Nobody has been able to stop Jaiden Galbreath yet.

The North Callaway sophomore ran for 198 yards and four touchdowns on 29 attempts to carry the Thunderbirds to a 30-18 win over Eastern Missouri Conference foe Montgomery County (0-3) at home. Montgomery only completed 15 of 42 passes and had four of them intercepted by the Thunderbirds (3-0).

North Callaway head coach Kevin O’Neal said Galbreath and the offensive line were physical like has been the case the first two weeks, breaking free for a 54-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

What was new this week was the offense the North Callaway defense had to face. Adrian Combs kept his arm busy for 164 yards but was Montgomery County’s primary runner with 16 attempts for 36 yards.

“They are primarily a passing team,” O’Neal said. “We knew they were going to throw the ball a lot so we did a good job defensively against the pass. We gave up a couple long ones just because we slipped or didn’t quite have the right coverage.”

Collin Moore had two interceptions, Wyatt Haden returned an interception for a touchdown while the Wildcats were at their own 34-yard line and Tristan Petty picked off another pass. O’Neal added it all started with the defensive line applying pressure to the quarterback.

North Callaway continued the alternating pattern of wins and losses against Montgomery, following a 26-6 loss last season, but won by two possessions after its previous two wins against the Wildcats were by four points or less.

The Thunderbirds have a four-game losing streak against conference foe Bowling Green (3-0), who is ranked third in the Class 2 state rankings. The Bobcats have won by lopsided margins the past three meetings and play at North Callaway at 7 p.m. Friday.

“We just got to make sure to improve,” O’Neal said. “Hopefully, we’re up to the challenge.”