Soccer roundup: Polson boys earn first conference win

by The Daily Inter Lake
| September 26, 2012 12:01 AM

POLSON — Polson’s boys soccer team scored twice in the second half of a 2-1 upset over Bigfork to earn its first Northern A victory Tuesday.

Bigfork (5-3-1, 3-2-1 Northern A) got off to a fast start when Anthony Fopp scored in the third minute, but the Vikings’ offense dried up as the game wore on.

Polson (2-5, 1-4 Northern A) rallied in the second half, with James Larson scoring an equalizer in the 70th minute, before Jonah Kasnitz netted the game winner five minutes later.

Polson hosts first-place Whitefish Thursday. Bigfork hosts Frenchtown in a nonconference game on Saturday.

Bigfork 1 0 — 1

Polson 0 2 — 2

B — Anthony Fopp (assist Austin Gordon), 3:00

P — James Larson, 70:00

P — Jonah Kasnitz, Larson, 75:00

Shots — Bigfork 11, Polson 11. Saves — Bigfork 2 (Dillon Hilling), Polson 7 (Spencer Kittle). Corner kicks — Bigfork 1, Polson 7. Total fouls — Bigfork 9, Polson 6. Yellow cards — none. Red cards — none.

Columbia Falls 2, Libby 2

LIBBY — Columbia Falls’ Casey Burghduff scored a 49th-minute equalizer as the Wildcats (2-4-2, 1-2-2 Northern A) and Libby (3-4-3, 1-2-3 Northern A) settled for a draw.

Zander Petersen scored in the 3rd minute to give Libby an early lead before Columbia Falls’ Connor Williams knotted the score in the 25th minute.

Libby retook the lead just after halftime on a Johnny Davidson goal.

Columbia Falls hosts Whitefish Saturday.

Columbia Falls 1 1 — 2

Libby 1 1 — 2

L — Zander Petersen, 3:00

C — Connor Williams, 25:00

L — Johnny Davidson, 42:00

C — Casey Burghduff (assist Caleb Baumann), 49:00

Shots — Columbia Falls 5, Libby 8. Saves — Columbia Falls 7 (Mason Gedlaman), Libby 6 (Austin Nagle). Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 6, Libby 7. Total fouls — Columbia Falls 9, Libby 5. Yellow cards — none. Red cards — none.

Stillwater Christian 6, Whitefish JV 0

Stillwater Christian wasted little time in dispatching of Whitefish’s junior varsity squad, scoring five times in the first half.

The Cougars’ Zach Falk and Josh Bray each scored twice in the shutout victory and Zack Waldher had three assists. Stillwater had 10 shots on goal and five corner kicks.

WFJV 0 0 — 0

SCHS 5 1 — 6

S — Joe King (assist Travis Kauffman), 4:40

S — Zach Falk, Zack Waldher, 17:05

S — Falk, King, 19:20

S — Josh Bray, Waldher, 36:00

S — Bray, Waldher, 37:00

S — Waldher, Jesse Willis, 63:00

Shots — SC 10, WFJV 3. Saves — SC 3 (David Willis), WFJV 4. Corner kicks — SC 5, WFJV 2.

Girls

Columbia Falls 5, Libby 0

LIBBY — Columbia Falls tallied four goals in the first half as the first-place Wildkats rolled to a win over Libby.

Danielle Delventhal finished with two goals and an assist while Alexi Corbett, Ellis Johnson and Katie Price added a goal apiece.

The Wildkats outshot Libby 11-0.

Columbia Falls 4 1 — 5

Libby 0 0 — 0

C — Danielle Delventhal, 6:00

C — Alexi Corbett (assist Delventhal), 10:00

C — Ellis Johnson, 30:00

C — Delventhal, Johnson, 38:00

C — Katie Price, Kinzie Howell, 73:00

Shots — Columbia Falls 11, Libby 0. Saves — Columbia Falls 0 (Andrea Getts), Libby 6 (Danni Hawthorne). Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 2, Libby 0. Total fouls — Columbia Falls 6, Libby 6. Yellow cards — none. Red cards — none.

Stillwater Christian 3, MVCA 1

Jessica Koch scored two goals as Stillwater Christian (7-2-2) earned a conference win against Mission Valley Christian Academy.

“We were very pleased with our midfield play today,” Stillwater Christian coach JR Hemp said. “We had some trouble shooting early, but composed ourselves and shot much better during the final third of the game.

“Jessica Koch had an outstanding game in the midfield, pulling down several balls and distributing them well.”

Koch netted her first goal in the 13th minute to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead. MVCA answered with a 19th minute free-kick goal by Libby Lichte.

Stillwater broke the tie in the 60th minute when McKenzie Hemp found the back of the net, then Koch added her second goal five minutes later after receiving a cross from Heather Bach.

Stillwater hosts Chrysalis Saturday at 11 a.m.

MVCA 1 0 — 1

SCHS 1 2 — 3

S — Jessica Koch (assist McKenzie Hemp), 13:00

M — Libby Lichte, free kick, 19:00

S — Hemp, Karley Conrad, 60:00

S — Koch, Heather Bach, 65:00

Shots — MVCA 10, SC 29. Saves — MVCA 17, SC 7. Corner kicks — MVCA 2, SC 7.