KATS OUSTED FROM PLAYOFFS--3-1

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State A soccer playoffs: Libby stops Hamilton in overtime

By the Missoulian missoulian.com | Posted: Saturday, October 16, 2010 7:00 pm |

HAMILTON - The Libby boys' soccer team stole the momentum with a late goal in the second half and then tallied two more in the second overtime to post a 3-1 State A playoff win over Hamilton on Saturday.

Loggers senior Cree Maloney found the back of the net on a header off a long pass from senior James Hare in the 77th minute to force a 1-1 tie.

After a scoreless first overtime, Libby senior Ricardo Macaes broke the tie in the first minute of the second extra session. Macaes got a good look on a pass from striker Crawford Dinning on a two-on-two that made it 2-1 Loggers.

"I think in the overtimes our defense had some fresher legs because after that first goal we didn't give up very many good looks," Libby third-year coach Charlie Webster said. "Hamilton played an outstanding match ... we were able to outlast them."

Talus Martin added another Loggers' goal in the ninth minute of the second overtime to seal the win.

Senior keeper David Brooks stopped 10 shots for Libby, which improved to 9-2-2.

Steffan Stewart scored in the 28th for the Broncs, who suffered their first loss of the season to finish 10-3.

Libby will host Livingston next weekend in a semifinal match. The Rangers defeated Whitefish 2-1 to advance.

Libby 0 1 0 2 - 3

Hamilton 1 0 0 0 - 1

H - Steffan Stewart (Adam Bricon) 28:00,

L - Cree Maloney (James Hare) 77:00,

L - Ricardo Maceas (Crawford Dinning), 91:00,

L - Talus Martin, 99:00.

Shots on goal - Libby 15, Hamilton 17. Saves - Libby 10 (David Brooks), Hamilton 7 (Nash Johnson 7, Nial Clancy). Corner kicks - Libby 5, Hamilton 9. Total fouls - Libby 9, Hamilton 6. Yellow cards - Libby 1, Hamilton 4. Red cards - none.

Elsewhere

Boys

Belgrade 1, Stevensville 0

At Belgrade, an early Panther second-half goal propelled Belgrade to its first ever postseason victory.

Tyler Burns scored on an assist by Guilherme Ferreira in the 45th minute for Belgrade, which improved to 8-4-1 and 1-3 in the playoffs.

Lindsey Brass stopped 13 shots to for Stevensville. The Yellowjackets closed the season with a 7-6 record.

Stevensville 0 0 - 0

Belgrade 0 1 - 1

B - Tyler Burns (Guilherme Ferreira), 45:00.

Shots on goal - Stevensville 5, Belgrade 14. Saves - Stevensville 13 (Lindsey Brass), Belgrade 5 (Jordan Malarchick). Corner kicks - Stevensville 0, Belgrade 8. Total fouls - Stevensville 4, Belgrade 8. Yellow cards - none. Red cards - none.

Livingston 2, Whitefish 1

At Livingston, the Rangers scored with two minutes to play to end the Bulldogs' season.

The Rangers led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by David Hayward in the ninth minute. Whitefish knotted the game in the 60th minute before Travis Pattengale netted the game-winner in the 78th.

Whitefish ended its season at 6-6-1. Livingston (7-2-4) travels to Libby (9-2-2) in the semifinals.

Whitefish 0 1 - 1

Livingston 1 1 - 2

L - David Hayward (Chandler Jensen-Cody), 9:00

L - Travis Pattengale, 78:00

Polson 2, Corvallis 1

At Polson, Jon Heutmaker scored in the waning minutes of the second half to lift the Pirates to the win.

Trever Moll scored in the 15th minute for Polson before Chris Grenfell tied it for the Blue Devils 11 minutes into the second half.

Heutmaker scored from 6 yards out, deflecting a free kick from Jonathan Murphy past Corvallis keeper Eric Kercher in the 76th minute.

The Pirates (9-3-1) host Belgrade in a semifinal match Saturday. Corvallis closed the season 6-5-2.

Corvallis 0 1 - 1

Polson 1 1 - 2

P - Trever Moll (Sean Hart), 15:00

C - Chris Grenfell, 51:00

P - Jon Heutmaker (Jonathan Murphy), 76:00

Shots on goal - Corvallis 4, Polson 15. Saves - Corvallis 13 (Eric Kercher), Polson 3 (Peregrine Frissell). Corner kicks - Corvallis 4, Polson 1. Total fouls - Corvallis 19, Polson 22. Yellow cards - Polson 1. Red cards - none.

Girls

Billings Central 5, Bigfork 0

At Billings, the defending state champs jumped on top 3-0 by halftime and cruised to the opening-round win.

Jaelene Zygmond scored a pair of goals for Central (13-0).

"They got up on us right away and that was the one thing we couldn't let them do," said first-year Bigfork coach Charlie Appleby, whose team finished with a 5-8 record. "We wanted to try to frustrate them and force them to make some mistakes. But a team like this just doesn't make mistakes on their own."

Bigfork 0 0 - 0

B. Central 3 2 - 5

BC - Jaelene Zygmond (Sammy Elliott), 3:00

BC - S. Elliott (Taylor O'Toole), 12:00

BC - Ryanne Frazier (S. Elliott), 25:00

BC - Morgan Seeley, 42:00

BC - Zygmond (O'Toole), 74:00

Shots on goal - Bigfork 4, Billings Central 32. Saves - Bigfork 12 (Sierra Fischer 12), Billings Central 2 (Hadley Ryan 2).

Belgrade 7, Loyola Sacred Heart 0

At Belgrade, the Panthers cruised to a shutout win in the first round of the playoffs.

Miranda Cameron and Serena Klopp each scored a pair of goals to lead Belgrade.

Klopp's first tally off a pass from Emily Gordon in the 27th minute gave the Panthers a 3-0 lead in the first half.

Kim Peterson stopped 10 shots in goal for the Breakers, who were outshot 22-4.

Loyola closed the season 5-7-1.

Loyola 0 0 - 0

Belgrade 3 4 - 7

B - Own goal, 4:00,

B - Annie Prickett (unassisted), 9:00,

B - Serena Klopp (Emily Gordon), 27:00,

B - Miranda Cameron (Shelby Erdahl), 45:00,

B - Cameron (Erdahl), 50:00,

B - Prickett (unassisted), 52:00,

B - Gordon (unassisted), 63:00.

Shots on goal - Loyola 4, Belgrade 22. Saves - Loyola 10 (Kim Peterson), Belgrade 2 (Harper Jakob, Katie Jallings). Corner kicks - Loyola 1, Belgrade 7. Total fouls - Loyola 2, Belgrade 4. Yellow cards - Loyola 1, Bigfork 0. Red cards - none.

Whitefish 2, Stevensville 0

At Whitefish, Presley Pritchard and the Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals with a pair of second-half goals.

After a scoreless first half, Natalie Gayner converted a feed from Pritchard in the 55th minute for Whitefish. Pritchard added an insurance tally 10 minutes later off a feed from Mackenzie Thomas.

Madisen Cross and Callie Marsh combined to turn aside three shots on goal for the Bulldogs (11-2-0). They meet Belgrade next weekend for a spot in the state title match.

Anna Tom made 20 saves for Stevensville, which closed the season 5-6-2.

Stevensville 0 0 - 0

Whitefish 0 2 - 2

W - Natalie Gayner (Presley Pritchard), 55:00

W - Pritchard (Mackenzie Thomas), 65:00

Shots on goal - Stevensville 3, Whitefish 22. Saves - Stevensville 20 (Anna Tom), Whitefish 3 (Madisen Cross, Callie Marsh 2). Corner kicks - Stevensville 2, Whitefish 3. Total fouls - Stevensville 1, Whitefish 1.

Hamilton 3, Columbia Falls 1

At Hamilton, in a matchup of two 10-2-0 teams, the Broncs separated themselves with three goals in an 11-minute span in the first half to claim a playoff win over the visiting Wildkats.

Maria Zepeda scored in the 15th minute, Kesey Brangoccio had a tally in the 22nd and Kelsi Almond capped the Hamilton scoring with a goal in the 26th.

Ali Stahl stopped nine shots in goal for the Broncs (11-2-0).

McKenzie Kaiser scored a goal in the 56th minute for Columbia Falls, which closed the season 10-3-0.

The Broncs will host Billings Central next weekend. The Rams downed Bigfork 5-0 to advance.

Columbia Falls 0 1 - 1

Hamilton 3 0 - 3

H - Maria Zepeda (Kelsey Rocheleau), 15:00,

H - Kelsey Brangoccio, 22:00,

H - Kelsi Almond (Sami Cratofil), 26:00,

CF - McKenzie Kaiser (Julia Burgi), 56:00.

Shots on goal - Columbia Falls 8, Hamilton 13. Saves - Columbia Falls 9 (Niesha Thompson), Hamilton 9 (Ali Stahl). Corner kicks - Columbia Falls 2, Hamilton 1. Total fouls - Columbia Falls 6, Hamilton 8. Yellow cards - none. Red cards - none.