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BASKETBALL — Zerbe honored: The Montana Officials Association, which deserves the utmost respect, announced 10 people were named Montana Official of the year 2024-25. In boys’ basketball the winner was Clayton Zerbe of the Frazer/Lustre area.

FOOTBALL — The numbers please: Here is a look at the Montana High School Association top 25 teams from all five classifications (AA, A, B, C 8-man, C 6-man) that have allowed the least amount of points and scored the most amount of points in the first five weeks of the regular season. We will start with what teams are allowing the least amount of points, because, as the old saying goes, offense wins games but defense wins championships: Eureka 20 (5.0 per game average), Fort Benton 22 (4.4), Hamilton 30 (7.5), Billings West 34 (6.8), Missoula Big Sky 36 (7.2), Manhattan 38 (7.6), Missoula Sentinel 38 (7.6), Drummond- Philip...