frenchtown 47-30 in a quarterfinal game of the Class A football state playoffs on Saturday.

Terry and Nelson hooked up for the game's first touchdown to give the Blue Ponies a 7-0 first-quarter lead, but Frenchtown went into halftime up 16-13 after a pair of touchdowns from Cyr to Hardy.

Frenchtown extended its lead to 23-13 in the third quarter on a Cole Johnson touchdown run.

But Havre took control from there. Terry scored on a quarterback sneak to cut the deficit to 23-19 and then found Teegan Solomon for a TD to give the Blue Ponies a 26-23 advantage.

Frenchtown couldn't handle the ensuing kickoff, and Havre jumped on the loose ball. Just a few plays later, Terry threw a touchdown pass to Chris Bell to make it 33-23.

Johnson then returned the kickoff for a Frenchtown touchdown to bring the Broncs back within 33-30, but Nelson and Terry each added touchdown runs in the final 5 minutes to give Havre a cushion and propel the Blue Ponies into the semifinals.

Havre will meet Laurel next week after the Locomotives held on for a 35-28 win over Columbia Falls in a quarterfinal game on Saturday.

The other semifinal will pit Lewistown against Billings Central, after both teams won afternoon games to give the Eastern division a clean sweep of Saturday's quarterfinal games.

Lewistown upset reigning champion Dillon 21-13, and Billings Central routed Whitefish 55-21.

2024 Class A football state playoffs

Quarterfinals

Nov. 9

Havre 47, Frenchtown 30

Laurel 35, Columbia Falls 28

Laurel builds big lead, holds off late Columbia Falls rally to advance to semifinals

Billings Central 55, Whitefish 21

Billings Central steamrolls Whitefish, advances to semifinals

Lewistown 21, Dillon 13

Lewistown handles defending Class A champion Dillon, Golden Eagles return to semifinals

Semifinals

Nov. 15-16

Havre at Laurel

Lewistown at Billings Central

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 23

Semifinal winners