Grizzlies prevail

Cole Bergquist had two touchdowns and threw for 243 yards and completed 14 of his 18 passes as Montana beat Northern Colorado 41-20 Saturday at Greeley, Colo.

Mike Ferriter caught three passes for 88 yards for the Grizzlies (7-1, 3-1 Big Sky). Montana, ranked No. 8 in the Sports Network poll, led 24-3 at halftime.

Northern Colorado quarterback Bryan Waggener didn’t return for the second half because of an undisclosed injury, forcing the Bears to play their other quarterbacks, Dylan Orms and James Schrenk.

Waggener threw for 53 yards and completed 6 of 11 passes for the Bears (1-6, 1-3). Orms, a freshman, finished 6 of 11 passing for 53 yards and led the Bears with 67 rushing yards on nine carries and one rushing touchdown.

Orms threw the first touchdown for the Bears with 3:43 left in the game to make it 41-13.

Weber State 42, Northern Arizona 12: At Flagstaff, Ariz., Cameron Higgins threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns and running back Trevyn Smith added 104 yards on the ground and three touchdowns as the Wildcats beat the Lumberjacks.

With the win, Weber State (7-2, 5-0) moved into sole possession of first place while Northern Arizona (6-2, 4-1) dropped into a tie for second with Montana.

Higgins got the scoring going when he connected with Smith for a 14-yard touchdown pass on Weber State’s opening possession of the game.

Just two possessions later, Higgins found tight end Cody Nakamura for a 46-yard score to give the Wildcats a 14-point lead.

Montana State 31, Sacramento State 20: At Sacramento, Calif., Cody Kempt passed for 169 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats’ victory over the Hornets.

Running back Demetrius Crawford ran for 112 yards and one touchdown for Montana State (4-4, 2-2), which has beaten Sacramento State in seven of the last eight meetings.

Bryan Hilliard ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns for the Hornets (3-5, 1-4), who have lost their last three games.

Crawford’s 9-yard touchdown run and freshman receiver DeSean Thomas’ 58-yard catch set up a field goal to give the Bobcats a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. The Bobcats finished the first half with a 17-0 lead when Brandon Bostick caught a 5-yard TD from Kempt with 6 minutes left in the second quarter.

Portland State 36, Idaho State 13: At Portland, Drew Hubel passed for 474 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Vikings over the Bengals.

After playing a solid first half, Idaho State trailed only 16-13 late in the third quarter. But Portland State (3-4, 2-2) mounted a long drive that ended with a 36-yard field goal by Danny Urrego and the Vikings had a six-point lead.

The turning point of the game came when the Bengals (0-5, 0-8) fumbled away the ensuing kickoff. One play later, Hubel found Raymond Fry for a 28-yard touchdown pass. In a span of 15 seconds, Portland State had turned a close game into a comfortable 26-13 advantage.

With their next possession, the Bengals moved almost the length of the field. But the drive sputtered deep in Portland State territory and a fourth-down pass by Idaho State quarterback Russell Hill wound up falling incomplete after hitting two Bengals receivers.