Billings Central made quick work of East Helena in the Class A semifinals Friday night while Frenchtown staved off Whitefish.

It sets up a state championship game next week between the Rams and Broncs,

Defending champ Central won its 23rd straight game with a 42-7 home victory over the upstart Vigilantes. Frenchtown, meanwhile, held on to defeat Whitefish 23-20. The Rams moved to 11-0 and Frenchtown is now 10-1.

The championship game — a rematch of a 35-7 Rams win over the Broncs on Sept. 12 in Billings — will be played next Friday night in Frenchtown. The schools last faced each other for the Class A title in 2009, a game the Broncs won 28-6.

Billings Central 42, East Helena 7

A 56-yard run by Montana Grizzlies commit William Snell on Central's first possession led to a 1-yard touchd

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