Whitefish girls topple Laurel; boys beat Hamilton

WHITEFISH — Whitefish knocked off the defending State A girls soccer champions Laurel in penalty kicks on Saturday at Smith Fields in a Class A quarterfinal game.

Darby Boehler got Laurel up 1-0 in the first half. Whitefish held a 2-1 lead late in the game off goals by Delaney Smith and Olivia Genovese, but the state’s leading scorer, Mya Maack tied it up in the 68th minute, sending the game to overtime.

Maack scored again in OT and Sadie Olson scored for Whitefish.

It would take a penalty kick shootout to decide the game and Whitefish keeper Norah Schmidt was up to the task – she made three saves to help the Bulldogs win 4-3 and move on to the semifinals, where they will face Hamilton on Saturday.

Laurel 1 1 1 0 – 3

Whitefish 0 2 0 1 – 3

Laurel – Darby Boehler (Mya Maack) 26:00

WF – Delaney Smith (Charlotte Perkins) 43:00

WF – Olivia Genovese PK 67:00

Laurel – Maack 68:00

1st OT: Laurel – Maack (Boehler)

2nd OT: WF – Sadie Olson (Maya Lacey)

Shots – Laurel 25, WF 27; Corner kicks – Laurel 6, WF 3; Goalie saves – Laurel 16, WF 13 (Norah Schmidt); Fouls – Laurel 9, WF 12.

Boys

Whitefish 2, Hamilton 1

WHITEFISH —Ryder Elliott scored two goals to lift the Whitefish Bulldogs to a 2-1 victory over Hamilton in a boys Class A quarterfinal on Saturday.

Elliott scored in the 7th minute, assisted by Jackson Dorvall, and added another in the 63rd minute.

Hamilton got on the board late with a penalty kick goal by Alain Garcia.

The Bulldogs move on to the state semifinals to play Livingston on Saturday.

Hamilton 0 1 – 1

Whitefish 1 1 – 2

WF – Ryder Elliott (Jackson Dorvall) 7:00

WF – Ryder Elliott 63:00

Ham – Alain Garcia (PK) 77:00

Shots – Ham 6, WF 5; Corners – Ham 6, WF 3; Fouls – Ham 10, WF 17; Saves – Ham 3 (Luke Mendenhall), WF 6 (Ethan Schott).