COLUMBIA FALLS — Brandon Karberg turned in another stellar performance in goal, Keenan Jessap scored his first goal of the season and Columbia Falls beat Laurel 1-0 in Class A nonconference boys soccer action on Saturday.

Jessap’s goal came in the 62nd minute. Dylan Delventhal had the assist.

Karberg had five saves.

“One of our strong points,” Columbia Falls coach Peter Browne said of his goal keeper.

“Only four goals in four games.

“Brandon is doing a tremendous job for us ... saving our bacon early on. We’re starting to find our form.

“We didn’t play great today, but we’re happy with the win. Now it’s time to elevate our game for conference play.”

Columbia Falls (1-3) starts Northern A play on Thursday hosting Libby.

Laurel 0 0 — 0

Columbia Falls 0 1 — 1

COLUMBIA FALLS — Keenan Jessap (Dylan Delventhal), 62:00

Shots on goal — Laurel 5, Columbia Falls 7; Goalie saves — Laurel 4 (Daniel Stamper), Columbia Falls 5 (Brandon Karberg); Corner kicks — Laurel 6, Columbia Falls 3; Fouls — Laurel 9, Columbia Falls 8; Cards — Columbia Falls, 1 yellow

Belgrade 3, Whitefish 1

BELGRADE — Chris Brayton scored the first two goals and Grant Jordan score the final goal and assisted on an earlier score to keep Belgrade unbeaten on the season.

Belgrade (6-0) kept Whitefish (3-2) off the board for 67 minutes. That’s Scott Marsh scored with the assist going to Shanoah Montano.

“We played our game in the first half,” Whitefish coach O’Brien Byrd said.

“Our game is a possession game. We kind of got away from that and Belgrade put us under pressure.”

Whitefish hosts Polson on Tuesday.

Whitefish 0 1 — 1

Belgrade 2 1 — 3

WHITEFISH — Scott Marsh (Shanoah Montano), 67:00

BELGRADE — Chris Brayton (Jordan Schlauch), 16:00; Brayton (Grant Jordan), 27:00; Jordan, 57:00.

Shots on goal — Whitefish 2, Belgrade 7; Goalie saves — Whitefish 7 (Sam Benkelman), Belgrade 2 (Clay Bost); Corner kicks — Whitefish 4, Belgrade 3; Fouls — Whitefish 5, Belgrade 4; Cards — Belgrade 1 yellow.

Billings Central 2,

Libby 1

LIBBY — Josh Bundy tied the Class A nonconference match with a penalty kick in the 48th minute and followed with the game-winning goal at 53 minutes to edge Libby.

Libby (1-3) led 1-0 at the half on a score by Colin Maloney, assisted by Cody Wood. That goal was at 28 minutes.

“Billings Central had most of the possessions, but we had the better chances,” Libby coach Charlie Webster said.

“Cody Wood and Colin Maloney were involved in a lot of plays.”

Libby plays at Columbia Falls on Thursday.

Billings Central 0 2 — 2

Libby 1 0 — 1

BILLINGS CENTRAL — Josh Bundy, pk, 48:00; Bundy (Braden Crunkle), 53:00

LIBBY — Colin Maloney (Cody Wood), 28:00

Shots on goal — Billings 7, Libby 5; Goalie saves — Billings 4 (NA), Libby 5 (Jacob Wood); Corner kicks — Billings 2, Libby 2; Fouls — Billings 6, Libby 7; Cards — Libby, 3 yellow

Flathead 2, Capital 1

HELENA — Kaleb Frame, a junior forward, tied it with his goal at 52 minutes and followed with the game-winner on a penalty kick at 56 minutes to lift Flathead over Capital in a Western AA matchup.

Capital took an early lead with Zach Brandt’s goal just four minutes into play.

Josh Osborne had six keeper saves for Flathead.

Flathead hosts Missoula Sentinel on Tuesday for a Western AA match.

Flathead 0 2 — 2

Capital 1 0 — 1

FLATHEAD — Kaleb Frame, 52:00; Frame, PK, 56:00

CAPITAL — Zach Brandt (Conner Whyte), 4:00

Shots on goal — Flathead 11, Capital 13; Goalie saves — Flathead 6 (Josh Osborne), Capital 6 (Ethan Buffington); Corner kicks — Flathead 3, Capital 1; Fouls — NA; Cards — Flathead, 1 yellow.

Glacier 4, Helena 2

HELENA — Kade Deleray, a senior midfielder, scored his first hat trick of the season and Colton Becker provided the other goal as Glacier rallied by Helena.

Helena led 2-0 at the 20-minute mark.

Glacier (5-0-1) did all of its scoring in the span of 12 minutes. It started with a Deleray penalty kick at 48 minutes.

He now has five goals on the season.

“They gave us a different look, were attacking wide,” Glacier coach Ryan Billiet said of Helena. “One dimensional play.”

Billiet said the adjustments made at halftime worked.

“That was good for us,” he said of trailing. “Facing adversity is what high school sports is all about. We took some positive steps forward today.”

And that happened despite playing without two starting defenders, who were sidelined by injuries.

Glacier is back in action Thursday at Missoula Hellgate.

Glacier 0 4 — 4

Helena High 2 0 — 2

GLACIER — Kade Deleray, PK, 48:00; Deleray (Micah Reason), 52:00; Colton Becker (Graham Friedman), 53:00; Deleray, 60:00

HELENA — Payton Biegler (Jeremy Reynolds), 8:00; Aidan Fitzgerald (Biegler), 20:00

Shots on goal - Glacier 9, Helena 16; Goalie saves — Glacier (Ryker McIntyre 9), Helena (EJ Lowney 5); Corner kicks — Glacier 5, Helena 5; Fouls — NA; Cards — NA

Girls

Laurel 3,

Columbia Falls 2

COLUMBIA FALLS — Jessica Elmer’s goal with five minutes left allowed Laurel to slip by Columbia Falls in a Class A nonconference matchup.

Columbia Falls led twice, 1-0 on a goal by Ellie Johnson five minutes into play, and then 2-1 on another Johnson goal at 55 minutes.

Assisting on those scores were Natasha Martin and Tavia Bechtel.

Columbia Falls (1-1-2) hosts Libby on Thursday.

Laurel 1 2 — 3

Columbia Falls 1 1 — 2

LAUREL — Raquel Jimenez (Taylor Ludwig), 24:00; Jimenez (Mackenzie LaCasse), 68:00; Jessica Elmer (Ludwig), 75:00

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ellie Johnson (Natasha Martin), 5:00; Johnson (Tavia Bechtel), 55:00

Shots on goal — Laurel 16, Columbia Falls 12; Goalie saves — Laurel 8 (Rylee Schultz), Columbia Falls 7 (Alyson Gimble); Corner kicks — Laurel 2, Columbia Falls 3; Fouls — Laurel 4, Columbia Falls 10; Cards — Laurel, 1 yellow.

Belgrade 1, Whitefish 1

BELGRADE — McKayla Stone’s unassisted goal at the 71st minute allowed Whitefish to tie Belgrade in Class A nonconference play.

Belgrade broke the scoreless tie with a goal by Carlie Smith in the 60th minute.

Kess Nelson had seven keeper saves for Whitefish.

Whitefish hosts Polson on Tuesday.

Whitefish 0 1 — 1

Belgrade 0 1 — 1

WHITEFISH — McKayla Stone (Anna Peterson), 71st

BELGRADE — Carlie Smith (Octavia Durnam), 60th

Shots on goal — Whitefish 14, Belgrade 9; Goalie saves — Whitefish 7 (Kess Nelson), Belgrade 7 (Emily Cady); Corner kicks — Whitefish 2, Belgrade 2; Fouls — Whitefish 5, Belgrade 6; Cards — Both teams 1 yellow.

Glacier 1, Helena 1

HELENA — Ally Staats gave Glacier the early lead, scoring at 22 minutes, but Helena tied it up 12 minutes later on a goal by Aine Lawlor.

Helena outshot Glacier 18-9 on goal and led in corner kicks 4-0.

Amy Braig had 17 keeper saves.

“She did an outstanding job of controlling everything,” Glacier coach Brenden Byrd said.

“We came out really flat,” he continued.

“Helena was a dominant, physical force in the first half. We made some changes and got back into the game. It was back-and-forth (after that).”

Glacier (3-0-2) continues with Western AA action on Thursday at Missoula Hellgate.

Glacier 1 0 — 1

Helena High 1 0 — 1

GLACIER — Ally Staats (Maddi Paulson), 22:00

HELENA HIGH — Aine Lawlor, 34:00

Shots on goal — Glacier 9, Helena 18; Goalie saves — Glacier 17 (Amy Braig), Helena 5 (Shanna Floerchinger); Corner kick — Glacier 0, Helena 4; Fouls — Glacier 6, Helena 8; Cards — None.

Capital 2, Flathead 0

HELENA — Goals by Keyara McCarthy and Shelby Rosston in the 66th and 73rd minutes gave Helena Capital the Western AA victory.

Capital, with 16, had twice as many shots on goal as Flathead.

Zoe Zander had eight keeper saves for the Bravettes.

Flathead entertains Missoula Sentinel on Tuesday in Western AA play.

Flathead 0 0 — 0

Capital 0 2 — 2

HELENA CAPITAL — Keyara McCarthy (Nicole Sparks), 66:00; Shelby Rosston (Brynn Walker), 73:00

Shots on goal — Flathead 8, Capital 16; Goalie saves — Flathead 8 (Zoe Zander), Capital 5 (Kelsey Kerker); Corner kicks — Flathead 2, Capital 3; Fouls — NA; Cards — NA.

Billings Central 4,

Libby 0

LIBBY — Josie Snyder scored two goals and Makala Kinzel and Julian Arellano added one each to give Billings Central the Class A nonconference victory over Libby.

On Friday, Billings Central’s 45-match winning streak ended with a scoreless tie at Columbia Falls.

Abby Enennga had nine keeper saves for Libby.

Libby plays a Northern A match on Thursday at Columbia Falls.

Billings Central 3 1 — 4

Libby 0 0 — 0

BILLINGS CENTRAL — Julian Arellano (Josie Snyder), 16:00; Josie Snyder (Frankie Sindelar), 18:00; Makala Kinzel (Arellano), 37:00; Sindelar (Kinzel), 47:00

Shots on goal — NA: Goalie saves – Billings 3 (Natalie Ruegsegger), Libby 9 (Abby Enennga); Corner kicks — Billings 4, Libby 3; Fouls — NA; Cards — Billings, 1 yellow.

Livingston 3, Bigfork 0

LIVINGSTON — Jordan Devoto scored the first and last goals and Madison Patrick had the other as Livingston blanked Bigfork in a nonconference outing.

Livingston outshot Bigfork on goal 11-3.

Ally Pancoast had eight keeper saves for Bigfork.

Bigfork plays at Polson on Thursday.

Bigfork 0 0 — 0

Livingston 2 1 — 3

LIVINGSTON — Jordan Devoto (Stella Nowman), 15:00; Madison Patrick, 32:00; Devoto, 79:00

Shots on goal – Bigfork 3, Livingston 11. Goalie saves – Bigfork 8 (Ally Pancoast, Ceciley Taylor), Livingston 1 (Olga Mogen). Corner kicks – Bigfork 2, Livingston 1. Fouls – Bigfork 3, Livingston n/a. Cards – none.