Arlee scored at least 20 points in each of the first three quarters to defeat Darby 79-40 Saturday, and finished the regular season campaign in the Western 6B with a record of 7-2.
The 2023 season will go down as one of the best for the Arlee Warriors after an undefeated regular season and a playoff victory. The magical ride, however, ended last Saturday, Nov. 4, after the Warriors fell to Fairview 70-22 in the State Eight-Man Football Quarterfinals.
Finding themselves down 16-8 in the first quarter, the Arlee Warriors dug deep and battled back for a 36-16 State eight-man playoff victory over three-seed Flint Creek on Saturday, Oct. 28, on the Warriors’ home field. Arlee improved to 9-0 on the season and advanced to the State eight-man quarterfinals, where they will host No. 1 East seed Fairview on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m.
What started off as a defensive battle between No. 4-ranked Arlee and No. 5-ranked Valley Christian turned into chaos in the second half as the Warriors scored 22 fourth-quarter points to win 34-25. The two teams played Friday, Oct. 13, at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.