Soccer roundup: Capital's late goal sinks Glacier
Helena Capital’s Kaysen Spencer scored with two minutes left to edge Glacier 3-2 on Friday in a Western AA conference soccer match at Glacier.
Glacier’s Colton Becker gave the Wolfpack a lead early, scoring twice in the opening half.
The lead didn’t hold, with Capital scoring twice in the second half to take the win.
Capital 1 2 — 3
Glacier 2 0 — 2
GLACIER — Colton Becker (Carsen Linrude), 7:16; Becker, 22:00
CAPITAL — Riley Smith (Adam Bottenfield), 12:30; Logan Sladeland (Kyle Nickol), 43:57; Kaysen Spencer, 78:00
Shots on goal — Capital 9, Glacier 8. Saves — Capital 6 (Andrew McLain), Glacier 12 (Lonnie Sherman). Corner kicks — Capital 3, Glacier 4. Fouls — Capital 5, Glacier 3. Cards — none.
Whitefish 7, Belgrade 1
WHITEFISH — Junior forward Jared Johnson posted his first varsity hat trick and Scott Marsch, Taven Edland, Nathan Boone and Shanoah Montano also scored once as Whitefish improved to 3-0 on the Class A season.
The Bulldogs, winners of 30 straight matches, led 4-0 at the break.
Whitefish has outscored the opposition to date 23-4 and has netted at least one goal in the first 10 minutes of each match.
Belgrade 0 1 — 1
Whitefish 4 3 — 7
BELGRADE — Grant Jordan (Chris Brayton), 76:00
WHITEFISH — Scott Marsch (Shanoah Montano), 8:00; Jared Johnson (Nathan Boone), 14:00; Taven Edland (Johnson), 23:00; Johnson (Boone), 30:00; Johnson (Cole Maxwell), 49:00; Boone (Tommy Murphy), 56:00; Montano (Edland), 72:00.
Shots on goal — Belgrade 5, Whitefish 22; Corner kicks — Belgrade 2, Whitefish 1; Goalie saves — Belgrade 15 (McGowen), Whitefish 5 (Sam Benkelman); Fouls — Belgrade 2, Whitefish 20; Cards — None.
Helena High at Flathead
No results available.
Livingston 12, Bigfork 1
BIGFORK — No information was available on the match.
Columbia Falls at Laurel
No results available.
Billings Central 6,
Libby 2
BILLINGS — Zach Wall scored four goals to help Billings Central spill Libby in Class A play.
Libby 2 0 — 2
Billings Central 4 2 — 6
Libby — Statistics not reported.
Billings Central (3-1-1) — 1, Braedon Trunkle, 12:00. 2, Zach Wall, 27:00; 3, Wall, 35:00. 4, Brandon Peterson, 39:00. 5, Wall, 63:00. 6, Wall, 88:00. Shots: 19. Goalie: Joey Thompson (4 saves).
Girls
Glacier 2,
Helena Capital 1
Olivia Malchi hit the game-winner at the 66-minute mark for Glacier in AA play with Helena Capital at Glacier.
Malchi’s left-footed shot went off the far post from just inside the 18- yard mark.
Maddi Paulson had the other goal for Glacier at the 19 minutes.
Glacier moves to 2-1 on the season.
Helena Capital 0 1 — 1
Glacier 1 1 — 2
CAPITAL — Elly Priddy, 48:00.
GLACIER — Maddi Paulson, 19:00; Olivia Malchi (Katie Thomas), 66:00
Shots on goal — Capital 21, Glacier 15; Corner kicks — Capital 3, Glacier 4; Goalie saves — Capital 13 (Kelsey Kirker), Glacier 20 (Amy Bragg); Fouls — Capital 3, Glacier 4; Cards — None.
Helena High 3,
Flathead 0
Flathead gave up an early goal, but played tough for the remainder of the AA match before allowing two late goals.
Flathead, 1-2, was outshot on goal 15-7 and trailed in corner kicks 2-0.
Zoe Zander had 13 keeper saves for Flathead.
Helena High 1 2 — 3
Flathead 0 0 — 0
HELENA HIGH — Callie Kanthack, 6:00; Alice Butler, 75:00; Patricia Martin, 78:00.
Shots on goal — Helena High 15, Flathead 7; Corner kicks — Helena High 2, Flathead 0; Goalie saves — Helena High 5 (Shanna Florchinger), Flathead 13 (Zoe Zander); Fouls — Helena High 11, Flathead 3; Cards — 2 yellow for Helena High
Whitefish 2, Belgrade 1
WHITEFISH — First-half goals from Haley Nicholson and Caroline Carbo helped Whitefish to a Class A win over Belgrade.
Grace Kurtz assisted Nicholson’s goal in the 16th minute and Jess Baldonado assisted Carbo in the 31st minute.
Serena Klopp netted Belgrade’s lone goal on a penalty kick in the 64th minute.
Whitefish (2-1) outshot Belgrade (3-3) 15-7.
Belgrade 0 1 — 1
Whitefish 2 0 — 2
BELGRADE — Serena Klopp (penalty kick), 64:00
WHITEFISH — Haley Nicholson (assist Grace Kurtz), 16:00; Caroline Carbo (Jess Baldonado), 31:00
Shots - Belgrade 7, Whitefish 15. Saves - Belgrade 8 (Autumn Rollins), Whitefish 5 (Piper Greenwood). Corner kicks - Belgrade 2, Whitefish 0. Fouls - N/A. Yellow cards - none. Red cards - none.
Livingston 4, Bigfork 0
BIGFORK — No information was available on the match.
Billings Central 8,
Libby 0
BILLINGS — Billings Central scored four goals in each half to blank Libby in Class A play to stay undefeated on the season.
Libby 0 0 — 0
Billings Central 4 4 — 8
Libby — Shots: 1. Goalie: Dannie Hawthorn (5 saves).
Billings Central (5-0) -- 1, Becca Shipp, 1:36; 2, Julianna Arellano (Mariah Wittman), 4:09; 3, Maya Arce, 5:03; 4, Allie Lucas (Arce), 30:56; 5, Arce (Wittman), 48:56; 6, Wittman, 54:48; 7, Lucas (Wittman), 58:53; 8, Lucas (Wittman), 72:40. Shots: 24. Goalie: Natalie Ruegsegger (1 save).
Laurel 1,
Columbia Falls 1
LAUREL — Columbia Falls escaped with a tie when Haley Purdy scored in the 55th minute in a Class A matchup with Laurel.
Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1
Laurel 1 0 — 1
Columbia Falls -- 1, Haley Purdy, 55:00. Shots: 9. Goalie: Andrea Getts (13 saves).
Laurel (3-0-2) -- 1, Demi Albrecht, 37:00. Shots: 14. Goalie: Katrina Baumgartner (7 saves).