Soccer roundup: Flathead boys tie Helena Capital
HELENA — The Flathead boys soccer team eked out a tie with Helena Capital on Saturday, finishing the game scoreless for its first draw of the season.
The Braves (0-3-1) got seven shots on goal and two corner kicks. They were able to hold Capital (1-1-2) scoreless, despite surrendering seven corners.
Flathead 0 0 — 0
Capital 0 0 — 0
Shots — Flathead 7, Capital 10; Corner kicks — Flathead 2, Capital 7; Saves — Flathead (Clark Seaman 6), Capital (Ryan Hauck 3, T.J. Sylvia 2); Cards — None.
Helena High 1,
Glacier 0
HELENA — The Wolfpack lost its first match of the season, unable to find the back of the net after conceding a goal in the first half against undefeated Helena High (4-0).
The goal, scored by the Bengals’ Caymen Beason in the 23rd minute, was the only one of 15 shots that got behind Glacier keeper Ryker McIntyre. The Wolfpack (3-1) had 14 shots and four corner kicks but were held scoreless.
Glacier 0 0 — 0
Helena 1 0 — 1
HELENA — Caymen Beason (Braden Wall), 23:00
Shots — Gla 14, Helena 15; Corner kicks — Gla 4, Helena 7; Saves (Ryker McIntyre 6), Helena (Jaden Maharg 6); Yellow cards — None.
Whitefish 6,
Belgrade 0
BELGRADE — The Whitefish boys wasted little time in taking a commanding lead in a blowout with Belgrade.
Brandon Fuehrer needed just 30 seconds to score his second goal of the season, giving Whitefish a very early lead. Sam Donaldson and Tommy Murphy each scored just a few minutes later to put the game away. Donaldson finished the game with two goals and two assists.
Whitefish 4 2 — 6
Belgrade 0 0 — 0
WHITEFISH — Brandon Fuehrer (Curran Edland) :30, Sam Donaldson (Tommy Murphy) 5:00, Tommy Murphy (Nathan Boone) 12:00, Connor Gray (Donaldson) 21:00, Donaldson (Murphy) 58:00, Jared Johnson (Donaldson) 67:00.
Shots — Whitefish 8, Belgrade 2; Corners — Whitefish 5, Belgrade 1; Saves — Whitefish 5 (Thomas Clark), Belgrade 15 (Kyle Priess); Fouls — Whitefish 5, Belgrade 0; Cards — none.
Columbia Falls 1,
Laurel 0
COLUMBIA FALLS — Caleb Baumann connected on a penalty kick at the 55-minute mark, giving Columbia Falls its first victory of the season.
Mason Gedlaman had eight keeper saves for the Wildkats (1-1).
Laurel 0 0 — 0
Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1
COLUMBIA FALLS — Caleb Baumann, pk, 55:00.
Shots — Laurel 10, Columbia Falls 27; Corner kicks — Laurel 3, Columbia Falls 4; Goalie saves — Laurel 23 (Zac Allen), Columbia Falls 8 (Mason Gedlaman); Fouls — Laurel 11, Columbia Falls 14; Cards — Columbia Falls yellow
Billings Central 6, Libby 0
LIBBY — Billings Central’s Conor Sheehy scored four goals and chipped in an assist to blowout the Loggers.
Sheehy scored the first three goals of the game, needing just 30 minutes to complete the hat trick. His pass to Brandon Peterson netted the fourth and secured Central’s win.
Billings Central 3 3 — 6
Libby 0 0 — 0
BILLINGS CENTRAL — Conor Sheehy, 6:00; Sheehy, 26:00; Sheehy (Matthew Kranston), 30:00; Brandon Peterson (Sheehy), 53:00; Nolan Trafton, 69:00; Sheehy, 73:00.
Shots – Billings Central 17, Libby 4. Saves – Billings Central 4 (Joey Thompson), Libby 11 (Austin Nagle). Corner kicks – Billings Central 5, Libby 2. Total fouls – Billings Central 13, Libby 11. Yellow cards – none. Red cards – none.
Hamilton 2, Polson 1
POLSON — Hamilton scored a last minute goal to top Polson.
The Broncs’ Tanner Crossman netted a pass from Hunter Schlender to put Hamilton over the top. Polson had previously only surrendered a goal on a penalty kick.
Morgan Moll scored the Pirates’ only goal of the game on an assist from James Larson in the 18th minute.
Hamilton 1 1 — 2
Polson 1 0 — 1
POLSON — Morgan Moll (James Larson), 18:00
HAMILTON — Sam Kern (PK), 21:00; Tanner Crossman (Hunter Schlender), 79:00
Shots – Hamilton 15, Polson 6. Saves – Hamilton 3 (Nial Gallagher-Clancy), Polson 2 (Spencer Kittle). Corner kicks – Hamilton 3, Polson 8. Total fouls – Hamilton 9, Polson 11. Yellow cards – Polson 1. Red cards – none.
Bigfork 2, Livingston 1
LIVINGSTON — Bigfork used two goals in the second half to push past Livingston.
Matt Killian punched home the winner for Bigfork in the 75th minute.
“(We) just really came out with a different mindset in the second half and took control of the game,” Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said.
Reserve sophomore Isaac Passwater gave the Vikings a boost off the bench, putting pressure on the Rangers.
Bigfork 0 2 — 2
Livingston 1 0 — 1
LIVINGSTON — Aidan Goodman, 38:00
BIGFORK — Own goal, 49:00; Matt Killian, 75:00
Shots — Bigfork 9, Livingston 16; Saves — Bigfork 2 (Dillon Hilling), Livingston — 2 (Quint Bishop); Corner kicks — Bigfork 8, Livingston 1; Fouls — Bigfork 2, Livingston 15; Yellow cards — Livingston, 2
Stillwater 8,
G. Falls Home School 0
Stillwater 5,
Helena Christian 0
Stillwater Christian scored five goals in 15 minutes in the first half to rout Great Falls Home School in the first game of MCAA play. The Cougars also beat Helena Christian handily to roll to 2-0 in conference.
G.F. Home School 0 0 — 0
Stillwater Chrstn. 5 3 — 8
STILLWATER — Julian Emond (Zach Falk), 19:49; Emond (Josh Bray), 22:36; Zack Waldher (Emond), 23:38; Bray (Waldher), 27:29; Bray (Joe King), 34:35; Peter Venman (Falk), 41:17; Derek Vander (King), 57:27; Noah Hashley (Bray), 68:51.
Shots — SC 14, GFHS 4; Saves — SC 2, GFHS 2; Corner kicks — SC 2, GFHS 0.
Helena Chrstn. 0 0 — 0
Stillwater Chrstn. 4 1 — 5
STILLWATER — Julian Emond (Zach Falk), 1:38; Josh Bray (Derek Vander Ark), 16:38; Emond, 20:00; Zack Waldher (Emond), 24:00; Emond (Noah Hashley), 50:00.
Shots — SC 15, HC 5; Saves — SC 1, HC 4; Corner kicks — none.
Girls
Helena Capital 1,
Flathead 0
HELENA — The Bravettes allowed a late goal to lose to undefeated Helena Capital (4-0).
The Bruins’ Alyssa Stewart scored unassisted in the 73rd minute to keep Capital’s record unblemished.
Flathead (2-2) had six shots on goal and Zoe Zander made six saves.
Flathead 0 0 — 0
Capital 0 1 — 1
CHS — Alyssa Stewart, 73:00
Shots — Flat 6, CHS 14; Corner kicks — Flat 0, CHS 3; Saves — Flat (Zoe Zander 6), CHS (Kyra Dorvall 4); Yellow cards — None.
Helena High 2,
Glacier 0
HELENA — The Helena High girls scored two quick goals and shut down Glacier (0-4) to coast to a conference win.
The Bengals’ Callie Kanthack scored in the 18th and 20th minutes to put the game out of reach and keep Helena (4-0) undefeated.
Glacier 0 0 — 0
Helena 2 0 — 2
Helena — Callie Kanthack (Emily Spindler), 18:00; Kanthack (Madison Therriault), 20:00.
Shots — Glacier 8, Helena 20; Corner kicks — Glacier 4, Helena 3; Saves — Glacier (Shanya Carey 5), Helena (Shanna Floerchinger 3); Yellow cards — Glacier.
Columbia Falls 3,
Laurel 2
LAUREL — Columbia Falls scored three second-half goals to beat Laurel in a nonconference match.
Alexi Corbett and Lindsay Strouse scored within three minutes of each other to get the Wildkats on the board and Danielle Delventhal scored in the 78th minute to win the game.
Kira Kamroud made seven saves for the Wildkats.
Columbia Falls 0 3 — 3
Laurel 1 1 — 2
LAUREL — Alexis Lewis, 16:00; Leslie Gappa, 60:00
COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexi Corbett, 42:00; Lindsay Strouse, 45:00; Danielle Delventhal 78:00.
Shots — Laurel 10, Columbia Falls 11; Saves — Laurel 7 (Katrina Baumgartner), Columbia Falls 7 (Kira Kamroud); Fouls — Laurel 10, Columbia Falls 7; Corner kicks — Laurel 2, Columbia Falls 0; Cards — none.
Whitefish 3,
Belgrade 1
BELGRADE — Whitefish got goals from Sara Craven and Megan Danczyk in the second half to beat Belgrade.
Craven scored two goals in the game, the first in the ninth minute and the eventual game-winner in the 44th. Danczyk’s goal in the 61st minute sealed the game for the Bulldogs.
Whitefish 1 2 — 3
Belgrade 0 1 — 1
WHITEFISH — Sara Craven, 9:00; Craven (Megan Danczyk), 44:00; W — Danczyk, 61:00.
BELGRADE — Hailey Wisner (Kindall Bethke), 53:00. Shots — Whitefish 13, Belgrade 9; Corner kicks — Whitefish 3, Belgrade 8; Fouls — Whitefish 5, Belgrade 5; Saves — Whitefish 7 (Piper Greenwood), Belgrade 7 (Autumn Rollins); Yellow card — Whitefish.
Hamilton 7, Polson 0
POLSON — Hamilton scored twice in the first eight minutes and held the Pirates scoreless in an eventual rout.
Karissa Pfantz scored in the 1st and 8th minutes for the Broncs and her team piled on seven goals in total. Hamilton had 29 shots and seven corner kicks in the match.
Hamilton 4 3 — 7
Polson 0 0 — 0
HAMILTON — Karissa Pfantz (Bre Orr), 1:00; Pfantz (Bri Huggans), 8:00; Jill Toews, 25:00; Kendal Gordon (Huggans), 30:00; Brianna Abrahamsen (Gordon), 41:00; Abrahamsen (Nina Orr), 45:00; B. Orr (Gordon), 57:00.
Shots — Hamilton 29, Polson 1. Saves — Hamilton 1 (Marina McGourty 0, Larami Schara 1), Polson 16 (Monica Cleveland). Corner kicks — Hamilton 7, Polson 0. Total fouls — Hamilton 2, Polson 1. Yellow cards — Hamilton. Red cards — none.
Livingston 10,
Bigfork 0
LIVINGSTON — Livingston scored five goals in the first and second halves to beat an overmatched Bigfork squad.
Hayle Dowdell scored the first two goals for the Rangers and Angelica Silvestrone had two goals and three assists.
Bigfork 0 0 — 0
Livingston 5 5 — 10
LIVINGSTON — Hayle Dowdell (Angelica Silvestrone), 10:00; Dowdell (Silvestrone), 22:00; Chelsea Woods (Silvestrone), 24:00; Kasie Anderson (Emily Fochs), 27:00; Fochs, 35:00; Megan Gibson (Anderson), 52:00; Natalia Boise, 60:00; Boise, 70:00; Silvestrone, 71:00; Silvestrone, 77:00.
Shots — Bigfork 2, Livingston 53. Corner kicks — Bigfork 0, Livingston 7. Saves — Bigfork 24 (N/A, Livingston 2 (Allison Stevens 2).
Billings Central 6, Libby 0
LIBBY — Billings Central’s Allie Lucas scored three goals and Mariah Wittman scored one and had an assist in the Rams’ win over Libby.
Billings Central 5 1 — 6
Libby 0 0 — 0
Billings Central — Allie Lucas (Kaitlin Sullivan) :51, Lucas (Randi White) 5:53, Mariah Wittman (Cece Parharik) 23:20, Michaela Stock (Wittman) 38:00, Morgan McDonnell 39:37, Lucas (Mariah LaFontaine) 55:00.
Shots — BC 9, Libby 2; Saves — BC 0, Libby 2 (Becca Kyriss, Danni Hawthorne).
Stillwater Christian 7, Chrysalis 1
Jessica Koch scored twice and Heather Bach had a goal and two assists in Stillwater Christian’s win over Chrysalis.
Chrysalis 0 1 — 1
Stillwater Chrstn. 3 4 — 7
Shots — SC 18, Chrysalis 2; Corner kicks — SC 1, Chrysalis 2; Saves — SC 1, Chrysalis 4; Fouls — SC 3, Chrysalis 2.