ASHLAND, Ore. — Michael Palandri passed for two touchdowns — both to Seth Shook — and Jakob Humphrey rushed for two more as No. 8 Montana Western rolled to a 40-20 win Saturday over Southern Oregon.
Palandri and Shook's first TD connection — a 70-yarder — and the ensuing two-point conversion gave the Bulldogs a 14-7 lead with 4:30 to play in the first quarter. After Jace Fitzgerald intercepted SOU quarterback Dom Montiel, Humphrey added a 58-yard scoring run less than two minutes later, and the Raiders didn't get the deficit closer than 10 points the rest of the game.
Maclain Burckley added a field goal in the second quarter to push Western's lead to 24-7 before Montiel hooked up with Trevor Jaasko just before half. The Montiel-to-Jaasko touchdown made it 24-14 in favor of the Bulldogs a