The Class AA state football playoffs started Friday with one team going on the road for a first-round win and three home teams rolling to lopsided victories.

Great Falls High, which secured the Eastern Division's fifth seed with its season-ending win over crosstown rival CMR, advanced to the quarterfinal round with a 21-14 upset win over Helena High. The Bengals were the fourth seed from the Western Division.

Missoula Sentinel, the West's third seed, cruised past Billings Senior 41-7, while Great Falls CMR and Bozeman, the third and fourth seeds from the East, got wins over Butte and Missoula Hellgate, respectively. CMR won 42-6, and Bozeman won 38-7.

The quarterfinal round of the playoffs is Nov. 7.

Missoula Sentinel 41, Billings Senior 7

Spartans quarterback Rudy Hess accounted for

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