Soccer roundup: Stillwater boys beat Columbia Falls
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Stillwater Christian (4-3, 2-0 conference) boys found some space behind the Columbia Falls defense in the second half on Tuesday, scoring four breakaway goals to beat the Wildcats 4-1.
Stillwater Christian starting goalkeeper Cole Moore moved to forward after a scoreless first half. The move paid off for the Cougars as Moore opened the scoring in the 47th minute. Josh Bray scored the next three for the Cougars.
Keenan Jessap netted the only goal for Columbia Falls.
“After a scoreless first half we relaxed a bit and finished well,” Stillwater Christian coach Tim Anderson said. “It was exciting to see our starting keeper score when he was moved up to the forward position. The team played with great energy, enthusiasm and teamwork.”
Anderson said his back four of Noah Hasley, Jarron Neumann, BJ Bach and Derek Vander Ark played great defense in addition to sparking the offense.
“Several of the attacks that resulted in goals started from solid play in the back,” he said.
Stillwater travels to Summit Prep Monday.
Stillwater Chrstn. 0 4 — 4
Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1
S - Cole Moore (assist Julian Emond), 47:00
S - Josh Bray, Travis Kauffman, 59:00
S - Bray, 60:00
C - Keenan Jessap, Caleb Baumann, 65:00
S - Bray, 75:00
Shots on goal — Stillwater 8, Columbia Falls 3. Saves — Stillwater 2 (Cole Moore 1, David Willis 1), Columbia Falls 4 (Mason Gedlaman). Corner kicks — Stillwater 3, Columbia Falls 2. Fouls Stillwater 6, Columbia Falls 6. Cards — None.
Missoula Sentinel 5, Flathead 1
MISSOULA — Sentinel’s Adam Mickelson scored a hat trick as the Spartans defeated Flathead (0-4-1).
Mickelson scored in the 8th and 14th minutes to give Sentinel (1-3) an early lead. Logan Drapes and Nick Evans each added goals in the second half before Mickelson scored his third in the 70th minute.
Flathead’s Caleb Buxton scored on an assist from Andrew Klingensmith in the 79th minute to avoid the shutout.
Flathead 0 1 – 1
Sentinel 2 3 – 5
S – Adam Mickelson (assist Nick Evans), 8:00
S – Mickelson, Dylan Leadbetter, 14:00
S – Logan Drapes, Justin Chong, 52:00
S – Evans, Mickelson, 66:00
S – Mickelson, 70:00
F – Caleb Buxton, Andrew Klingensmith, 79:00
Shots – Flathead 6, Sentinel 14. Saves – Flathead 9 (Clark Seaman), Sentinel 3 (Tanner Maier). Corner kicks – Flathead 5, Sentinel 5. Total fouls – Flathead 18, Sentinel 12. Yellow cards – Flathead (Andrew Wilson). Red cards – none.
Girls
Missoula Sentinel 2, Flathead 1
MISSOULA — Two second-half goals lifted Sentinel (3-1) to a win over Flathead (2-3).
Flathead’s Anna Milheim scored in the opening minute to give the Bravettes a lead, and that score stood up until the second half when Sentinel’s Bri Olson tied it up in the 60th minute and Lexi Steele netted the game-winner 13 minutes later.
“The first half I thought we played really well,” Flathead coach Scott Warnell said. “It was good to get that early goal. The second half they made quite a few adjustments, put a lot of pressure on us and we had a couple of defensive breakdowns which allowed the two goals.”
Flathead 1 0 – 1
Sentinel 0 2 – 2
F – Anna Milheim (assist Monica White), 1:00
S – Bri Olson, Mariah Hollist, 60:00
S – Lexi Steele, Libby Walker, 73:00
Shots – Flathead 10, Sentinel 15. Saves – Flathead 6 (Zoe Zander), Sentinel 8 (Jessica Henning). Corner kicks – Flathead 4, Sentinel 2. Total fouls – Flathead 2, Sentinel 7. Yellow cards – Sentinel. Red cards – none.
Columbia Falls 1, Stillwater Christian 0
COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexi Corbett scored in the 10th minute to give Columbia Falls (2-1) a win over Stillwater Christian Tuesday.
“(Stillwater) was a much-improved team, especially defensively,” Columbia Falls coach Greg Trenerry said. “We were working on some things. We got some crosses in, but we definitely need to work on finishing.”
Stillwater did not record a shot on target.
Stillwater Chrstn. 0 0 — 0
Columbia Falls 1 0 — 1
C - Alexi Corbett (assist Danielle Delventhal), 10:00
Shots — Columbia Falls 17, Stillwater 0. Saves — Columbia Falls 0, Stillwater 11 (Janelle Falk). Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 5, Stillwater 0. Total fouls — Columbia Falls 8, Stillwater 2. Yellow cards — none. Red cards — none.