Eagles fly by Braves in 2nd half
The Flathead boys held Missoula Big Sky to only one goal in the first half, but the Eagles came alive in the final 40 minutes to pile on four more scores as Big Sky won 5-0 in Western AA boys soccer play on Saturday.
Jonas Loelkes had two goals and Tyler Smith notched three assists for the Eagles (3-4 overall). Nate Goodburn earned the shutout in goal without stopping a shot.
"We did all right in the first half, then we just had a couple defensive breakdowns. Big Sky's solid," Flathead coach Chris Putzler said.
"We had good, hard play again from Hunter Madich and Monty White. They played their tails off."
Flathead falls to 0-6 on the season. The Braves head to Glacier on Thursday for a crosstown match.
Big Sky 1 4 - 5
Flathead 0 0 - 0
MBS - Cody Riley (Damien Bourdon-Higbee), 24:00
MBS - Jonas Loelkes (Tyler Smith), 43:00
MBS - Riley (Pierre Simon), 45:00
MBS - Loelkes (Smith), 50:00
MBS - Carter Earls (Smith), 55:00
Shots on goal - Big Sky 10, Flathead 0. Saves - Big Sky 0 (Nate Goodburn), Flathead 5 (Lander Crissman). Corner kicks - Big Sky 8, Flathead 0. Total fouls - Big Sky 5, Flathead 8. Yellow cards - Flathead 2. Red cards - none.
Libby 4, Whitefish 3
LIBBY - Down 3-1 at half, the Libby Loggers rallied with three unanswered goals - two by junior Elias Lapka - to pull off the Northern A victory at home in a tightly contested match.
"It was a fantastic comeback," Libby coach Charlie Webster said. "It showed a lot of character for the Loggers."
Lapka sparked the comeback with an unassisted goal in the 52nd minute and Crawford Dinning followed with the game-tying score nine minutes later. Lapka put in the clincher with five minutes left as Libby improved to 2-0-1 in Northern A and 6-1-1 overall.
"Down 3-1 to Whitefish is not what you wish upon anybody. They're a good team," Webster said.
"Our boys could have easily let down, but they didn't."
Jake Steele had two goals for Whitefish and Curran Edland added another in the first half.
Libby plays at Bigfork on Thursday at 5 p.m. Whitefish hosts the Vikings on Tuesday at 5 p.m.Whitefish 3 0 - 3
Libby 1 3 - 4
L - Cree Maloney (Edson Vences), 5:00
WF - Jack Steele, 17:00
WF - Curran Edland, 29:00
WF - Steele (penalty kick), 35:00
L - Elias Lapka, 52:00
L - Crawford Dinning, 61:00
L - Lapka, 75:00
Shots on goal - Whitefish 6, Libby 12; Goalie saves - Whitefish 8 (Thomas Clark), Libby 3 (David Brooks); Corner kicks - Whitefish 1, Libby 4; Fouls - Whitefish 8, Libby 13; Cards - Libby, yellow
Girls
Whitefish 3, Libby 2
LIBBY - The shutout streak ended but the win streak lives on.
Junior Sam Dittman scored the game-winning goal midway through the second half to give Whitefish its sixth win in a row.
Sophomore Megan Danczyk had two goals for the Bulldogs (7-1 overall, 4-0 in conference), who had a four-game shutout streak snapped.
Libby's Jaime Gilden continued her senior-season scoring success, adding both of Libby's goals.
"We dominated the game," Whitefish coach Erin Morrison said. "The girls passed it around well and put a lot of pressure on them offensively."
Whitefish hosts Bigfork on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Libby travels to Bigfork on Thursday.
Whitefish 2 1 - 3
Libby 1 1 - 2
L - Jaime Gilden, 20:00
WF - Megan Danczyk (Sam Dittman), 23:00
WF - Danczyk (Natalie Gayner), 32:00
L - Gilden, 41:00
WF - Dittman (Charlotte Kamarath), 50:00
Shots on goal - Whitefish 24, Libby 3; Goalie saves - Whitefish 0 (Callie Marsh), Libby 17 (Jenny Johnson); Corner kicks - Whitefish 8, Libby 0; Fouls - Whitefish 0, Libby 0; Cards - None.
Columbia Falls 3,
Polson 1
COLUMBIA FALLS - McKenzie Kiser and Cedar Jordt hooked up on two corner-kick goals as Columbia Falls hiked its record to 4-1 in Northern A with a win over Polson.
Jordt connected with Kiser on two corner kicks in the opening 15 minutes, and Kiser added her 11th and 12th goals of the season. Danielle Delventhal notched the insurance goal, her ninth of the season.
Madeline Hewston had Polson's lone goal.
Columbia Falls (6-2 overall) has a rematch with the Pirates on Thursday in Polson.
Polson 0 1 - 1
Columbia Falls 2 1 - 3
CF - McKenzie Kiser (Cedar Jordt), 10:30
CF - Kiser (Jordt), 15:00
CF - Danielle Delventhal, 60:00
P - Madeline Hewston, 75:00
Shots on goal - Polson 8, Columbia Falls 19; Goalie saves - Polson 13 (Jacie Morrison), Columbia Falls 6 (Niesha Thompson); Corner kicks - Polson 0, Columbia Falls 6; Fouls - Polson 1, Columbia Falls 5; Cards - None
Flathead 2, Big Sky 2
Tess Brenneman scored the game-tying goal with two minutes left to salvage a Bravettes' tie.
Brenneman scored in the 78th minute off an assist from Bailey Poe. Chelsea Shuman had the game's first goal off an assist from Malia Ozegovich. Goalkeeper Karli Kusler made 10 saves.
Flathead (3-1-2) faces Glacier at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Glacier.
Big Sky 0 2 - 2
Flathead 1 1 - 2
F - Chelsea Shuman (Malia Ozegovich), 36:00
B - Lacey Farris (Katie McKay),54:00
B - Liz Doherty (Tiff Zanto), 70:00
F - Tess Brenneman (Bailey Poe), 78:00
Shots on goal - Big Sky 16, Flathead 14. Saves - Big Sky 9 (Kaisha Hollenbeck), Flathead 10 (Karli Kusler). Corner kicks - Big Sky 3, Flathead 3. Total fouls - Big Sky 8, Flathead 9. Yellow cards - none. Red cards - none.