HAVRE, Mont. – The Saints racked up 539 rushing yards, and Reese Hiibel threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead Carroll to a dominant road win over MSU-Northern Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium in Havre.
 
The Carroll defense was stout and held the Lights' offense to just 97 yards, including just 26 yards on the ground. Most of the MSU-Northern yards came on one play, a 52-yard third quarter touchdown from Dylan Cook to Beau Wilhelm.
 
The Saints drove to the one-yard line on their first possession but fumbled into the end zone where MSU-Northern recovered the ball. The gaff just delayed the inevitable as the Saints scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to begin a route.
 
Major Ali scored a two-yard touchdown in the first and a 24-yard touchdown in the third. Shane Sipes scored a pair of TDs in the first, the first an eight-yard TD from Troy Arnston who was lined up as the wildcat quarterback. The second was a 44-yard play action pass from Hiibel where Sipes was wide open streaking to the end zone.
 
Hiibel scored the only touchdown of the second quarter on a 13-yard touchdown run. Sipes caught his third touchdown pass of the game in the third quarter for an 18-yard TD, on the ensuing MSU-Northern Drive, Dylan Cook fumbled the ball, and Tucker Johnson returned the ball 38-yards for the score.
 
Dylan Torgerson added a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter, and Ryan Arntson closed the scoring with a 60-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
 
Carroll rushed the ball 57 times for 539 yards and added 119 yards passing for 658 yards of total offense. Seven Saints had carries with Hiibel leading the way with 145 yards. Ryan Arntson had the breakout game that Carroll coaches have been waiting for with 128 yards and a touchdown. Ali tallied 85 yards and two TDs on12 carries, Ryan Walsh notched 73 yards on nine carries, Henry Hill had 66 yards on eight carries Troy Arntson notched 40 yards on three carries and Kyle Harrington had one carry for two yards.
 
Sipes had 88 yards on five receptions and three touchdowns. Eric Dawson caught two balls for 15 yards. Sipes was also electrifying in the kick return game. He tallied 126 yards on two returns, including a 77-yard return in the second half. Ryan Beaulieu notched 57 yards on five punt returns.
 
Cook led the Lights with 47 yards on 13 rushing attempts. Trey Blanchard tallied 15 yards on eight carries. Bryce Missey was 5/25 for 18 yards and an interception.
 
The Carroll defense tallied three sacks and 14 tackles for loss. The Saints also had an interception to go along with the fumble recovery for a touchdown.
 
The Saints move to 3-5 on the year with two games remaining on the slate, starting next Saturday at home for senior day against Montana Western.