Bengals, Bruins top Glacier, Flathead boys in soccer
Jesse Bostrom scored a goal in both halves and Paxton Ellis added one for good measure as Helena High dropped Glacier 3-0 in Western AA soccer action Friday afternoon at Glacier High School.
Glacier (6-4-1) held a slight edge in shots on goal, 12-11.
Both teams had two corner kicks.
“Ryker (McIntyre) had a very solid game,” Glacier coach Ryan O’Rourke said.
“He made some nice saves for us.”
Helena keeper Anthony Starks also had five saves.
“Connor Brandon (sweeper) played a solid game,” O’Rourke said.
“We had some decent opportunities. Once again, a few breakdowns defensively.”
After Bostrom’s goal 15 minutes into play, O’Rourke said “we put our heads down. I expect our guys to respond a little better.”
Glacier wraps up regular-season play today at 10 a.m. hosting Helena Capital while Helena (8-2-1) plays at Flathead, also at 10 a.m.
Glacier has locked up the No. 3 seed in the league and will host Missoula Sentinel, the No. 6 seed, on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. for a state tournament play-in match.
Kalispell hosts the Class AA state tournament Oct. 25-27.
Helena High 2 1 — 3
Glacier 0 0 — 0
HELENA HIGH — Jesse Bostrom, 15:00; Paxton Ellis, 36:00; Bostrom, 72:00.
Shots on goal — Helena High 11, Glacier 12
Corner kicks — Helena High 2, Glacier 2
Goalie saves — Helena High 5 (Anthony Starks), Glacier 5 (Ryker McIntyre)
Fouls — Helena High 8, Glacier 6
Cards — None
Capital 6,
Flathead 0
Helena Capital scored four goals in the second half and cruised to a win over Flathead.
Capital’s Kyle Nickol assisted on the first goal of the afternoon and scored the first goal of the second half to lead the Bruins (4-5-2) to the victory.
The Braves’ Clark Seaman made seven saves and Flathead had six shots and three corner kicks.
“The guys worked hard, they just didn’t match intensity Capital came out with,” Flathead coach Chris Putzler said.
“They’re definitely committed to trying to get better.”
Flathead (0-10-1) hosts Helena High at 10 a.m. today at Kidsports Complex in the last game of the regular season.
Helena Capital plays today at Glacier at 10 a.m.
Capital 2 4 — 6
Flathead 0 0 — 0
HELENA CAPITAL — Logan Sladeland (Kyle Nickol), 34:00; Trevor Snyder, 36:00; Nickol (Riley Smith), 57:00; Logan Colegrove, PK, 66:00; Nathan Patterson, 67:00; Adam Bottenfield, 78:00
Shots on goal — Capital 16, Flathead 6. Corner kicks — Capital 6, Flathead 3. Goalie saves — Capital 8 (TJ Silvia), Flathead 7 (Clark Seaman). Fouls — Capital 4, Flathead 5. Card — Capital, 1 yellow
GIRLS
Helena 1, Glacier 1
Glacier took an early lead on conference-leading Helena High, leaving the pitch with a draw.
The Wolfpack’s Anna Deleray crossed the ball to Kendall Halliburton, who scored six minutes into the match to give Glacier the early advantage. Helena answered a few minutes later on a deflection off the post from Layne Johnson to score the final goal.
“Overall, the girls played outstanding,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said. “Our midfield really stepped up, our defense held them to one goal and our offense stepped up when it counted.”
The Wolfpack host Helena Capital in the final match of the regular season at 10 a.m. today.
Helena 1 0 — 1
Glacier 1 0 — 1
Glacier - Kendall Halliburton (Anna Deleray), 6:00
Helena - Layne Johnson, (time n/a)
Shots — H 17, G 10. Saves — H (Shanna Floerschinger 5), G (Shaniya Carey 11). Corner kicks — H 1, G 3. Fouls — H 3, G 8. Cards — none.
Capital 2, Flathead 1
Flathead had its chances, but couldn’t convert, losing to Helena Capital. The loss solidifies the Bravettes as the No. 4 playoff seed, where they’ll host Glacier next weekend.
Stephanie Wilson scored the only goal for Flathead, tying the game briefly in the 17th minute on a pass from Meredith Wilson.
“Capital came out and put a lot of pressure on us through the whole game,” Flathead coach Scott Warnell said. “I thought we played better in the second half. We just weren’t able to come out with win. We had a couple of good looks, we just couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.”
Flathead hosts Helena High at 10 a.m. today in the final game of the regular season.
Capital 1 1 — 2
Flathead 1 0 — 1
Capital - 13:00
Flathead - Stephanie Wilson (Meredith Wilson),17:00
Capital - no time, no scorer
Shots — C 20, F 9. Saves — C (Kyra Dorvall 4), F (Peyton Tetron 7). Corner kicks — C 1, F 1. Fouls — C 7, F 5. Cards — none.