The classification finally had multiple close contests in the top-5, as Gallatin, No. 2 in the latest MTN Sports power rankings, and fifth-ranked Missoula Sentinel both survived squeakers Friday night.

In the case of the Spartans, their game-winning score came as time expired on a field goal. Gallatin, meanwhile, won late in a tussle with crosstown rival Bozeman.

Elsewhere, top-ranked Kalispell Glacier, No. 3 Billings West and No. 4 Missoula Big Sky won handily, with the Eagles taking flight with a 64-point showing.

Key Week 5 matchup: No. 2 Gallatin 23, Bozeman 16

Carter Dahlke's 2-yard touchdown run with 3:30 to play lifted the Raptors to another close win over their intra-city rivals. The tie-breaking score came after the Raptors held Bozeman on fourth down deep in their own territo

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