East Helena's first home playoff game was a doozy for the Vigilantes, while Lewistown got a huge game from a sophomore running back to pick up the lone road win as Class A opened its postseason on Friday night.

The Vigilantes stormed past Glendive 54-22 and earned its first postseason victory. Whitefish also rolled, clipping Butte Central 52-6; Lewistown eluded Sidney 35-13; and Hamilton had a big win over Bigfork, 46-20.

The playoff quarterfinals start next Friday.

East Helena 54, Glendive 22

Playing its first home postseason game in school history, the Vigilantes broke away from a tie game with 33 unanswered first-half points for a 47-7 lead at the break and went on to score a season-high in points. Leo Longcake had three rushing touchdowns in the first half for the Vigilantes (8-2).

See Full Page