WHITEFISH BOYS AND LIBBY GIRLS MOVE INTO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 25, 2009 Northwest Montana A Conference
STATE A SOCCER PLAYOFFS Boys Whitefish 2, Corvallis 1 Billings Central 2, Libby 1 Girls Libby 2, Hamilton 1 Billings Central 5, Whitefish 0
WHITEFISH HOSTS BILLINGS CENTRAL AND LIBBY HOSTS BILLINGS CENTRAL. STATE A SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Libby girls make title gameBy the Missoulian | Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:30 pmTROY - For the first time in school history, the Libby girls' soccer team is headed to the Class A state championship match. Jaime Gilden scored two goals for the Loggers and Anna Valentine assisted on both as they boosted their record to 13-0. They will play host to Billings Central, the team that eliminated them in the semifinal round last year, in the finals on Saturday. "It's pretty sweet," Libby coach Matt Warner said. "The team really played well together today. "Our keeper (Audra Poppen) made a key save in the first half off a corner kick, getting the ball over the crossbar so we could maintain our 2-1 lead. The defense did a great job all the way up the field. Hamilton was coming on hard, so it was a battle until the end." Gilden gave Libby its first lead on a pass from Valentine in the 11th minute. Hamilton, which finished 11-2-1, answered with a Casey Shifflett goal three minutes later. That set the stage for Gilden's game-winner in the 34th minute. "Anna (Valentine) was back on defense, stole the ball and made a nice pass upfield to Jaime," Warner said. "She took it in going one-on-one with the keeper." The game was moved to Troy because of poor field conditions in Libby caused by football action and rain. Hamilton 1 0 - 1 Libby 2 0 - 2 L - Jaime Gilden (assist Anna Valentine), 11:00 H - Casey Shifflett (Bry Gordon), 14:00 L - Gilden (Valentine), 34:00 Shots on goal - Hamilton 2, Libby 5. Saves - Hamilton 3 (Ali Stahl), Libby 5 (Audra Poppen). Corner kicks - Hamilton 6, Libby 3. Total fouls - Hamilton 5, Libby 4. Yellow cards - none. Girls Billings Central 5, Whitefish 0 At Billings, the Bulldogs were outshot, 23-4, and finished up with a record on 7-5-2 with the loss in a Class A state semifinal. Central scored all of its goals in the first half. Jackie Elliott started the onslaught with a goal in the ninth minute, then added another in the 16th minute and a third in the 21st minute. Keepers Callie Marsh and Madisen Cross combined to make nine saves for Whitefish. Whitefish 0 0 - 0 Billings Central 5 0 - 0 B - Jackie Elliott, 9:00 B - Ellioitt, 16:00 B - Elliott, (assist Holly Davison), 21:00 B - Ryanne Frazier (Morgan Seeley), 23:00 B - Taylor O'Toole (Frazier), 39:00 Shots on goal - Whitefish 4, Central 23. Saves - Whitefish 9 (Callie Marsh, Madisen Cross), Central 3 (Austin Hanser). Boys Whitefish 2, Corvallis 1 At Whitefish, the Bulldogs (10-3-1) punched their ticket into the Class A state final with the win. They will play host to 2008 state runnerup Billings Central in the title match. Corvallis, which finished 11-3, drew first blood when Seth Pelkey found the back of the net on an assist by Aaron Jessop early in the second half. The score stayed at 1-0 until the 70th minute when Matt Danczyk scored for Whitefish. Seven minutes later, Anton Daoud tallied the game-winner for the Bulldogs on an assist by Jack Steele. Three yellow cards were given in the match, including one to Corvallis and two to Whitefish. The Bulldogs, state champs in 2007, will be looking to avenge a 4-1 loss to Billings Central in September. Corvallis 0 1 - 1 Whitefish 0 2 - 2 C - Seth Pelkey (assist Aaron Jessop), 42:00 W - Matt Danczyk, 70:00 W - Anton Daoud (Jack Steele), 77:00 Shots on goal - Corvallis 5, Whitefish 4. Saves - Corvallis 7 (David Illgenfritz), Whitefish 5 (Alex Whitaker). Corner kicks - Corvallis 1, Whitefish 4. Total fouls - Corvallis 13, Whitefish 5. Yellow cards - Corvallis 1, Whitefish 2. Billings Central 2, Libby 1 At Billings, Kevin Klee scored the winning goal on an assist from Mikey Wall in the 61st minute as the Rams advanced to the Class A title match. Central broke on top in the fourth minute on a goal by Corry Miller. But the Loggers, who finished 10-4, answered in the 39th minute on Crawford Dinning's penalty kick. Keeper Lewis Brossman made nine saves for Libby. Libby 1 0 - 1 Central 1 1 - 2 C - Cory Miller, (assist Mike Eggen), 4:00 L - Crawford Dinning pk, 39:00 C - Kevin Klee (Mikey Wall), 61:00 Shots on goal - Libby 5, Central 11. Saves - Libby 9 (Lewis Brossman), Central 4 (Cody Linde). | 
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