Hellgate sweeps Glacier

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - Few things are more dangerous than a talented team on a losing streak.

The Glacier High School boys' soccer team learned that the hard way Tuesday, falling at Missoula Hellgate 7-0 in a Western AA game.

The Knights, who opened their season with a victory over defending Class AA state champion Flathead, had lost two straight matches before unloading on Glacier (1-3).

Garion Holian notched a first-half hat trick as Hellgate sprinted to an insurmountable lead.

"We came out very flat in the first half, and soccer is not the kind of game where you can call a timeout and regroup," Glacier coach Ryan O'Rourke said. "We had to basically wait until halftime to make any adjustments, and by that point we were already down 5-0."

Lowell Chandler, Bryan Nickerson, Ben Corwin and Cy Gilbert scored once apiece as the Knights out-shot the Wolfpack 23-10.

"They played very well," O'Rourke said. "They moved the ball well, they were very creative."

Glacier 0 0 - 0

Hellgate 5 2 - 7

HELLGATE - Garion Holian (Zack Affholter), 15:00; Holian, 22:00; Lowell Chandler, 24:00; Bryan Nickerson (Ian Hamilton), 32:00; Holian (Chandler), 36:00; Ben Corwin, 51:00; Cy Gilbert (penalty kick), 78:00

Shots on goal - Gla. 10, Hel. 23

Corner kicks - Gla. 5, Hel. 7

Goalie saves - Gla. 17 (Kasey Haugan), Hel. 5 (Willow Skyrud)

Fouls - Gla. 2, Hel. 8

Cards - None

Hellgate 4, Glacier 1 (girls)

MISSOULA - Lauren Christian scored twice in the first half and Clare Chisholm connected on two direct kicks in the second as Hellgate pulled away in a Western AA contest.

Maddey Frey scored an unassisted goal in the 55th minute to put Glacier on the board.

"The second half, I thought we came out and played better than we did in the first half," Glacier coach Paul Holmgren said. "The girls looked sharp. We had most of our shots in the second half, very few in the first."

According to Holmgren, the Wolfpack's commitment to improved offense showed with nine shots on goal. Glacier goalkeeper Kayla Byle logged nine saves as Hellgate unleashed 20 shots.

Glacier 0 1 - 1

Hellgate 2 2 - 4

GLACIER - Maddey Frey, 55:00

HELLGATE - Lauren Christian (Clare Chisholm, Lehni Wickers), 28:00; Christian (Catelyn Lower), 31:00; Chisholm, 49:00; Chisholm, 50:00

Shots on goal - Gla. 9, Hel. 20

Corner kicks - Gla. 6, Hel. 6

Goalie saves - Gla. 9 (Kayla Byle), Hel. 5 (Molly Callahan-Baumstark)

Fouls - Gla. 4, Hel. 5

Cards - None

Bigfork 5,

Stillwater Christian 1

BIGFORK - Derek Minemyer scored two goals as Bigfork led 4-0 at halftime and held on for a nonconference victory.

Roland Benedict, Taylor Ingram and Trey Lehrman scored once apiece as the Vikings out-shot the Cougars 25-5 and improved to 2-3 overall.

Minemyer showcased outstanding speed and strength, drilling the net with rocket shots in the ninth and 24th minutes.

Stillwater's Zach George struck on a 44th-minute penalty kick.

Stillwater 0 1 - 1

Bigfork 4 1 - 5

STILLWATER - Zach George (penalty kick), 44:00

BIGFORK - Derek Minemyer (Roland Benedict), 9:00; Benedict (Trey Lehrman), 19:00; Minemyer (Taylor Ingram), 24:00; Ingram (Alec MacCallum), 38:00; Trey Lehrman (Minemyer), 54:00

Shots on goal - SCS 5, BF 25

Corner kicks - SCS 3, BF 9

Goalie saves - SCS 2 (Tim Butterfield), BF 2 (Levi Dockstader 1, Zac Hansen 1)

Fouls - SCS 2, BF 9

Cards - SCS 0, BF 1 (red, denial)