Western AA soccer playoff action begins today with the Glacier boys at Missoula Big Sky and the Missoula Hellgate girls at Missoula Sentinel.

Both matches begin at 4 p.m.

Glacier (0-11-1) is the seventh seed while Big Sky (9-1-2) is the No. 2 seed.

Action resumes in full force on Thursday for the other teams in both Western and Eastern AA.

Flathead’s girls host seventh-seed Missoula Big Sky (2-7-3) on Thursday at Kidsports Complex. Flathead (7-4-1) is the No. 2 seed.

Also on Thursday, fourth-seed Glacier (5-7-0) entertains fifth-seed Helena Capital (3-7-2) at Glacier High School.

Those two matches start at 4 p.m.

The Flathead boys (1-9-2), seeded sixth, play at third-seed Helena High (7-3-2) on Thursday at 4 p.m.

All winners advance to state, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Helena.

Big Sky’s boys won both regular-season meeting with Glacier — 6-0 on Sept. 21 in Missoula and 5-1 on Oct. 3 at Glacier.

Big Sky’s Tristan Powers scored four goals, two in each half, of the first matchup.

Big Sky outshot Glacier 15-6 on goal and led in corner kicks 8-2.

Dana Kowachek, who had one goal in the first meeting, scored twice in the second match. Big Sky had 22 shots on goal to eight for Glacier.

Powers, a senior, is second in Western AA scoring with 15 goals and one assist. Kowachek, a junior, is tied for fifth with six goals and six assists.

Big Sky has tallied 39 goals while allowing just six.

Glacier’s numbers are just the opposite — just eight goals tallied while allowing 40.

Connor Brandon scored for Glacier in the second meeting with Big Sky on a penalty kick in the 60th minute.

Class AA Soccer Playoff Schedule

Western AA

Boys

Today

4 p.m. — No. 7 Glacier at No. 2 Missoula Big Sky

Thursday

2 p.m. — No. 5 Missoula Sentinel at No. 4 Helena Capital

4 p.m. — No. 6 Flathead at No. 3 Helena High

Top-seed Missoula Hellgate receives a bye to state

Girls

Thursday

All matches 4 p.m.

No. 7 Missoula Big Sky at No. 2 Flathead

No. 5 Helena Capital at No. 4 Glacier

No. 6 Missoula Hellgate at No. 3 Missoula Sentinel

Top-seed Helena High receives a bye to state

Eastern AA

Boys

Thursday

2 p.m. — No. 6 Billings Skyview at No. 3 Great Falls C.M. Russell

4 p.m. — No. 7 Great Falls High at No. 2 Billings Senior

4 p.m. — No. 5 Butte at No. 4 Billings West

Top-seed Bozeman receives a bye to state

Girls

Thursday

4 p.m. — No. 6 Butte and No. 3 Great Falls C.M. Russell

5:30 p.m. — No. 7 Great Falls High at No. 2 Bozeman

Friday

4 p.m. — No. 5 Billings West at No. 4 Billings Skyview

Top-Seed Billings Senior receives a bye to state