DILLON — Kaden Huot, with blood dripping from his right shin onto a white sock below, hurdled a trio of converging Montana Western defenders, falling forward while being pushed out of bounds and gaining a necessary two fourth-down yards.

A decade of Carroll College trying, and failing, in Dillon hung on one official measurement. Either Huot’s hurdle iced the Saints’ 42-34 victory, or Carroll had handed the football back to Western with 70 ticks remaining and a game-tying score possible.

Faces of those closest the chains told the story. On-field Carroll players first burst into celebratory jubilation, the weight of a five-game road Bulldogs losing streak lifting as joy cascaded to fans wearing purple and gold. When the clock struck zero, the Saints (5-1, 2-0 West) partied like champions,

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