Glacier boys stop Braves; Wolfpack, Flathead girls tie 1-1 in soccer
<p>Glacier freshman Kade Deleray (2) keeps the ball away from Flathead junior Andrew Klingensmith during Saturday’s first crosstown soccer meeting of the season at Kidsports Complex.</p>
<p>Flathead senior Kieran Cunningham heads the ball during second-half play against Glacier on Saturday.</p>
Matt Peters and Josiah Bumgarner accounted for all the offense Glacier needed on Saturday as the Wolfpack blanked Flathead 4-0 in the first crosstown soccer match of the season.
Peters scored twice in the first half, with Bumgarner assisting on the first goal, and Bumgarner scored twice in the final half.
"I thought the team played well," Glacier coach Ryan O'Rourke said.
"We came out a little bit slow, but in the end they picked their game up quite a bit. I was pleased with the results."
Glacier outshot Flathead 14-9 and led in corner kicks 3-1.
Sean Peters had four keeper saves for the Wolfpack (1-0-1) and Christopher Cronk eight for Flathead (0-2).
Cronk was making his second varsity start.
"He did a great job, no complaints about what Chris is doing," Flathead coach Chris Putzler said.
"Improved performance (team wise) from Thursday, definitely.
"The score doesn't quite show how close the game really was," Putzler added.
"The guys worked hard, tried to step things up defensively and work more as a unit."
Putzler said Andrew Wilson had a good outing.
"He's the core of our backline. He runs the show back there. He did a lot to save more goals."
Glacier 2 2 - 4
Flathead 0 0 - 0
GLACIER - Matt Peters (Josiah Bumgarner), 36:00; Peters, 40:00; Bumgarner, 59:00; Bumgarner, 77:00
Shots on goal - Glacier 14, Flathead 9
Goalie saves - Glacier 4 (Sean Peters), Flathead 8 (Christopher Cronk)
Corner kicks - Glacier 3, Flathead 1
Fouls - Glacier 5, Flathead 11
Cards - Flathead, 1 yellow
Girls
Glacier 1, Flathead 1
Brittany Earnest, off an assist by Bailey Poe, scored at 46 minutes off a direct kick from 20 yards out to tie the match.
Glacier scored just before the half ended on a goal by Nicole Heavirland. Chantal Gustine had the assist.
"I thought for the most part we played well," Flathead coach Scott Warnell said.
"On their goal, we had a defensive breakdown. We didn't get the ball cleared."
Flathead (1-0-1) had 12 shots on goal to nine for Glacier (0-1-1). Flathead had five corner kicks to Glacier's two.
"I thought we controlled the ball very well throughout the match," Warnell said.
"We just had a hard time finishing today."
Shaniya Carey had eight goalie saves for Glacier. Payton Peitron had seven for Flathead.
"I thought it was a very hard-fought game," Glacier coach Paul Holmgren said.
"Flathead is very fast.
"Our defense stepped up today," he continued.
"We were much improved. We did a much better job of containing. We matured."
Holmgren said Heavirland had "a great game on top.
"Tess Brenneman had a great game for them. Jaclyn Rauthe and Brittany Earnest gave us a lot of trouble.
"It was a well-played game for crosstown. It was exciting for people to watch - back and forth.
"We still need to work on scoring, but we're getting some good looks. We're starting to get some shots."
Glacier 1 0 - 1
Flathead 0 1 - 1
GLACIER - Nicole Heavirland (Chantal Gustine), 39:00.
FLATHEAD - Brittany Earnest, (Bailey Poe), 46:00.
off a direct kick
Shots on goal: Flathead 12, Glacier 9.
Goalie Saves: Glacier 8 (Shaniya Carey), Flathead 7 (Payton Pietron)
Fouls: Glacier 5, Flathead 5.
Cards: None.
Corner kicks: Flathead 5, Glacier 2.