Second-year coach Caleb Aland is striving to steady the Flathead High football program, one that including Aland hired three head coaches in four seasons.
The 17th Crosstown football game is unique in that it has a Thursday night kickoff instead of Friday. It also sets Flathead’s unique offense against a Glacier team with a unique set of skill players.
It was a tale of two halves Friday night at Legends Stadium where the Flathead Braves lost a hard-fought western AA battle with the Butte Bulldogs 21-7.
The Flathead Braves of 2023 have moved the football capably, second-year coach Caleb Aland noted this week. It’s the last 25 yards or so that have been difficult.
The Flathead Braves feel like they’re making up ground on their football competition, and as an example can compare last Friday’s score against Missoula Big Sky a 21-20 loss to last year’s outcome.