Bearcats defeat Huskies in first-round of football playoffs

Despite losing running back Brian Tull for the playoffs, the Bearcats of Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine defeated Absarokee in a first-round six-man playoff game, 48-6. On their first possession of the game, the Bearcats turned the ball over on downs to the Huskies on an incomplete pass. Absarokee took possession of the ball on their 26-yard line. After gaining two first downs, the Huskies faced a third-and-goal on the DGSG 10-yard line. Gatlin Nemitz stepped in front of a Husky pass and carried the ball to the Absarokee 32-yard line. After a run of nine yards by Kaiser Tesarek, Nemitz ran into the end zone on a second-and-6 play. Nemitz also kicked the PAT, and the Bearcats led the Huskies 8-0 with 1:38 left in the first quarter.“I think it helped having the game at home versus having to travel there,” said DGSG coach Cole Jelinek. “The boys have a lot of confidence to go win even without Brody (Ridgeway) and Brian.

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