Soccer roundup: Braves upset Glacier, 2-1

Kaleb Frame scored a penalty kick in the closing minutes of the first half to give Flathead a 2-1 lead over Glacier (4-2-3), a score the Braves (2-6-0) would hold through the final 40 minutes to top their crosstown rivals in a boys soccer match on Saturday at Kidsports Complex.

Frame’s corner kick came seconds after the Braves looked to take the lead. Flathead played a ball into the box and as a player was fouled it squirted out to an open Jace Darrow, who buried it for what seemed the go-ahead goal.

Instead, the play was called dead, leaving Frame to score his second goal of the half on a penalty kick.

“It was good of Kaleb to keep his wits about him and still put the ball into the back of the net,” Flathead coach Dan Ferguson said. “He’s been our leader. He’s been the guy that puts the game on his shoulders and has been scoring goals when we most need them. He had a great game today.”

Frame’s first goal came in the 32nd minute to tie the game at a goal apiece, scoring on an assist from Carter Warnell.

Glacier senior Brandon Purdy opened the scoring in the 14th minute on a cross from Rohit Tappeta to give the Wolfpack the early lead.

It was just the second conference win for Flathead and the second loss this season for the Wolfpack. Glacier won the first contest 1-0.

“Glacier’s having a good season,” Ferguson said. “We’ve been hot and cold all season as far as gaining momentum for ourselves.

“It was good to see the boys come out on top and fight through to earn the victory for ourselves. The challenge going forward is to play like that in every game.”

Glacier 1 0 — 1

Flathead 2 0 — 2

G — Brandon Purdy (Rohit Tappeta), 14:00

F — Kaleb Frame (Carter Warnell), 32:00

F — Frame (penalty kick), 39:00

Shots on goal — Glacier 10, Flathead 10. Saves — Glacier 6 (Ryker McIntyre), Flathead 9 (Josh Osborne). Corner kicks — Glacier 2, Flathead 3. Fouls — Glacier 11, Flathead 11. Yellow cards — Glacier 1.

Libby 4,

Columbia Falls 2

LIBBY — Cody Wood capped a hat trick in the closing minutes as Libby topped Columbia Falls in a Northern A match.

Wood opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the 33rd minute and added the game winner in the 63rd, a minute after the Wildcats’ Daniel Skinner scored his second to tie the game at 2-2.

Walter Briones scored the other goal for the Loggers and Colin Maloney picked up a pair of assists.

Columbia Falls 0 2 – 2

Libby 1 3 – 4

L – Cody Wood (penalty kick), 33:00

CF – Daniel Skinner (penalty kick), 44:00

L – Walter Briones (Colin Maloney), 53:00

CF – Skinner, 62:00

L – Wood (Maloney), 63:00

L – Wood (Gio Cano), 80:00

Shots on goal – C. Falls 5, Libby 20. Saves – C. Falls 16 (Brandon Karberg), Libby 4 (Zander Petersen). Corner kicks – C. Falls 0, Libby 7. Total fouls –Away 10, Libby 14. Yellow cards – Libby 1.

Polson 0, Bigfork 0

BIGFORK — Polson and Bigfork played to a scoreless draw in a Northern A game, with each goalie deflecting three saves to keep the sheets clean.

Bigfork had six shots on goal to Polson’s three. The Pirates had four corner kicks and Bigfork had one.

Polson 0 0 — 0

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

Shots on goal — Polson 3, Bigfork 6. Saves — Polson 3, Bigfork 3 (Ben Russell). Corner kicks — Polson 4, Bigfork 1. Fouls — Polson 5, Bigfork 5. Cards — none.

GIRLS

Glacier 0, Flathead 0

The highly anticipated girls crosstown soccer match was a showcase of Kalispell’s goalkeepers as the Glacier Wolfpack and Flathead Bravettes played to a scoreless tie at Kidsport Complex on Saturday.

The match saw Glacier register twice as many shots as Flathead, but Bravette netminder Zoe Zander turned away 12 shots to keep her side in the match.

Glacier’s keeper, Amy Braig, stopped six Bravette shots to keep Flathead at bay and the final whistle sounded without either squad finding the net.

“We couldn’t find the back of the net,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said.

“Zoe Zander is an outsdang keeper and really kept them alive. Amy Braig stepped up big on our end.”

Glacier outshot the Bravettes 16-8 and had seven more corner kicks, causing Flathead to adjust at halftime to counter the Wolfpack attack.

“Glacier really came out well. They controlled the possesion in the first half. they were ready go and carried out a very effective strategy,” Flathead coach Cory Wilson said.

“We were forutnate to go into half 0-0. We made some halftime adjustments, and in the second half we created more opportunities and played a more even game. All in all, it was a great effort for the girls.”

Glacier 0 0 — 0

Flathead 0 0 — 0

Shots on goal — Glacier 16, Flathead 8. Saves — Glacier 6 (Amy Bragg), Flathead 12 (Zoe Zander). Corner kicks — Glacier 9, Flathead 2. Fouls — Glacier 5, Flathead 5. Cards — none.

Columbia Falls 0,

Libby 0

LIBBY — Libby goalkeeper Shannon Reny made 17 saves to preserve a scoreless draw for the Loggers against Columbia Falls in a Northern A conference game.

Reny was spectacular in a game where the Loggers were constantly under attack. Columbia Falls had 10 corner kicks to Libby’s zero and Wildkats keeper Alison Gimble was forced to make just three saves.

Columbia Falls 0 0 – 0

Libby 0 0 – 0

Shots on goal – Columbia Falls n/a, Libby n/a. Saves – Columbia Falls 3 (Alison Gimble), Libby 17 (Shannon Reny). Corner kicks – Columbia Falls 10, Libby 0. Total fouls – n/a. Cards – none.

Polson 4, Bigfork 0

BIGFORK — Polson scored four goals in the second half, the first two on direct kicks, in a road shut out of Bigfork in a Northern A match.

Linnea Madsen and Sarah Howell scored on direct kicks in the first 17 minutes of the second half, turning a 0-0 tie at half into a rout for the Pirates. Tiara Duford added a goal in the 73rd minute and Janessa Taylor another in the game’s final minute.

Polson 0 4 — 4

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

P — Linnea Madsen (direct kick), 45:00

P — Sarah Howell (direct kick), 57:00

P — Tiara Duford, 73:00

P — Janessa Taylor, 80:00

Shots on goal — P 14, BF 4. Saves — P 4 (Keely Clairmont), BF 9 (Celeste Rehbein). Corner kicks — P 2, BF 1. Fouls — P 9, BF 4. Cards — none.