FRI., 08-31 BOYS SOCCER RESULTS

Click to view image

BOZEMAN – Payden Belcourt had a goal and two assists Friday in leading the Stevensville boys’ soccer team to its first victory, 4-0, in a Class A nonconference match against Laurel.

Belcourt set the tone in the 25th minute with a goal on a feed from Sam Giese. The score stayed that way until 13 minutes into the second half when Giese found the net on a feed by Joseph Daniels.

Stevensville (1-2) added two insurance goals in the final 10 minutes of the match. Belcourt assisted on both. Yellowjackets coach Ralph Serrette was happy with the outcome but saw room for improvement.

“Actually the boys did not play as well as they did against Libby,” he said of a 4-2 road loss on Tuesday. “It was windy, so that was one of the problems. To win 4-0 was nice but we can play better.”

The Yellowjackets will get the chance on Saturday when they battle Billings Central in Bozeman.

Stevensville 1 3 – 4

Laurel 0 0 – 0

S – Payden Belcourt (Sam Giese), 25:00

S – Giese, Joseph Daniels, 53:00

S – Micah Roberts, Belcourt, 70:00

S – Daniels, Belcourt, 73:00

Shots – Stevensville 24, Laurel 11. Saves – Stevensville 8 (J.J. O’Bannon), Laurel 12 (Zach Allen). Corner kicks – Stevensville 9, Laurel 2. Total fouls – Stevensville 11, Laurel 4. Yellow cards – none. Red cards – none.

ELSEWHERE

Boys

Billings Central 4, Corvallis 1

At Bozeman, the Blue Devils suffered their first loss in the Class A nonconference matchup.

Corvallis (2-1) jumped to a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute when Cameron Ayers scored on a feed from D.J. Pekoc. The score stayed that way until the second half when Central’s Braedon Trinkle scored in the 48th minute and again in the 53rd to put his team on top for good.

Corvallis keeper Shelby Gifford had six saves.

Corvallis 1 0 – 1

Billings Central 0 4 – 4

C – Cameron Ayers (assist D.J. Pekoc), 33:00

B – Braedon Trunkle, 48:00

B – Trunkle, 53:00

B – Kylen Laber, 66:00

B – Laber, 76:00

Shots – Corvallis 10, Billings Central 15. Saves – Corvallis 6 (Shelby Gifford), Billings Central 2 (Joey Thompson). Corner kicks – Corvallis 5, Billings Central 3. Total fouls – Corvallis 3, Billings Central 5. Yellow cards – none. Red cards – none.

Whitefish 5, Libby 0

At Libby, the defending state champion Bulldogs seized control early in winning their Northern A debut.

Whitefish (2-0 overall) scored twice in the first 16 minutes. Sam Donaldson and Curran Edland did the honors, then scored again later in the match.

Keeper Austin Nagle finished with 12 saves for Libby (0-1-0 conference, 1-1-0 overall).

Whitefish 3 2 – 5

Libby 0 0 – 0

W — Sam Donaldson (assist Curran Edland), 6:00

W — Edland penalty kick, 16:00

W — Edland, Sean Janni, 33:00

W — Janni, Nathan Boone, 45:00

W — Donaldson, 58:00

Shots – Whitefish 17, Libby 3. Saves – Whitefish 3 (Thomas Clark), Libby 12 (Austin Nagle). Corner kicks – Whitefish 8, Libby 1. Total fouls – Whitefish 5, Libby 1. Yellow cards – none. Red cards – none.