High School Soccer: Whitefish boys blank Rams
WHITEFISH - The Whitefish-Billings Central rivalry balanced in the Bulldogs' favor on Friday.
In a rematch of last year's state championship finale, Sam Donaldson scored twice and the Whitefish defense did the rest as the Bulldogs defeated the Rams 2-0.
"We've been able to have a great rivalry with those guys," Whitefish head coach O'Brien Byrd said. "They're a good program and it was a hard fought match today. It was fairly evenly played. We're excited to get a game like that under our belt in just the third game of the season. We were tested."
Friday's victory was Whitefish's first in five games against the Rams. Last year, Billings Central defeated the Bulldogs 5-1 in Whitefish to claim their second straight state title.
"That was the first shutout of the year for us. That speaks volumes about our defense," Byrd said.
"Donaldson played really well. He rose to the occasion."
Whitefish (2-1) hosts Laurel today at 10 a.m. in a nonleague match.
Billings Central 0 0 - 0
Whitefish 0 2 - 2
WF - Sam Donaldson, 56:00
WF - Donaldson, 79:00
Shots on goal - Billings Central 3, Whitefish 7; Goalie saves - Billings Central 6 (Connor English), Whitefish 4 (Thomas Clark); Corner kicks - Billings 5, Whitefish 3; Fouls - Billings Central 8, Whitefish 14; Cards - Whitefish, yellow.
Libby 4, Belgrade 3
BELGRADE - Libby outlasted nonconference opponent Belgrade.
Libby scored three goals in the first half, two by Crawford Dinning. Dinning scored eight minutes in with assists from Elias Lapka and Cree Maloney.
Claudio Gruschka scored at the 17 minute mark and Dinning made it 3-0 at the 30-minute mark.
The Panthers scored two goals late - at the 73rd minute mark and again at the 81st minute.
Libby had eight shots on goal to four for the Panthers and had three corner kicks to five for Belgrade.
Libby has a nonconference match at Livingston today.
Libby 3 1 - 4
Belgrade 0 3 - 3
L - Crawford Dinning (Elias Lapka and Cree Maloney), 8:00
L - Claudio Gruschka (Ricardo Macaes), 17:00
L - Dinning (Gruschka), 30:00
B - Juilherme Ferreira (Jordan Cameron), 44:00
L - Daniel Webster, 56:00
B - Ferreira (Bill DeBuse), 73:00
B - Tyler DeBuse, 81:00
Shots on goal - Libby 8, Belgrade 4. Saves - Libby (David Brooks 1), Belgrade 3. Corner kicks - Libby 3, Belgrade 5. Total fouls - Libby 8, Belgrade 7.
Laurel 3, Bigfork 0
BIGFORK - Collyn Hons scored twice and Laurel blanked Bigfork in nonconference action.
"We mixed things up and played players in positions they aren't typically accustomed to playing. We learned a lot and confirmed some things," Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said.
Nate Roberson had six saves for Bigfork (0-1-1) in the second half.
Bigfork hosts Billings Central today at noon.
Laurel 1 2 - 3
Bigfork 0 0 - 0
L - Collyn Hons, 13:00
L - Hons, 59:00
L - Alex Linse, 43:00.
Shots on goal - Laurel 19, Bigfork 6; Goalie saves - Laurel 3 (Henry Fox); Bigfork 8 (Matt Killian 2, Nate Roberson 6); Corner kicks - Laurel 3, Bigfork 2; Fouls - Laurel 14, Bigfork 4; Cards - Bigfork, yellow.
Stillwater 3,
Lakeland 0
RATHDRUM, Idaho. - Stillwater scored two early goals en route to a nonconference victory over Lakeland High school.
Josh Bray found the net at 6:42 and Zane Kloeckl followed seven minutes later with another goal.
Justin Kauffman added a late goal.
Stillwater (3-1) plays Sandpoint today at 10 a.m.
Stillwater 2 1 - 3
Lakeland 0 0 - 0
SC - Josh Bray (Zane Kloeckl assist), 6:42
SC - Zane Kloeckl (Ryan Koch), 13:58
SC - Justin Kauffman (Zach Waldher), 73:00
Shots - Stillwater 6, Lakeland 5; Corner kicks - Stillwater 5, Lakeland 6; Goalie saves - Stillwater 5 (Josh LeGassey), Lakeland 3 (NA)
Girls
Polson 7, Corvallis 0
POLSON - Five different Polson girls scored goals as the Pirates cruised past Corvallis in a nonconference showdown.
Brynn Rowley and Sarah Devlin both had two goals and Polson overwhelmed Corvallis with 30 shots on goal.
Jordan Hinshaw, Madeline Hewston and Laura Rost joined in the scoring for Polson, who heads to Belgrade next Friday.
Corvallis 0 0 - 0
Polson 2 5 - 7
P - Brynn Rowley, 8:00
P - Jordan Hinshaw, 23:00
P - Rowley, 44:00
P - Madeline Hewston, 67:00
P - Laura Rost, 68:00
P - Sarah Devlin, 69:00
P - Devlin, 75:00
Shots on goal - Corvallis 10, Polson 30. Saves - Corvallis (Michelle Cassens 22), Polson (Jacie Morrison 4). Corner kicks - Corvallis 0, Polson 8.
Billings Central 2,
Whitefish 1
WHITEFISH - Jaelene Zygmond scored twice as Billings Central downed Whitefish in nonconference action.
Freshman Caroline Carbo tallied Whitefish's lone goal and goalie Madison Cross came up with two saves while suffering a foot injury.
"It was a good battle. Win or lose you still take something from them," Whitefish head coach Erin Morrison said.
"I wish we could have gotten the win but I was happy with how the girls played."
Whitefish (1-1 overall) hosts Laurel today at noon.
Billings Central 1 1 - 2
Whitefish 1 0 - 1
BC - Jaelene Zygmond, 12:00
BC - Zygmond, 54:00
WF - Caroline Carbo, 29:00
Shots - Whitefish 5, Billings 8; Corner kicks - Billings 3, Whitefish 2; Goalie saves - Billings 0, Whitefish 2 (Madison Cross); Fouls - Billings 2, Whitefish 2; Cards - None
Laurel 4, Bigfork 1
BIGFORK - Laurel scored three goals in the second half and held off Bigfork in nonconference play.
Kenna Hauns made for Bigfork's offense with a goal in the 42nd minute.
"We played some really good soccer, our girls played probably the best 40 minutes of soccer I've seen them play in three years," said first-year head coach Charlie Appleby, who was an assistant the previous two seasons.
"Laurel came at us and really pushed us. But I really feel like we could have tied that up or won it."
Bigfork (0-2) hosts Billings Central today at 10 a.m.
Laurel 1 3 - 4
Bigfork 0 1 - 1
L- Mattisyn Sandau, 32:00
BF - Kenna Hauns, 42:00
L - Katie Day, 55:00
L - Bailey Doopor, 77:00
L - Doopor 78:00
Shots - Laurel 13, Bigfork 8; Goalie saves - Laurel 4 (Katrina Baumgartner), Bigfork 3 (Sierra Fischer); Corner kicks - Laurel 9, Bigfork 4; Fouls - Laurel 5, Bigfork 4; Cards - None.
Belgrade 7, Libby 0
BELGRADE - Belgrade broke loose in the final half with six goals to put the match out of reach.
Libby plays a nonconference match at Livingston today.
Libby 0 0 - 0
Belgrade 1 6 - 0
B - Julie Provance (unassisted), 5:00
B - Shelby Erdahl (Sarah Wass)
B - Wass
B - Annie Prickett
B - Becca Tilleman
B - Shelby Erdahl
B - Kayla Novotny