Harris, McAtee lead Wildkats over Hamilton
HAMILTON — Josie Harris and Hope McAtee teamed up to lift the Columbia Falls Wildkats to a 2-0 win over Southern No. 1 seed Hamilton in a Class A soccer quarterfinal on Saturday.
Harris scored in the 8th minute, and McAtee’s assist on the goal tied the state single season record (21). McAtee added some cushion with her goal in the 78th minute, assisted by Onnikka Lawrence.
“It was a great game by everyone from our attacking threats up top, to our backline and we are thrilled to be moving on to the next round and hosting a semifinal,” Wildkats coach Thomas Clark said. “Credit to Hamilton, their goalkeeper made some great saves to keep them in it and Hannah Hughes is always going to be a lot to handle, they made things tough.”
Hamilton closes the season with an 11-2-0 record.
Columbia Falls (11-1-2) will play Bigfork in a home semifinal on Saturday.
Columbia Falls 1 1 — 2
Hamilton 0 0 — 0\
CF — Josie Harris (Hope McAtee) 8:00
CF — McAtee (Onnikka Lawrence) 78:00
Shots — CF 13, Hamilton 4. Goalie saves — CF 4 (Erica Burguiere), Hamilton 11 (Mia Faulk). Corner kicks — CF 7, Hamilton 1. Fouls — CF 12, Hamilton 0.
Boys
Corvallis 2, Columbia Falls 1
CORVALLIS — Corvallis knocked out the defending boys Class A champion Saturday, scoring two late goals to beat Columbia Falls 2-1 in a quarterfinal game.
Kai Golan got the Wildcats on the board with a goal from a free kick in the 2nd minute and there things stood at the half.
Enzo Monzier tied it in the 47th minute and Jack Hanson gave Corvallis the lead less than 10 minutes later. The Blue Devils (8-2-2), who tied the Wildcats early in the season, held off Columbia Falls (10-3-1) to advance to a semifinal next Saturday.
Golan’s goal was the 68th of his career and tied the state record.
Columbia Falls 1 0 — 1
Corvallis 0 2 — 2
CF — Kai Golan 2:00
Corvallis — Enzo Monnier (Chance Jessup) 47:00
Corvallis — Jack Hansen (Fox Goodrich) 56:00
Shots — CF 16, Corvallis 10. Goalie saves — CF 7 (Rafe Rusche), Corvallis 10 (Kai Knight). Corner kicks — CF 4, Corvallis 5. Cards — Corvallis 2.