Class AA soccer: Helena High tops Glacier boys, girls
A goal by Andrew Frank in the 38th minute allowed Helena High to slip past Glacier 1-0 on Thursday in Western AA soccer action at Glacier High School.
Helena had 15 shots on goal to 11 for the Wolfpack.
Glacier led 5-3 in corner kicks.
Glacier beat Helena an an earlier matchup 4-2. The Wolfpack trailed 2-0 at halftime in that one.
“We were hoping for a repeat performance,” Glacier coach Ryan Billiet said.
“They played well defensively on us.”
Glacier had its chances, but was just off the mark.
“One off the post in the first 10 minutes, one off the crossbar late,” Billiet said.
“Their keeper (Josh Noem) made a few good saves, likewise with Ryker (McIntyre). He kept us in the game.”
Glacier (6-4-3 overall, 4-4-3 league) concludes regular-season action today versus Helena Capital at Glacier at 10 a.m. Those two teams battled to a scoreless time the first time around.
Helena High 1 0 — 1
Glacier 0 0 — 0
HELENA HIGH — Andrew Frank, 38:00
Shots on goal — Helena 15, Glacier 11; Goalie saves — Helena 5 (Josh Noem), Glacier 10 (Ryker McIntyre); Corner kicks — Helena 3, Glacier 5; Fouls — NA; Cards — None.
Helena 8, Glacier 1
Helena (7-0-4) jumped on Glacier (3-4-4) early, scoring four goals in the first half to run away with a victory and stay in the hunt for a top seed out of Western AA.
Bengals sophomore Aine Lawlor scored twice in the first 26 minutes to spur the Helena attack, which outshot Glacier 18-13 in the match.
Glacier trailed 6-0 before Ally Staats got the Wolfpack on the board in the 57th minute. Helena would answer two minutes later, Anna Maronick scoring to add to an assist earlier in the match.
“We just had a couple of miscues early and we mentally struggled to get out of the hole,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said.
“Every time [Helena] looked at the ball they were on frame. They played like they were fighting for first place. We came out flat and couldn’t hold it together for the full game.”
Helena 4 4 — 8
Glacier 0 1 — 1
HELENA HIGH — Aine Lawlor, 12:00; Patricia Martin (Anna Maronick), 16:00; Erin Emanuel, 23:00; Lawlor, 26:00; P. Martin, 42:00; Katie Martin, 57:00; Maronick, 59:00; Jennifer Fife, 68:00
GLACIER — Ally Staats, 57:00
Shots on Goal — Helena 18, Glacier 13; Goalie saves — Helena 6 (Shanna Floerchinger), Glacier 9 (Amy Braig); Corner kicks — Helena 6, Glacier 6; Fouls — Helena 5, Glacier 3; Cards — None.