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A GAME IN PHOTOS: Brooks Nuanez on Griz playoff win over South Dakota

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Montana is into the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs for the second time in three seasons and the 12th time in school history following a 52-22 win over No. 11 South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in MIssoula.

The Griz are now 13-1 with the lone loss coming in the regular-season finale to Montana State. Now Montana gets a shot at revenge with a semifinal game against the No. 2 Bobcats in Bozeman on Saturday afternoon.

Skyline Sports senior photographer Brooks Nuanez was on the scene.

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck won his 151st playoff game on Saturday/ by Brooks Nuanez\

Drew Deck’s 93-yard punt return was the longest in the history of the FCS Playoffs/ by Brooks Nuanez
Peyton Wing scooped a fumble and scored it but it was called back due to a flag on the play/ by Brooks Nuanez
Griz senior TE Evan Shafer has made a habit of trucking defenders this season/ by Brooks Nuanez

Griz senior DE Hunter Peck continued his All-Big Sky senior season on Saturday/ by Brooks Nuanez

Malae Fonoti gets loose against South Dakota/ by Brooks Nuanez

Michael Wortham had 269 all-purpose yards on Saturday to break Marc Mariani’s single-season record
Peyton Wing smacks South Dakota running back Keondray Jones-Logan/ by Brooks Nuanez

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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