EAST HELENA — Going into their first-round playoff football game Friday night, East Helena had yet to win a postseason game in program history. But now, the Vigilantes are riding high into the Class A quarterfinals.

East Helena picked up its first-ever playoff win in a 30-point home blowout over Glendive. But that doesn’t mean the Vigilantes aren’t still hungry for more.

“All the things that we’ve done before don’t really matter at this point,” said East Helena head coach Tyler Murray. “Whether we’ve won eight games, lost — like all those things have zero to do with the game on Friday. This practice that we’re about to have is the most important thing that we’re about to do.”

East Helena has increased its yearly win total in each of its five varsity seasons, and that momentum seems to s

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