Soccer roundup: Glacier boys win third straight

by The Daily Inter Lake
| September 8, 2012 12:08 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

HELENA — The Glacier boys soccer team held on after a strong first half to beat Helena Capital 1-0 on Friday.

“It was a hard fought game by both teams,” Glacier coach Ryan O’Rourke said. “We had the stronger first half, Capital probably had the stronger second half. It was kinda one of the cases of us holding on. We did what had to to keep ball out of the back of the net.”

The Wolfpack (3-0) got the game winner in the 34th minute on a beautiful pass from Matt Peters to Colton Becker. Peters won possession between three defenders, then found a sweeping Becker for the strike past the Capital keeper.

The game was the first of a two-day swing in the state’s capital. Glacier will take on conference leaders Helena High today.

Glacier 1 0 — 1

Capital 0 0 — 0

GLACIER — Colton Becker (Matt Peters), 34:00

Shots on goal — Capital 13, Glacier 10; Saves — Capital 9 (Ryan Hauck), Glacier 13 (Ryker McIntyre); Corners — Capital 7, Glacier 5; Cards — None.

Helena High 5,

Flathead 0

HELENA — Two goals in the first 15 minutes of play carried Helena High to an easy Western AA victory over Flathead.

Braden Wall assisted on the first goal of the match and scored the second goal.

Atticus Proctor had two assists in the match.

Flathead 0 0 — 0

Helena 4 1 — 5

HELENA HIGH — Jesse Bostrom (Braden Wall), 11:00; Wall (Caymen Beason), 15:00; Isaac Bostrom (Atticus Proctor), 18:00; Cal Treadway, 36:00; Sean Kiely (Proctor), 70:00

Shots on goal — Flathead 4, Helena High 12; Corner kicks — Flathead 3, Helena High 4; Goalie saves — Flathead (Clark Seaman 4), Helena High (Jaden Maharg 2); Fouls — NA; Cards — None.

Whitefish 5,

Livingston 1

LIVINGSTON — The Whitefish boys ran away with a 5-1 win in Livingston, scoring three goals in the second half to blow the Rangers away.

Bulldogs senior midfielder Curran Edland had two goals and an assist in the win. Senior forward Brandon Fuehrer scored his first varsity goal to cap the scoring in the 78th minute.

“(Edland) was our MVP for the day for sure,” Whitefish coach O’Brien Byrd said. “He bossed our midfield both defensively and offensively. He just took charge out there.”

Whitefish 2 3 — 5

Livingston 1 0 — 1

WHITEFISH — Sean Janni (Curran Edland), 7:00; Edland (Tommy Murphy), 20:00; Sam Donaldson (Janni), 43:00; Edland (Nathan Boone), 59:00; Brandon Fuehrer (Donaldson), 78:00.

LIVINGSTON — Connor Amsk (John Salazar), 24:00

Shots on goal — Whitefish 8, Livingston 4; Keeper Saves Whitefish 6 (Thomas Clark), Livingston 2 (Quint Bishop); Corner kicks — Whitefish 5, Livingston 7; Fouls — Whitefish 3, Livingston 3; Cards — None.

Libby 5, Laurel 1

LIBBY — Johnny Davidson scored two minutes into play and Jason Schnackenberg netted a goal in each half as Libby whipped Laurel in a nonconference contest.

Schnackenberg also assisted on a goal.

Also scoring for Libby were Alfredo Ruiz-Pellegrin and Austin Nagle.

Laurel 0 1 – 1

Libby 3 2 – 5

LAUREL — Sterling Arneson, 52:00

LIBBY — Johnny Davidson (Jake Reny), 2:00; Jason Schnackenberg (Davidson), 24:00; Alfredo Ruiz-Pellegrin (Schnackenberg), 33:00; Schnackenberg, 51:00; Austin Nagle (Reny), 53:00

Shots on goal — Laurel 11, Libby 12. Goalie saves — Laurel 6 (Zac Allen), Libby 10 (Nagle 5, Zander Petersen 1). Corner kicks — Laurel 2, Libby 4. Fouls — Laurel 5, Libby 3. Cards — None.

Billings Central 4, Columbia Falls 0

COLUMBIA FALLS — Connor Sheehy scored goals in both halves and Brandon Peterson and Kyle Labor accounted for the other scoring as Billings Central blanked Columbia Falls (0-1).

“We played a good first half, hard-nosed soccer,” Columbia Falls coach Peter Browne said.

“They got behind us twice (to score). In the second half, our inexperience showed. We broke down.”

Columbia Falls entertains Laurel today at 10 a.m.

Billings Central 2 2 — 4

Columbia Falls 0 0 — 0

BILLINGS CENTRAL — Connor Sheehy, 9:00; Brandon Peterson, 30:00; Sheehy, 50:00; Kyle Labor, 67:00.

Shots on goal — Billings Central 19, Columbia Falls 6; Corner kicks — Billings Central 1, Columbia Falls 0; Goalie saves — Billings Central 6 (Joey Thompson), Columbia Falls 16 (Mason Gedlaman); Fouls — Billings Central 3, Columbia Falls 4; Cards — None.

Belgrade 1, Bigfork 0

BELGRADE — Chris Brayton broke a scoreless tie with his goal at the 51-minute mark, lifting Belgrade to the nonconference victory over Bigfork (3-1).

“This was our best-played game to date on both sides of the ball,” Bigfork coach Keith Koslosky said.

“We had terrific attack, a very balanced game. We had opportunities to put the game away early and didn’t take advantage of it.”

Bigfork plays at Livingston today, 11 a.m.

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

Belgrade 0 1 — 1

BELGRADE — Chris Brayton (Shane Huntsman), 51:00

Shots on goal — Bigfork 12, Belgrade 4; Corner kicks — Bigfork 2, Belgrade 0; Goalie saves — Bigfork 3 (Dillon Hilling), Belgrade 8 (Kyle Preiss); Fouls — Bigfork 6, Belgrade 5; Cards — None.

Girls

Helena Capital 2,

Glacier 0

HELENA — The Wolfpack girls played tough defense in a physical game against Helena Capital, but gave up two goals in the first half to lose 2-0.

“It was a tough, tough match,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said. “Our girls battled through, just couldn’t get the ball in the back of the net. We had our chances. I commend our defense for playing an unbelievable game.”

Capital scored on a penalty kick from Jaimee Hulst in the 22nd minute and in the 34th on a 40-yard strike from Ashlin Deaton. Glacier got eight shots on goal but couldn’t get anything past the Bruins keeper.

The Wolfpack plays Helena High today.

Glacier 0 0 — 0

Capital 2 0 — 2

CAPITAL — Jaimee Hulst, PK, 22:00; Ashlin Deaton, 34:00.

Shots on goal - Glacier 8, Capital 14; Corner kicks - Glacier 1, Capital 1; Saves - Glacier (Shanya Carey 10), Capital (Kyra Dorval 5); Fouls — Capital 8, Glacier 3; Yellow cards - None.

Helena High 4,

Flathead 0

HELENA — Helena High rolled to a win over Flathead.

The Bravettes played strong defense in the first half, giving up a goal in the second minute on a free kick, then holding the Bengals scoreless until halftime. Helena spread the lead early in the second half, scoring twice in the first five minutes.

Flathead will play Helena Capital today.

Flathead 0 0 — 0

Helena 1 3 — 4

HELENA — Madison Therriault, Free kick, 2:00; Callie Kanthack, 42:00; Kanthack (Shelby Pugh), 45:00; Pugh, 79:00.

Shots on goal — Flathead 4, HHS 22; Corner kicks — Flathead 0, HHS 4; Saves — Flathead (Zoe Zander 11), HHS (Shanna Floerchinger 2); Yellow cards — None.

Billings Central 3, Columbia Falls 0

COLUMBIA FALLS — Three different players accounted for the scoring as defending Class A state champion Billings Central (5-0) blanked Columbia Falls (0-1).

Netting goals for the Rams were Maya Arce, Mariah Wittman and Holly Davidson.

“For our first outing against that type of team, I thought we played great,” Columbia Falls coach Greg Trenerry said.

“Kira (Kamrud) had some great saves to keep it at that score.”

Kamrud finished with 11 keeper saves.

Billings Central 2 1 — 3

Columbia Falls 0 0 — 0

BILLINGS CENTRAL — Maya Arce, 9:27; Mariah Wittman, 37:00; Holly Davidson, 55:00.

Shots on goal — Billings Central 16, Columbia Falls 4; Corner kicks — Billings Central 7, Columbia Falls 1; Goalie saves — Billings Central 1 (Hadley Ryan), Columbia Falls 11 (Kira Kamrud); Fouls — Billings Central 13, Columbia Falls 2; Cards — None.

Belgrade 7, Bigfork 0

BELGRADE — McKenzie Markovich finished off her hat trick with a penalty kick in the 56th minute to power Belgrade to a lopsided nonconference victory over Bigfork.l

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

Belgrade 6 1 — 7

BELGRADE — Emily Gordon (Hailey Wisner), 7:00; Tave Durnam (unassisted), 18:00; McKenzie Markovich (Serena Klopp), 24:00; Markovich (Miranda Cameron), 37:00; Klopp (unassisted), 39:00; Cameron (unassisted), 40:00; Markovich (PK), 56:00

Shots on goal — Bigfork 3, Belgrade 26. Corner kicks: Bigfork 1, Belgrade 4. Goalie saves: Bigfork 15 (Emily Smith), Belgrade 3 (Autumn Rollins). Fouls: Bigfork 4, Belgrade 4. Cards: None.