Post Falls girls off to 4-0 start

* GIRLS

POST FALLS - Erica Simpson took over Tuesday's girls soccer game against Sandpoint, as the Post Falls Trojans beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs 4-1.

Simpson made her impact felt right away. In the fifth minute she assisted on the first goal, scored by Alli Crain of the Trojans (4-0).

Three minutes before halftime, Simpson struck for her first goal as Post Falls took a 2-0 halftime lead.

"For us, it was really nice to see a lot of different people getting involved besides Erica," Trojans coach Briggs Anderson said. "Our defense played out of our minds. As far as our team goes, we're working really hard."

The Bulldogs (1-2-1) scored their lone goal in the 61st minute - the first goal of the season allowed by Post Falls - on an unassisted score by Emma Weme, which kept the game close at 2-1.

Just three minutes later, Simpson answered on an assist by Bella Scott. Madeline Roberts' goal in the 70th minute, on another assist by Simpson, completed the scoring.

"Starting off 4-0 is obviously a great thing," Anderson said. "We have big hopes and big aspirations. We're keeping it very real as a team and taking it one game at a time, knowing we have a tough season ahead."

Post Falls plays Saturday at Gonzaga Prep.

First half - 1, PF, Alli Crain (Erica Simpson), 5:00. 2, PF, Simpson (Persia Anderson), 37:00. Second half - Spt, 3, Emma Weme (unassisted), 61:00. PF, Simpson (Bella Scott), 64:00. PF, Madeline Roberts (Simpson), 70:00.

Shots on goal - Spt 5, PF 11.

Saves - Spt, Makaya Sundquist 7. PF, Sam Runkle 4.

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* BOYS

Sandpoint 2

Post Falls 0

SANDPOINT - Ash Dills scored a first-half goal, then assisted on another score in the second half as the 4A Bulldogs beat the 5A Trojans in a matchup of defending state champions at War Memorial Field.

Timmy Mueller, who has scored 10 of the Trojans' 14 goals this season, was held scoreless for the first time this year.

"We talked about how to defend him - not let him turn and deny him the ball," Sandpoint coach Adam Tajan said. "We needed this win. It's important for these guys to realize how good they are."

Noah Gondo had eight saves for Post Falls (3-1), which hosts Lewiston next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to open 5A Inland Empire League play.

First half - 1, Spt, Ash Dills (Jeremiah Gagnon), 12:00. Second half - 2, Spt, Joab Logan (Dills), 68:00.

Shots on goal - PF 2, Spt 10.

Saves - PF, Noah Gondo 8; Spt, Jake Rookey, 2.

Lakeland 4

NW Christian 1

RATHDRUM - Junior forward Auston Henry had a goal and two assists in the second half to lead the Hawks past the Crusaders of Colbert, Wash., in a nonleague match at Lakeland Rotary Field.

"Our energy was low in the first half," Lakeland coach Andrew Craig said. "At the half, I told the kids to up our intensity and pressure and we got a good showing out of Auston and had a great overall second half by the entire team."

Kris Jackson, Kyle Dieter and Seth Galbreath also had goals in the second half for Lakeland (2-4), which hosts Coeur d'Alene on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

First half - 1, NWC, Clark Rabe (unassisted), 20:00. Second half - 2, LL, Kyle Dieter (Austin Henry), 55:00. 3, LL, Henry (unassisted), 65:00. 4, LL, Kris Jackson (unassisted), 70:00. 5, LL, Seth Galbreath (Henry), 76:00.

Shots on goal - NWC 2; LL 16.

Saves - NWC, Dex Hughes 12; LL, Cade Coffey 1.

SM-Mos

Coeur d'Alene 1

Gonzaga Prep 0

SPOKANE - Midfielder Sarah Lambert scored the lone goal on a shot from 35 yards out to give the Vikings a nonleague win against the Bullpups.

"It was a ball that they cleared past their defender and she took it and hit it," said Coeur d'Alene coach Andy Vredenburg, who earned his first victory as varsity coach. "It was just an incredible shot. The girls played awesome. They came out with a goal, and they achieved it."

Maddi Williams had two saves in the first half and Sam Lane three in the second for Coeur d'Alene (1-3), which hosts Central Valley on Thursday.

First half - 1, Cd'A, Sarah Lambert (unassisted), 17:00. Second half - none.

Shots on goal - Cd'A 5; GP 5.

Saves - Cd'A, Madi Williams 2, Sam Lane 3; GP, Jessica Berge 4.

Mt. Spokane 9

Lakeland 1

SPOKANE - Freshman Ashley Boettcher scored an unassisted goal for the Hawks in the 42nd minute in a nonleague loss to the Wildcats.

Lakeland (0-3) hosts West Valley on Friday.

First half - 1, MS, Maddy Boyd (Dallas Flager), 3:00. 2, MS, Boyd (Sierra Bezdicek), 17:00. 3, MS, Megan Nilsson (Bezdicek), 18:00. Second half - 4, LL, Ashley Boettcher (unassisted), 42:00. 5, MS, Boyd (Mackenzi Gray), 50:00. 6, MS, Drinkard (Katie Nilsson), 60:00. 7, MS, Bezdicek (unassisted), 65:00. 8, MS, Gray (unassisted), 68:00. 9, MS, Whitney Weaver (unassisted), 70:00. 10, MS, Ashlee Pedersen (unassisted), 75:00.

Shots on goal - LL 5, MS 20.

Saves - LL, Angelique Wetherelt 7; MS, Shannon McReynolds 2, M. Nilsson 2.

* BOYS

Sandpoint 2

Post Falls 0

SANDPOINT - Ash Dills scored a first-half goal, then assisted on another score in the second half as the 4A Bulldogs beat the 5A Trojans in a matchup of defending state champions at War Memorial Field.

Timmy Mueller, who has scored 10 of the Trojans' 14 goals this season, was held scoreless for the first time this year.

"We talked about how to defend him - not let him turn and deny him the ball," Sandpoint coach Adam Tajan said. "We needed this win. It's important for these guys to realize how good they are."

Noah Gondo had eight saves for Post Falls (3-1), which hosts Lewiston next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to open 5A Inland Empire League play.

First half - 1, Spt, Ash Dills (Jeremiah Gagnon), 12:00. Second half - 2, Spt, Joab Logan (Dills), 68:00.

Shots on goal - PF 2, Spt 10.

Saves - PF, Noah Gondo 8; Spt, Jake Rookey, 2.

Lakeland 4

NW Christian 1

RATHDRUM - Junior forward Auston Henry had a goal and two assists in the second half to lead the Hawks past the Crusaders of Colbert, Wash., in a nonleague match at Lakeland Rotary Field.

"Our energy was low in the first half," Lakeland coach Andrew Craig said. "At the half, I told the kids to up our intensity and pressure and we got a good showing out of Auston and had a great overall second half by the entire team."

Kris Jackson, Kyle Dieter and Seth Galbreath also had goals in the second half for Lakeland (2-4), which hosts Coeur d'Alene on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

First half - 1, NWC, Clark Rabe (unassisted), 20:00. Second half - 2, LL, Kyle Dieter (Austin Henry), 55:00. 3, LL, Henry (unassisted), 65:00. 4, LL, Kris Jackson (unassisted), 70:00. 5, LL, Seth Galbreath (Henry), 76:00.

Shots on goal - NWC 2; LL 16.

Saves - NWC, Dex Hughes 12; LL, Cade Coffey 1.

Moscow 5

St. Maries 0

MOSCOW - Ben Ting scored two unassisted goals for the Bears, which beat the Lumberjacks in a nonleague match at Moscow Junior High.

Cody Posselt had 19 saves for St. Maries (2-2), which travels to St. George's on Friday.

"We played really well for a long period of time," St. Maries coach Chris Renaldo said. "They did a good job, but just got tired. Cody had a heck of a game."

First half - 1, Mos, Ben Ting (unassisted), 19:00. 2, Mos, Joey Gallardo-Cook (Tony Quesnell), 38:00. Second half - 3, Mos, Ting (unassisted), 43:00. 4, Mos, own goal, 55:00. 5, Mos, Joe Ewers (unassisted), 61:00.

Shots on goal - SM 2; Mos 23.

Saves - SM, Cody Posselt 19; Mos, Nick Anderton 2, Tyler Morris 0.