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Makena Simis Ties School Record by Throwing Six Touchdown Passes Against NDU
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Makena Simis threw for 321 yards and a school-tying six touchdowns, and the Montana Grizzlies swamped North Dakota 42-16 on Saturday.
Montana (4-3, 3-1 Big Sky), trailed early after John Santiago scored on an 80-yard run on North Dakota's first snap. The Grizzlies dominated after that, taking the lead for good at 14-10 on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Simis to Ellis Henderson with 5:27 left in the second quarter.
Henderson and Jamaal Jones each caught two touchdown passes. Henderson hauled in a 63-yarder to push the lead to 21-10 before halftime, and Jones caught touchdowns covering 74 and 22 yards, the last pushing the gap to 42-10 on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Simis, a sophomore, began the season as the third-string quarterback. He completed 15 of 22 passes in his first start.
Santiago, a freshman, ran for a career-best 178 yards for North Dakota (4-4, 2-3).
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