Soccer roundup: Five goals, 3 assists for Nicholson in Whitefish blow out
WHITEFISH — Haley Nicholson continues to pile up the offensive numbers for the Whitefish girls soccer team.
The junior forward scored five goals and assisted on three more as Whitefish blasted Livingston 9-1 in Class A nonconference play on Friday.
She now has 11 goals and seven assists on the season.
“She is taking her game to the next level,” Whitefish coach Roland Benedict said.
“She is starting to play at a collegiate level.”
Julia Houston had two goals for Whitefish (3-1 overall) while Audrey Hyatt and Mellisa Pollard and a goal apiece.
Benedict said sophomore defenders Lexie Carbo and Pixie Moore had been a force in the middle.
“They are forming a great bond in the heart of our defense,” he said.
Whitefish hosts Belgrade today at 10 .m.
Livingston 0 1 — 1
Whitefish 4 5 — 9
W — Haley Nicholson (Kess Nelson), 8:30
W — Nicholson, pk, 10:55
W — Julia Houston (Nicholson),16:25
W — Audrey Hyatt (Mckayla Stone), 21:00
W — Nicholson, 44:00
W — Mellisa Pollard (Nicholson), 46:00
W —Nicholson (Stone), 50:00
L — Megan Gibson, pk, 55:00
W — Houston (Nicholson), 71:00
W — Nicholson (Houston), 75:00
Shots on goal — Livingston 10, Whitefish 34; Goalie saves — Livingston 7 (NA), Whitefish 8 (Nelson); Corner kicks — Livingston 2, Whitefish 2; Fouls — Livingston 3, Whitefish 13; Cards — NA.
Helena 3, Flathead 1
HELENA — Flathead’s Sadie Wilson tied the Western AA match at 1-1 with her goal at 27 minutes, but Helena scored twice in the second half to claim the victory.
Helena dominated with 13 shots on goal to five for Flathead. Corner kicks also favored Helena, 10-1.
Flathead plays at Helena Capital today.
Flathead 1 0 — 1
Helena 1 2 — 3
H — Kamden Hilborn (Katie Martin), 15:00
F — Sadie Wilson, 17:00
H — Serrena Scholten, 47:00
H — Alana Vickory, 51:00
Shots on goal — Flathead 5, Helena 13; Corner kicks — Flathead 1, Helena10; Goalie saves —
Flathead (Aris Hill 8), Helena (Shanna Floerchinger 3); Fouls — NA; Cards — NA.
Capital 3, Glacier 0
HELENA — An early score and two more late allowed Helena Capital to blank Glacier in Western AA action.
Amy Braig had seven keeper saves for Glacier.
The Wolfpack play at Helena High today.
Glacier High 0 0 — 0
Capital High 1 2 — 3
C — Kinzi Adams, 1:00
C — Cassie Brisco (Ally McHugh), 50:00
C — Sydney Sheridan (Brynn Walker), 65:00
Shots on goal — Glacier N/A, Capital 15; Corner kicks — Glacier N/A, Capital 6; Goalie saves — Glacier (Amy Braig 7), Capital (Aryn Cummings N/A); Fouls — NA; Cards — NA.
Columbia Falls 2, Laurel 0
LAUREL — Columbia Falls picked up its second victory by beating Laurel in Class A nonconference play.
It marked the third game to open the fall campaign for the Wildkats, who have pitched a shutout each time.
Ashley Miller and Tavia Bechetele scored goals for Columbia Falls.
“Overall, played a good game,” Columbia Falls coach Greg Trenerry said.
“Give our keeper a lot of credit. Allyson Gimbel played a really good game, had some good saves.”
She had 20 for the match.
Columbia Falls (2-0-1) plays at Billings Central today.
Columbia Falls 2 0 — 2
Laurel 0 0 — 0
CF — Ashley Miller, 13:00
CF —Tavia Bechetel (pk), 14:00.
Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 8, Laurel 12; Goalie saves: Columbia Falls 20 (Allyson Gimbel 20), Laurel 10 (Paige O’Toole); Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 4, Laurel 1; Fouls — NA; Cards — None.
Belgrade at Bigfork
BIGFORK — No results were reported.
Bigfork will host Livingston today in a Class A nonconference match.
Libby at Billings Central
BILLINGS — No results were reported.
Libby plays at Laurel today.
Boys
Helena 4, Flathead 1
HELENA — All of the scoring came in the second half as Helena High topped Flathead in Western AA play.
Flathead finally cashed in with a goal in the 79th minute by Caleb Frame on a penalty kick.
Flathead plays at Helena Capital today.
Flathead 0 1 — 1
Helena 0 4 — 4
H — Lucas Ballantyne, 47:00
H — Trent Treadway (Levi Hill), 49:00
H — T.J. Wilkerson (Ballantyne), 68:00
H — Wilkerson, 70:00
F — Caleb Frame (PK), 79:00
Shots on goal — Flathead 4, Helena 10; Corner kicks — Flathead 0, Helena 4; Gaolie saves — Flathead (Micah Bucy 6), Helena (Josh Noem 2); Fouls — NA; Cards — NA.
Glacier 4, Capital 0
HELENA — Colton Becker had two first-half goals and scored another early in the second half as Glacier blanked Helena Capital in a Western AA matchup.
Brady Schultz had the other goal for the Wolfpack.
“(Becker) was phenomenal,” Glacier coach Ryan Billiet said.
“That gave us a lot of confidence. Things definitely started opening up for us in the second half. We played really well.”
Tyler Keller and Parker Bedard assisted on the second-half scores.
Glacier plays at Helena High today.
Glacier High 2 2 — 4
Capital High 0 0 — 0
G — Colton Becker, 28:00
G —- Becker, 39:00
G — Becker (Tyler Keller), 49:00
G — Brady Schultz (Parker Bedard), 51:00
Shots on goals — Glacier N/A, Capital 7; Corner kicks — Glacier N/A, Capital 4; Goalie saves — Glacier (Ryker MacIntyre 4), Capital (Al Ibsen 5); Fouls — NA; Cards — NA.
Billings Central 5, Libby 2
BILLINGS — Josh Bundy assisted on two goals and netted the final two as Billings Central topped Libby in a Class A nonconference match.
Colin Maloney and Cody Wood tallied goals for Libby.
Raffael Webler had six keeper saves for Libby; John Healey had 13 for Billings Central.
Libby plays at Laurel today.
Libby 0 2 — 2
Billings Central 1 4 — 5
BC — Sean Comstock (Josh Bundy)
L — Colin Maloney
BC — Christion Zygmond (Bundy)
BC — Pat Comstock
L — Cody Wood
BC — Bundy (Zygmond)
BC — Bundy (Camden Elletson)
Stats not available
Belgrade at Bigfork
BIGFORK — Bigfork did not have enough players to field a full team, so no match was played. Bigfork has three players nursing injuries and three more have not met the 10-practice requirement to be eligible for play.
Bigfork will host Livingston today in a Class A nonconference match.
Columbia Falls 3, Laurel 0
LAUREL — Columbia Falls picked up its first victory by beating Laurel in Class A nonconference play.
The Wildcats also scored for the first time this fall with Logan Stephens netting two goals and Auguste Emond the finale.
And ...
It was the first shutout of the season.
“If you look at the statistics, it was close,” Columbia Falls coach O’Brien Byrd said.
“(Goalie Brandon) Karberg and the defense kept us in the game.”
Columbia Falls (1-2) plays at Billings Central today.
Columbia Falls 2 1 — 3
Laurel 0 0 — 0
CF — Logan Stephens, 6:30
CF — Stephens, 25:00
CF — Auguste Emond, off a corner kick, 74:00
Shots on goal — Columbia Falls 20, Laurel 16; Goalie saves — Columbia Falls 17 (Brandon Karberg), Laurel 12 (Dylan Briant); Corner kicks — Columbia Falls 4, Laurel 5; Fouls — Columbia Falls 7, Laurel 2; Cards — Columbia Falls, 1 yellow
Livingston 1, Whitefish 0
WHITEFISH — Livingston’s Stephen Newhouse scored in the 55th minute to unlock a tie and lift the Rangers to a win over Whitefish in a Class A nonconference matchup.
“It was a real close, well-played match,” Whitefish coach John Lacey said.
“We hit the post a few times. They capitalized on one of their best chances.”
Whitefish had eight shots on target to Livingston’s 10, but led with four corner kicks.
Whitefish hosts Belgrade today.
Livingston 0 1 — 1
Whitefish 0 0 — 0
L—Stephen Newhouse, 55:00
Shots on Goal — Livingston 10, Whitefish 8; Goalie saves — Livingston 7, Whitefish 8; Corner kicks — Livingston 1, Whitefish 4. Fouls — Livingston 15, Whitefish 7; Cards — Whitefish, 1 yellow.
Stillwater 4, Foothills 1
Hansen Eystad and BJ Bach each scored two goals to lead Stillwater to a victory over Foothills Christian at Stillwater Christian School.
The two Cougar goal scorers tallied each of their goals within five minutes of each other in the first and second halves to put the pressure on Foothills in the opener of the Cougar Classic.
Stillwater led in shots on goal 14-2 and corner kicks 14-2.
“(Eystad) is a sophomore this year and he’s beginning to develop a lot of composure in front of the goal,” Stillwater coach Ryan O’Rourke said.
“He’s making some nice shots for us.”
The Cougars will play today at 11:30 a.m. against Helena Christian.
Foothills 1 0 — 1
Stillwater 2 2 — 4
S—Hansen Eystad, 25:00
S—BJ Bach, 30:00
F—Shane Wood, 36:00
S—Eystad (Nicholas Sulzbacher), 63:00
S—Bach, 67:00
Shots on Goal — Stillwater 14, Foothills 2; Goalie saves —Stillwater 1, Foothills 10; Corner kicks—Stillwater 14, Foothills 2; Fouls—Stillwater 4, Foothills 4; Cards — Stillwater, 1 yellow.