Columbia Falls soccer powers past Libby
LIBBY — The Columbia Falls soccer teams swept a pair of games from the Libby Loggers, with the Wildcats getting tested some in North A soccer Thursday.
Jack Harris scored twice as the boys beat Libby 3-0; Onnika Lawrence had a hat trick as the Wildkats scored a 10-0 victory.
Wildcats 3, Loggers 0
Harris scored in the first minute off a helper by Isak Soylant, and the scored stayed 1-0 until he got his second goal in the 53 rd minute. Max Everett assisted on that goal and another by Bruno Felijo.
“Libby was a much more organized team defensively this time around,” said coach O’Brien Byrd, whose boys beat the Loggers 9-2 in September. “They got close to everybody behind the ball, in every transition. They made it extremely difficult on us and really squeezed the size of the pitch well.
“Our boys stuck with the game plan and continued to grind out chance after chance. Jack Harris hasn’t scored in a few games so it was good to get two goals today.”
C-Falls 1 2 - 3
Libby 0 0 - 0
CF — Jack Harris (Isak Soylant), 1:00
CF — Harris (Maxwell Everett), 53:00
CF — Bruno Felijo (Everett), 68:00
Shots on goal — C-Falls 14, Libby 8. Keeper saves — C-Falls (Rafe Rusche) 8, Libby (Porter Hllingsworth) 4. Corner kicks — C-Falls 9, Libby 1. Fouls — C-Falls 6, Libby 9.
Wildkats 10, Loggers 0
Lawrence scored her first of three goals in the third minute, and she, Riley Byrd and Isla Alexander each found the net twice while Columbia Falls built a 7-0 halftime lead.
Mila Johns scored twice in the second half, and Taylor Rogers found the net off an Evie Door assist in the eighth minute.
“Great game for the girls to continue to gain positive momentum as we head out of the regular season and into post season play,” Wildkats coach Thomas Clark said. “Our backline and goalkeepers have been locked in all year and I’m proud of them for getting another shut out, our 6th of the year.”
Columbia Falls closes its regular season home against rival Whitefish on Tuesday. The girls play at 5 p.m. and the boys at 7.
C-Falls 7 3 - 10
Libby 0 0 - 0
CF — Onnikka Lawrence (Assist: Isla Alexander), 3:00
CF — Taylor Rodgers (Assist: Evie Dorr), 8:00
CF — Riley Byrd (Assist: Mila Johns), 10:00
CF — Lawrence (Assist: Isla Alexander), 14:00
CF — Riley Byrd (Assist: Onnikka Lawrence), 18:00
CF — Isla Alexander, 32:00
CF — Alexander (Assist: Harper Holloway), 35:00
CF — Lawrence (Assist: Taylor Rodgers), 42:00
CF — Mila Johns (Assist: Taylor Rodgers), 51:00
CF — Mila Johns, 77:00
Shots on goal — C-Falls 20, Libby 1. Keeper saves — Columbia Falls (Erica Burgiere, Elaina Dorr) 0, Libby (Maura Mesenbrink) 12. Corner kicks — C-Falls 8, Libby 0. Fouls — C-Falls 4, Libby 7.