Soccer roundup: C-Falls boys shut out Polson

COLUMBIA FALLS — Daniel Skinner scored his first goal of the season and Keenan Jessat tallied his second as Columbia Falls blanked Polson 2-0 in Northern A boys soccer action on Thursday.

Skinner, with Jessat assisting, put the Wildcats on the board in the 24th minute.

Jessat, with an assist from Jesse Willis, scored five minutes later.

Brandon Karberg had six keeper saves in posting the shutout.

“It was nice to score early,” Columbia Falls coach Peter Browne said.

“A big conference win.

“I want to give some credit to the captains and a senior who set the tone — Austin Kimmet, Breydon Levinsky, Jessat and Baily Griffith,” he added.

“They set the the pace for the game. They knew our season was on the line.”

Columbia Falls (2-5 overall, 1-3 league) continues with Northern A play on Saturday at Whitefish at 5 p.m.

Polson 0 0 — 0

Columbia Falls 2 0 — 2

COLUMBIA FALLS — Daniel Skinner (Keenan Jessat), 24:00; Jessat (Jesse Willis), 29:00

Shots on goal — Polson 6, Columbia Falls 9; Goalie saves — Polson 5 (Trevor Bassler), Columbia Falls 6 (Brandon Karberg); Corner kicks — Polson 3, Columbia Falls 4; Fouls — Polson 4, Columbia Falls 15; Cards — 2 yellow for Columbia Falls

Glacier 3, Sentinel 3

Colton Becker had two goals to lead the Glacier Wolfpack to a tie with visiting Missoula Sentinel.

Glacier (6-1-2, 3-1-2) fell behind 2-0 after Sentinel’s Dylan Leadbetter assisted Thomas Stevens in the 19-minute before netting a penalty kick with four minutes left in the first half.

The Wolfpack would rally as Becker scored his first goal nearly a minute after Leadbetter’s. Then, in the final minute of the first half, Kade Deleray’s unassisted finish tied the game going into the break.

“The heart that they showed to come back and level the game in the final few minutes of the first half was incredible,” Glacier coach Ryan Billiet said.

“It totally shifted the run of play in our favor.”

Deleray assisted on Becker’s second goal in the 67-minute and the Wolfpack held its first lead.

Sentinel controlled the possession for most of the second half, which lead to Todd Thayer’s equalizer with roughly eight minutes left to play.

“Sentinel came back in the second half and it was pretty level,” Billiet said. “After we finished our go-ahead goal, Sentinel really took over the possession. We had our hands full for sure. It was a solid effort from our back line. We deserved and earned that tie.”

Glacier will travel to Missoula on Thursday to take on Big Sky in a Western AA matchup at 5 p.m.

Missoula Sentinel 2 1 — 3

Glacier 2 1 — 3

MISSOULA SENTINEL — Thomas Stevens (Dylan Leadbetter), 19:00; Dylan Leadbetter, PK 36:00; Todd Thayer (Dylan Leadbetter), 72:00

GLACIER — Colton Becker (Ryker McIntyre), 37:00; Kade Deleray (unassisted) 40:00; Colton Becker (Kade Deleray), 65:00

Shots on goal — Sentinel 13 Glacier 9; Goalie saves — Sentinel 5 (N/A), Glacier 9 (Ryker McIntyre); Corner kicks — Sentinel 4, Glacier 4; Fouls — N/A; Cards — NA.

Big Sky 6, Flathead 1

MISSOULA — Quinn Pruitt scored six minutes into play and added three more first-half goals to power Missoula Big Sky to an easy Western AA victory over Flathead.

Flathead (1-5-0) scored in the 78th minute on a shot by Kaleb Frame.

Big Sky (1-4-1) only outshot Flathead on goal 14-11, but took advantage of its opportunities.

Flathead 0 1 — 1

Big Sky 5 1 — 6

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Quinn Pruitt (Sam McKay), 6:00; McKay (free kick), 18:00; Pruitt (Walker Fromm), 25:00; Pruitt (McKay), 27:00; Pruitt (McKay), 40:00; Tim Mocabee (Alex Simmons), 65:00

FLATHEAD — Kaleb Frame, 78:00

Shots on goal — Flathead 11, Big Sky 14; Goalie saves — Flathead 6 (Josh Osborn), Big Sky 8 (Nate Mahler); Corner kicks — Flathead 1, Big Sky 3; Fouls – Flathead 5, Big Sky 9; Ccards – 1 yellow for Big Sky.

Girls

Columbia Falls 2,

Polson 1

COLUMBIA FALLS — The Wildkats scored a pair of goals in the first half and leaned on its defense in the second half to stay undefeated in conference play.

Hannah Gedlaman scored on a pass from Katie Price in the 21st minute and Lottie Ellis scored at the end of the half on a pass from Ellie Johnson that ended up being the game winner.

“It was a really nice goal,” Columbia Falls coach Greg Trennery said. “The angle she came through, she put it in with her left foot. Textbook goal.”

Polson’s Sarah Howell scored in the 63rd minute to cut the lead, but the Pirates weren’t able to get through the Wildkat defense to equalize.

“Our defense held it together for us at the end,” Trennery said.

Polson 0 1 — 1

Columbia Falls 2 0 — 2

POLSON — Sarah Howell, 63:00

COLUMBIA FALLS — Hannah Gedlaman (Katie Price), 21:00; Lottie Ellis (Ellie Johnson), 40:00

Shots on goal — Polson 10, Columbia Falls 14; Goalie saves — Polson 6 (Jenna Evertz), Columbia Falls 5 (Aly Gimball); Corner kicks — Polson 2, Columbia Falls 4; Fouls — Polson 3, Columbia Falls 7; Cards — none.

Flathead 2, Big Sky 1

MISSOULA — Flathead rallied to score two goals in the second half, topping Missoula Big Sky.

Monica White scored the equalizer for the Bravettes in the second half, roping a free kick from 35-40 yards out under the crossbar, out of reach of the Big Sky keeper.

With Flathead applying constant pressure in the second half, the girls found themselves getting into the box for scoring chances. In the 60th minute, one of those chances earned the Bravettes a penalty kick, which was buried by Stephanie Wilson for the game winner.

“We had been containing the midfield very well,” Flathead coach Cory Wilson said. “In the second half, the girls rose to the challenge and created a lot of scoring opportunities. Stephanie was able to capitalize on one.”

Flathead 0 2 — 2

Big Sky 1 0 — 1

FLATHEAD — Monica White (direct kick), 54:00; Wilson (PK), 60:00

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Emma Schuech (Ellen Bonner), 30:00.

Shots on goal — Flathead 18, Big Sky 14; Goalie saves — Flathead 10 (Zoe Zander), Big Sky 11 (Chelsea Todd); Corner kicks — Flathead 4, Big Sky 6. Fouls — Flathead 12, Big Sky 13. Cards — none.

Missoula Sentinel 1, Glacier 0

The Madsen sisters teamed up to give Missoula Sentinel the Western AA victory over hosting Glacier.

Jill Madsen scored in the 42nd minute off an assist by Maddie Madsen.

Sentinel (5-0-2) had 18 shots on goal to eight for Glacier (1-3-3).

Wolfpack keeper Amy Braig made 15 saves.

“We did a great job,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said.

“We had a lot of great opportunities. The girls played one of the best games they have played.”

Sentinel 0 1 — 1

Glacier 0 0 — 0

MISSOULA SENTINEL — Jill Madsen (Maddie Madsen), 42:00

Shots on goal – Sentinel 18, Glacier 8. Saves – Sentinel 4 (Bekah Joy), Glacier 15 (Amy Braig). Corner kicks – Sentinel 6, Glacier 3. Total fouls – Sentinel 5, Glacier 2. Cards – Sentinel 1 yellow