The Flathead boys kept their undefeated streak rolling, tying Missoula Sentinel 2-2 in a Western AA conference soccer match on Tuesday at Kidsports Complex.

The Braves (1-6-2) led for most of the match, beginning with a goal from Haakon Sande in the 10th minute. Flathead took a 2-0 lead just a few minutes later, when Caleb Buxton, who assisted on the first goal, scored one of his own on a pass from Kaleb Frame in the 24th.

“It was a good start from us,” Flathead coach Dan Ferguson said. “We’re building off our win vs. Glacier, turning around our confidence level.”

Adam Mickelson scored in the 34th minute to get a goal back for Sentinel (3-5-2) before halftime. The Spartans scored the equalizer midway through the second half, off the foot of Kasey Leavell.

Flathead regained its composure but was unable to get a go-ahead goal late, settling for a tie.

“Once we found ourselves on level footing again, we were able to play better,” Ferguson said.

“We’re playing better as a whole. If you look at the team from the start of the season, it’s a night and day difference. We’re playing better soccer, but we’re also holding ourselves to higher expectations. There were a lot of kids upset that we came out with a tie.

“There’s a fire in the players. You can build off that.”

Flathead looks to keep its momentum rolling through the weekend, hosting Big Sky on Saturday.

Sentinel 1 1 — 2

Flathead 2 0 — 2

F — Haakon Sande (Caleb Buxton), 10:00

F — Buxton (Kaleb Frame), 24:00

S — Adam Mickelson (unassisted), 34:00

S — Kasey Leavell (Dylan Leadbetter), 63:00

Shots on goal — Flathead 7, Sentinel 13. Saves — Flathead 5 (Chandler Escalante), Sentinel 1 (Kai Block). Corner kicks — Flathead 7, Sentinel 5. Fouls — Flathead 12, Sentinel 16. Yellow Cards — Flathead 1, Sentinel 3. Red cards — Sentinel 1.

Loyola 5, Bigfork 0

BIGFORK — The Loyola boys scored quickly and easily beat Bigfork (3-6-2 overall, 3-3-1 Northern A) in a nonconference match.

The Rams (4-5-1, 2-4-1 Southern A) used their size and speed advantage up front to score early and often. Jacob Byrne scored in the first minute to give Loyola the advantage. It scored three more times in the first 30 minutes, capped by a goal from Byrne in the 29th. Logan Reid added a goal in the second half to finish off the win.

“They were just faster on both ends of the field,” Bigfork coach Bill Buxton said. “We dominated the middle of the field but we couldn’t handle their forwards’ speed and couldn’t get the ball past their fullbacks.”

Bigfork plays at Whitefish on Saturday in its next contest.

Loyola 4 1 — 5

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

L — Jacob Byrne (Silas Hasselbrook), 1:00

L — Athan Hasselbrook (Brayden Byrne), 8:00

L — S. Hasselbrook (J. Byrne), 13:00

L — J. Byrne (Turner Hruby), 29:00

L — Logan Reid (unassisted), 54:00

Shots on goal — Bigfork 5, Loyola 8. Saves — Bigfork 3 (Dillon Hilling), Loyola 3 (Ian Descamps). Corner kicks — Bigfork 2, Loyola 5. Fouls — Bigfork 4, Loyola 2. Yellow cards — Bigfork 1.

Polson 1, Columbia Falls 0

POLSON — Sutton Kanta scored in the 66th minute to send Polson off with its first win of the season, shutting out Columbia Falls (4-5-1, 2-3-1) in a Northern A conference upset.

Kanta’s goal was one of just three shots of frame for the Pirates (1-10-0, 1-6-0), who held Columbia Falls scoreless on seven shots and five corner kicks.

Polson hosts Libby on Saturday in its next match. Columbia Falls plays at Whitefish on Thursday.

Columbia Falls 0 0 — 0

Polson 0 1 — 1

P – Sutton Kanta (Jonah Kasnitz), 66:00

Shots on goal – Columbia Falls 7, Polson 3. Corner kicks – Columbia Falls 5, Polson 0. Saves – Columbia Falls 2 (Mason Gedlaman), Polson 7 (Trevor Basler). Total fouls – Columbia Falls 8, Polson 10. Yellow cards – Polson 2.

GIRLS

Flathead 1, Missoula Sentinel 0

Jacquelyn Merrill floated a shot from 30 yards out past Sentinel keeper Jess Henning to send Flathead (5-3-1) to a huge Western AA conference win.

The unassisted goal was the only tally of the game for either side in a battle of top Western teams. Flathead’s Zoe Zander stopped 15 shots in the game as the Bravettes added a statement win to their resume, topping second-place Sentinel (6-3-1).

“Sentinel is a great program, to pull off a win against them is good accomplishment for our squad,” Flathead coach Cory Wilson said.

“Our keeper came up tremendous (in the first half). Zoe Zander had one of her best games of the season ... We made some good adjustments at halftime, and began to possess the ball a lot better in the second half. It was a very rewarding outcome.”

Sentinel 0 0 — 0

Flathead 0 1 — 1

F – Jacquelyn Merrill (unassisted), 53:00

Shots on goal — Flathead 7, Sentinel 15. Corner kicks — Flathead 2, Sentinel 3. Saves — Flathead 15 (Zoe Zander), Sentinel 6 (Jess Henning). Total fouls – Flathead 10, Sentinel 6. Cards — none.

Columbia Falls 3, Polson 0

POLSON — Columbia Falls rolled to a Northern A conference win with a shutout over Polson (5-4-1, 3-3-1).

Kendra King and Sydney Grilley each scored in the first half and Katie Price added a late goal to keep the Wildkats (5-2-3, 4-1-1) in second place.

Polson hosts Libby on Saturday in its next match. Columbia Falls plays at Whitefish on Thursday.

Columbia Falls 2 1 — 3

Polson 0 0 — 0

CF – Kendra King, 13:00

CF – Sydney Grilley, 21:00

CF – Katie Price, 65:00

Shots on goal – Columbia Falls 13, Polson 8. Corner kicks – Columbia Falls 4, Polson 3. Saves – Columbia Falls (Mikayla Thomas 7), Polson (Jenna Evertz 13). Total fouls – Columbia Falls 4, Polson 3. Yellow cards – none. Red cards – none.

Loyola 2, Bigfork 1

BIGFORK — Missoula Loyola was able to hold on after a pair of early goals to edge Bigfork in a nonconference match.

The Breakers (1-10-0, 0-7-0) scored twice in the first 10 minutes before Bigfork (2-9-0, 2-5-0) was able to regroup. The Valkyries dominated possession for the final 50 minutes but were only able to get one goal back, on a picture-perfect cross from Megan Pancoast to Mattison McAnally.

“(Loyola) came out on fire in the first 10 minutes of the game,” Bigfork coach Mike Marchetti said. “After that we controlled the entire game. We just didn’t capitalize and put anything in.”

Bigfork plays at Whitefish in its next game.

Loyola 2 0 — 2

Bigfork 0 1 — 1

L — L#2 (unassisted), 6:00

L — L#2 (#11), 10:00

B — Mattison McAnally (Megan Pancoast), 75:00

Shots on goal — B 23, L 9. Saves — B 15 (Alyssa Beach-Wallen), L 8 (#00). Corner kicks — B 6, L 2. Fouls — B 2, L 3. Cards — none.