Pack boys shut down Hellgate
KATIE BROWN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 7 months AGO
Glacier's Liam Ells (6) heads in a goal off a corner kick by Hans Coggins (11) in the first half against Missoula Hellgate at Glacier High School on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Carmen Eddy (20) works the ball upfield in the second half against Missoula Hellgate at Glacier High School on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier girls head coach Doug Mello talks to the team at half against Missoula Hellgate on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Reagan Brisendine (22) chases down a ball in the first half against Missoula Hellgate at Glacier High School on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Liam Ells (6) works the ball upfield in the first half against Missoula Hellgate at Glacier High School on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Joey Paolini (7) works for a shot on goal in the first half against Missoula Hellgate at Glacier High School on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Hunter Lisowski (10) celebrates with teammates after a goal in the second half against Missoula Hellgate at Glacier High School on Thursday, Aug. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Liam Ells and Hunter Lisowski scored for the Glacier Wolfpack to top Missoula Hellgate 2-0 in Western AA boys soccer on Thursday.
Ells’ goal was a header in the first half, assisted by Hans Coggins.
“It was just really great out there,” Glacier coach Ryan Billiet said. “I think the biggest thing right now is being grateful for where we’re at. We have wonderful internal leadership, strong defensive play, our midfield was sharp. We were patient and took our time.”
Sophomore keeper Silas Young made 10 saves and got the shutout against the defending State AA champions.
“A lot of credit to the full program, their preparation… all of the pieces, all the work they put in in the offseason to make it possible to build to that point,” Billiet said.
Glacier next plays Helena Capital Friday, Sept. 8.
Hellgate 0 0 — 0
Glacier 1 1 — 0
G — Liam Ells (Hans Coggins)
G — Hunter Lisowski
Shots — Hellgate 6, Glacier 6. Goalie saves — Hellgate 8 (Emmett Platt), Glacier 10 (Silas Young). Corner kicks — Hellgate 2, Glacier 4. Fouls — Hellgate 6, Glacier 9. Cards — none.
Missoula Sentinel 10, Flathead 0
Missoula Sentinel topped the Flathead Braves 10-0 Thursday in Western AA boys soccer at Kidsport.
Luke Olsen scored four goals and Curran Peeples had a hat trick for the Spartans, who are 1-1.
The Braves head to Helena High next Friday.
Sentinel 10 0 –0
Flathead 0 0 – 0
S — Arthur Boote
S — Curran Peeples
S — Luke Olsen
S — Peeples
S — Olsen
S — Olsen
S — Olsen
S — Peeples
S — Rowan Krutek
Shots — Sentinel 14, Flathead 0. Goalie saves — Sentinel 0, Flathead 8 (Alex Miller). Corner kicks — Sentinel 3, Flathead 0. Fouls — Sentinel 3, Flathead 1.
Girls
Missoula Sentinel 1, Flathead 0
Hannah Wolsky scored to lift Missoula Sentinel to a 1-0 win against the Flathead Bravettes Thursday in Western AA soccer.
Wolsky’s goal came in the 68th minute.
The Bravettes next visit Helena High for a game next Friday.
Sentinel 0 1 — 0
Flathead 0 0 — 0
S — Hannah Wolsky 68:00
Shots — Sentinel 6, Flathead 1. Goalie saves — Sentinel 1, Flathead 12. Corner kicks — Sentinel 2, Flathead 2. Fouls — Sentinel 2, Flathead 2. Cards — Flathead 2.
Missoula Hellgate 7, Glacier 0
In what coach Doug Mello called a “perfect storm,” the Glacier Wolfpack fell 7-0 to Missoula Hellgate Thursday in a Western AA girls soccer game.
Mello was referring to the absence of captains Calista Wroble and Reese Ramey on the field and of course going up against a tough Hellgate team.
Next up is an away game against Helena Capital next Friday.
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