Soccer squads sizzle in sun
BOYS SOCCER
Frenchtown 4, Polson 3
Mercer Toes Trifecta, Tallies Tandem
At Frenchtown on Thursday , the visiting Pirates had their most productive goal scoring game of the season, tying the game up twice after trailing both times, but a last minute PK by the Broncs broke out of the corral of a 3-3 deadlock. Polson netted the first equalizer when Alex Helgeson scored off an assist from Mike Mercer. After Frenchtown picked up two more goals before intermission, Mercer “the Mechanic” plied his tradecraft again, booting sequential goals off assists dished by Jonah Kasnitz to knot the game up once again with ten minutes of play remaining. A tie was in the making but for an untimely foul on a through ball that set up the penalty kick. After coming within inches several times last season, Mercer not only netted his first varsity career goal, but he doubled the pleasure and then some. Coach Jess Kittle was also pleased by the defensive savvy of sweeper Jaben Wenzel and the attack acumen of Drew Hanson. Now a quarter of the way through their schedule, the Pirates have almost scored as many goals as they did the entirety of last season, the uptick attributed to spreading the wealth around to create a wider array of weaponry. Polson (0-3) will have already tangled with Whitefish up north in their first conference clash of the season, then host the Bigfork Vikings in the late homecoming game on Thursday.
Polson 1 2 - 3
Frtwn 3 1 - 4
F – Parker Spadt, 7:00
P – Alex Helgeson (a Mike Mercer), 11:00
F – Jake Baker (a Conner Talbert), 27:00
F – Baker (a Valeriy Chinikaylo), 29:00
P – Mercer (a Jonah Kasnitz), 41:00
P – Mercer (a Kasnitz), 74:00
F – Baker (PK), 79:00
Shots on goal - Polson 9, Frenchtown 7.
Saves - Polson 3 (Basler 1, Smith 2), Frenchtown 6 (Bridger Truett).
Corner Kicks - Polson 3, Frenchtown 3.
Fouls - Polson 9, Frtwn 21. Yellow Cards - Polson 2, Frtwn 2.
(Frtwn variants - sog P8F1, sv P5F5, ck P2F3, f P5F13) DATA SOURCE: PP stat records.
GIRLS SOCCER
Polson 4, Frenchtown 0
Lady Bucs bust Broncs, bang bountiful boot-y
At Frenchtown on Thursday, Sep. 11, the visiting Lady Pirates tallied an early trio and stayed on the attack the remainder of the game against the host Lady Broncs, bolstered by a lopsided 31-6 shot-on-goal differential. Sarah Howell assisted Marina Mayorga for the first score, then acquired her own Pirate booty before the half that sandwiched a Tiara Duford tally between two slices of soccer savvy. A little frosting was added to the cake by the “tres amigas” senior captains when Linnea Madsen contributed a secondary assist to set up Howell on a breakaway, who then dished the ball to an open Keely Clairmont to account for the final tally. The Pirates (2-1) traveled to Whitefish this past Tuesday for their first conference clash, then host the Bigfork Vals on Thursday in the early game of a homecoming doubleheader.
Polson 3 1 – 4
Frtwn 0 0 – 0
P – Marina Mayorga (a Sarah Howell), 7:00
P – Tiara Duford (unassisted), 13:00
P – Howell (unassisted), 23:00
P – Keely Clairmont (a1 Howell, a2 Linnea Madsen), 50:00
Shots on goal - Polson 35, Frenchtown 6.
Saves - Polson 9 (Jenna Evertz), Frenchtown 15 (Chloe Emmons).
Corner kicks - Polson 3, Frenchtown 1. Cards - none.
indiv sog - Howell 8, Mayorga 7, Clairmont 7, Kiana Snyder 5, Madsen 4, Duford 2, JaNessa Taylor 2.
(Frtwn variants - sog P31F6, sv P4F2)
MVCA 5, Chrysalis 0
Maddy turns a hat trick
At Eureka on Saturday the 13th of September, the visiting Lady Sting of Mission Valley Christian Academy shut out Chrysalis School 5-0. MVCA’s Rachel Maddy scored a hat trick with a pair of assists coming from Taelor Conrad and the other by Ellie Maddy. Ashley Howell and Ellie Maddy each scored a goal apiece. The Lady Sting were in firm control by halftime with a 4-0 lead.
MVCA 5, LPJV 4
Conrad clobbers double brace
At Polson on Tuesday, Sep. 9, the host Mission Valley Christian Academy edged the visiting Lady Pirate Junior Varsity in a toe-to-toe contest that traded goal for goal until Lady Sting Rachel Maddy netted the final tally off an assist from Alyssa Slack that broke a 4-4 deadlock. MVCA’s Taelor Conrad netted a double brace, two unassisted and another pair assisted by Aurelia Shrider and Ellie Maddy. The Lady Pirates got a pair of goals from freshman Marina Mayorga along with individual goals from Olivia Hewston and JaNessa Taylor, the same trio also contributing assists.
LPJV 2 2 - 4
MVCA 2 3 - 5
MVCA – Taelor Conrad (unassisted)
LPJV – Olivia Hewston (unassisted)
MVCA - Taelor Conrad (a Aurelia Shrider)
LPJV – Marina Mayorga (a JaNessa Taylor)
MVCA - Taelor Conrad (unassisted)
LPJV – Mayorga (a Hewston)
MVCA - Taelor Conrad (a Ellie Maddy)
LPJV – Taylor (a Mayorga)
MVCA – Rachel Maddy (a Alyssa Slack)
Shots on goal – LPJV 20,MVCA 10 (MVCA var P8)
Saves – Polson 3 (Camas Renault), MVCA 4 (Claire Hanke).
Corner Kicks – LPJV 2, MVCA 0 (MVCA var P3,M3)
Fouls – LPJV 2 (Madi Wheeler, Michelle Terry), MVCA na
COED SOCCER
MVCA 5, EurekaSC 1
On Saturday, Sep. 13, the Mission Valley Christian Academy coed soccer team visited the Eureka Soccer Club. v Jake Windauer scores 4 goals, a pair of them assisted by Nick Windauer and Andi Hohenauer. The other goal came off the foot of Hohenauer, assisted by Brenden Conrad. The second half remained scoreless.
indiv sog - N. Windauer 3, Connor Murphy 2, Brenden Conrad 2.