Whitefish blanks Rams
KATIE BROWN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 2 months AGO
Whitefish's Olivia Genovese (10) and Delaney Smith (9) celebrate after Smith's goal in the first half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) shoots in the first half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Olivia Genovese (10), Delaney Smith (9) and Isabelle Cooke (20, back) celebrate after Smith's goal in the first half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish celebrates with Delaney Smith (9) after Smith's goal in the first half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Madison Gordon (3) kicks a free kick in the first half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Preston McPherson (9) battles for possession with Livingston's Bridger Braham (5) in the first half at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Isabelle Cooke (20) heads a ball off a corner kick in the second half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Elijah Adams-Griffin (7) sends a pass into the box with Livingston's Ethan Mathias (4) defending in the first half at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Sadie Olson (6) sends a pass into the box in the second half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Logan Bingham (2) gets around Livingston's Coen Braham (15) in the second half at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Olivia Genovese (10) scores a goal on a penalty kick in the second half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Jackson Dorvall (10) has his shot deflected wide of the goal by Livingston keeper Isaac Winfrey (41) in the first half at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Delaney Smith (9) scores a goal in the first half against Billings Central at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish's Ryder Elliott (3) scores a goal to break a 0-0 tie in the second half against Livingston at Smith Fields on Saturday, Oct. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
WHITEFISH — Delaney Smith and Olivia Genovese each scored twice and the Whitefish Bulldogs dispatched the Billings Central Rams 4-0 on Saturday in a Class A soccer quarterfinal at Smith Fields.
It was the first and only time this season that the Rams (6-4-3), also the defending state champions, were shut out.
“We were very prepared for how they were going to attack us, how they were gonna play,” Whitefish coach Roland Benedict said. “Good teams, good players, they're gonna carve out chances. They're gonna get stuff. We will make mistakes and it's how you handle 'em. A great performance from the group.”
Smith scored twice in the first half for a 2-0 Whitefish lead, then Genovese added a goal from a penalty kick and another off a pass across the box from Smith, both goals coming a minute apart.
“It could have been 6-0, we had a couple chances we should have put away that didn't go in,” Benedict said. “Their keeper made a couple good saves, a couple tackles that went their way and 1 v 1s. But the scary thing is, we can get better and we're gonna get better.”
The Bulldogs (11-2-0) will play host to Eastern No. 2 Lockwood in a semifinal on Saturday, game time to be announced.
Billings Central 0 0 — 0
Whitefish 2 2 — 4
WF — Delaney Smith (Isabelle Genovese) 18:00
WF — Smith 28:00
WF — Genovese 78:00
WF — Genovese 79:00
Shots — BC 10, WF 20. Corner kicks — BX 5, WF 5. Fouls — BC 9, WF 4.
Boys
Whitefish 2, Livingston 0
WHITEFISH — Ryder Elliott and Kyler Jonson’s late goals helped lift the Whitefish boys to a 2-0 quarterfinal win over the Livingston Rangers at Smith Fields on Saturday.
“A fun game to watch and we're really excited to get another one at home next weekend,” Whitefish boys coach John Lacey said. “Our central midfielders played great, the defense held stuff down again in the back. We had to give a little love to our crossbar because they hit a shot that would've been a goal of the year candidate, but the post or the crossbar saved it.”
The Rangers (7-4-2) beat Whitefish last fall en route to the Class A final. Whitefish (13-0-0) will face visiting Lone Peak in a semifinal game on Saturday.
Livingston 0 0 — 0
Whitefish 0 2 — 2
WF — Ryder Elliott (Preston McPherson) 72:00
WF — Kyler Jonson 78:00
Shots — Livingston 3, WF 12. Goalie saves — Livingston 11 (Isaac Whitney), WF 3 (Ethan Bourque). Corner kicks — Livingston 0, WF 9. Fouls — Livingston 13, WF 9. Cards — Livingston 1.
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