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    Whitefish Football Defeats Dillon to Open Playoffs

    Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 11:56 AM

    By Cole Havens X @C_Havens22

    Luke Dalen with a run vs. Dillon, Friday night. . Photo © Brittany Havens.

    The Whitefish Football team played host to Dillon, Friday night, to open post-season play.

    This was the first round of the MHSA Class "A" Playoffs.

    Luke Dalen ran for three touchdowns and passed for one as the Dawgs took control in the 2nd half to win 36-12.

    Whitefish would score the first touchdown of the game but found themselves down early in the 2nd, 12-7.

    On their first drive of the 2nd quarter, the Dawgs marched down the field and scored on a Dalen to Keenan Curtiss 22 yard pass to put Whitefish up 13-12. Whitefish would go for two, to make it 15-12.

    Dillon who had scored on their first two drives were marching down the field on drive number 3. They had it 4th and less than a yard on the Whitefish 40 and decided to go for it. Whitefish got the stop and that would flip the game.

    Whitefish would score once more in the 2nd, forced one mor turnover on downs in the quarter and took a 22-12 lead into the intermission.

    The Dawgs took over in the 3rd quarter.

    Dillon opened the 2nd half with a huge kick-off return that set them up at the Whitefish 35 but the Dawgs forced the Beavers to go backwards and punt.

    Dalen on the ensuing possession took it 48 yards to the house as Whitefish began to take over.

    Dalen would score again, later in the frame from 3 yards out as the Dawgs could taste the victory.

    Both teams would go scoreless in the final frame.

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    Dalen finsished the night 17-23 passing for 201 yards and a TD.

    Vance Schwaiger had 19 carries for 104 yards and a TD.

    Six Dawgs caught a pass and Whitefish had over 400 yards of total offense in the win.

    With the win, Whitefish is now up to 9 total wins on the season. The No. 2 seed Dawgs will now take to the road for the quarter-final round of the playoffs as they travel over to East Helena.

    It's the Dawgs vs. the Vigilantes from Vigilante stadium, Friday, kick-off at 7pm.

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    D-  12   0     0   0    12

    W-   7   15   14  0    36

      

    W passing

    Dalen- 17 for 23, 201, 1 td

     

    D passing-

    Christensen- 15 for 31, 190, 1 td

     

    W rushing

    Schwaiger- 19 for 104, 1 td

    Dalen- 15 for 108, 3 td

    Shestak- 2 for 15

    Rainford- 2 for 11

    Curtiss- 1 for 10

     

    D rushing

    28 for 97

     

    W receiving-

    Curtiss 3 for 56, 1 td

    Shestak- 5 for 49

    Forthofer- 3 for 30

    Rainford- 2 for 26

    Alton- 3 for 24

    Schwaiger- 1 for 11

     

    W- Schwaiger- 23 yd run, Aldridge kick good

    D- 4 to 9,  11 yd pass, kick blocked

    D- 4- 3 yd rush, 2 pt no good

    W- Dalen to Curtiss- 23 yd pass, Dalen 2 pt conversion

    W- Dalen 8 yd run, PAT good

    W- Dalen 48 yd run, PAT good

    W- Dalen 3 yd rush, PAT good

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