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Dec. 25—Five players from the State AA champion Glacier Wolfpack, plus two alternates, have been named to the West roster for the 79th Annual Montana East-West Shrine Game.
Glacier's Grady Bennett will also coach the West in the game, which is set for June 20, 2026 in Butte. His roster is fortified with players from Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Polson and State A champion Frenchtown, among others.
Wolfpack offensive linemen Will Astle and Maverick Diede, running back Asher Knopik, linebacker Jack Robinson and quarterback Jackson Presley are all part of the West roster.
Running behind Astle and Diede, Knopik rushed for 1,512 yards and 23 touchdowns for the 12-0 Wolfpack; Presley completed 67 percent of his passes for 2,221 yards and 27 scores, with just two interceptions. He also ran for another seven TDs.
Robinson had 110 tackles plus an interception, forced fumble and blocked kick to lead the Glacier defense.
Wolfpack defensive end Wayne Cox and receiver Ethan Kastelitz are alternates for the West.
The Northwest A is well-represented, starting with guard Sam Akey, running back Cole Moses and linebacker Aaron Anderson of Whitefish. Moses piled up 916 yards and eight touchdowns rushing for the Bulldogs, who fell to Frenchtown in the State A semifinals.
Bigfork had two players selected: defensive tackle Holland Jantzen and linebacker Treker Hickey. Hickey, in addition to be the Vikings' leading rusher, had 77 tackles on defense.
Polson offensive tackle Brody Bulette is on the West squad along with receiver Easton Brooks of Columbia Falls. Brooks had 34 catches for 524 yards and six TDs for the 2025 Wildcats.
Frenchtown is represented by offensive tackle Bryden Ricci, linebacker Konnor Klimpel and defensive end Henry Griffin.
The West also includes one player from State B champion Manhattan, defensive tackle Brady Toner, though the Tigers' Kyler Bailey is an alternate.
Flathead's Kyler Kossman is an alternate as well, along with Holden Emerson of Polson and Rogan Lytle of Eureka.
On the East team, coached by sixth-year Gallatin coach Hunter Chandler, are three players and two alternates from Billings West and five players (plus two alternates) from Billings Central.
Both the Golden Bears (AA) and Rams (A) advanced to their championship games.
State 8-man champion Scobey saw defensive end Cooper Axtman selected for the East; two players from 6-man champion Chester-JI were named alternates.
Bennett played in this game in 1986, was an assistant for the West in 1997 and 2007 and the head coach for the 2012 West team. His 22nd season as Glacier's coach culminated in the Pack's second state championship, to go with their 2014 title.
Chandler's Raptors reached the State AA semifinalist the last four seasons. Prior to taking over at Gallatin, Chandler served five years as the defensive coordinator and assistant coach at Bozeman High. He also coached at Havre High under Mark Samson.
Every year since 1947 Montana high schools' finest players are selected to compete in a game to raise money and to help make the public aware of the expert orthopedic care available at the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Spokane. In recent years, the Montana game has become the top Shrine Game in the nation for hospital donations. In the last 10 years this game has raised over $1 million.
Forty of Montana's finest are selected to compete on each team along with two players from Canada will join them, one for the East and one for the West.
79th Montana Shrine Game rosters
WEST
C William Astle Glacier
C Everett Stumpf Hamilton
G Sam Akey Whitefish
G Bode Templeton Sentinel
G Derek Opitz Capital
T Maverick Diede Glacier
T Brody Bulette Polson
T Brayden Ricci Frenchtown
TE Cooper Dighans East Helena
TE Kade Robinson Sentinel
WR Hudson Luedtke Butte High
WR Brody Duchien Florence
WR Brody Galle Anaconda
WR Easton Brooks Columbia Falls
WR Parker Link Hellgate
RB Asher Knopick Glacier
RB Cole Moses Whitefish
RB Peyton Lorenz Helena High
QB Jackson Presley Glacier
QB Ryan Peoples Butte Central
Athlete Vince Paffhausen Hellgate
Athlete McCoy Townsend Darby
DT Brady Toner Manhattan
DT Holland Jantzen Bigfork
DE Evan Pyron Hellgate
DE Henry Griffin Frenchtown
DE Bridger Alexander Florence
ILB Brit Linder Capital
ILB Aaron Anderson Whitefish
ILB Konnor Klimpel Frenchtown
OLB Jack Robinson Glacier
OLB Treker Hickey Bigfork
OLB Blake Williams Big Sky
OLB Cole McInnis Calgary
CB Brady Williams Big Sky
CB Cameron LeProwse Sentinel
CB Riley Shulte Helena High
S Rudy Hess Sentinel
S Mitch Verlanic Butte High
S Cormack Batt Big Sky
S Cal Marceau Big Sky
West Alternates
Derek Brovold Seeley Swan
Noah Blom Capital
Trenton Moreni Dillon
Nick Kantorowicz Helena High
Wyt Oliver Three Forks
Barrett Bessette St. Regis
Jace Wiseman Three Forks
Holden Emerson Polson
Bailey Corette Frenchtown
Owen Felton Loyola
Kyler Kossman Flathead
Wayne Cox Glacier
Carson Pesek Big Sky
Travis Dye Anaconda
Adam Guajardo Big Sky
Rogan Lytle Eureka
Joe Grunow Loyola
Kyler Bailey Manhattan
Hank Hagenbarth Dillon
Kolten Zurmuehlen Seeley Swan
Sam Cohea Hellgate
Drew Esponda Helena High
Ethan Kastelitz Glacier
Levi Winters Florence
Hagen Paddock East Helena
EAST
C Max Spangler Havre
C Ty Steinmetz Bozeman
G Tommy Lewis Havre
G Kingston Oe Laurel
G Andrew Linder Glasgow
T Carson Ross Gallatin
T Tyton Larsen Billings Central
T Brandon Schoenen Great Falls High
T Bradon Healy Jr. Havre
TE Logan Humphrey Bozeman
TE Merrick Fisher Skyview
WR Wesley Ehret Belgrade
WR Elias Bonner Billings West
WR William Snell Billings Central
WR Drew Etcheberry CMR
WR Grady Neilson Glasgow
RB Curtis Fox Laurel
RB Aiden Salter Billings Central
QB Howie Martin Billings Central
DT Peyton Fenner CMR
DT Parker Warner Billings Senior
DT Darwin Spotted Gallatin
DE Colter Devoss Great Falls High
DE Jace Bantz Grass Range
DE Deisel Zallar Gallatin
DE Cooper Axtman Scobey
ILB Hunter Lee CMR
iLB Layne Alexander Billings Central
ILB Charles Beach Calgary
OLB Sam Talbot Gallatin
OLB Peyton Cicero Billings West
CB Evan Hughen Bozeman
CB Bobby Gutzman Gallatin
CB Gavin Schwend Billings West
CB Deagan Lehfeldt Billings Senior
S Dawson Hammond Malta
S Kougar Kappel Red Lodge
S Rylan Jennings Billings Senior
S Kyhe Gamas Glasgow
P McKay Shobe Lewistown
K Tanner Vick Power-Dutton-Brady
East Alternates
Damen Furthmyre Great Falls High
Aiden Burke Billings West
Jace Pardee Ekalaka
Rhett Comes Lewistown
Fin Schultz Gallatin
Trey Daly Lockwood
Trapper Kinamon Conrad
Lane Bradley Billings Senior
Lincoln Senter CMR
Mason Swanson Red Lodge
Corey Polkowske Absarokee
Cooper Streit Chester-JI
Jet Lafontaine Billings Central
Nate Davis IV Lockwood
Wyatt Sugg Glasgow
Keegan Skjogas Fairview
Layne Wallace Fort Benton
Braedden Matthews Gallatin
Trey St. John Great Falls High
Nolan Kammerman Melstone
Ryland St. John Chester-JI
Travis Cartwright Fairfield
Isaiah Burt Laurel
Jake Phalen Miles City
Duke Williamson Circle
Pierce Caton Red Lodge
Truman Giese Fort Benton
Reed Von Stein Fairfield
Kooper Beard Huntley Project
Bladen Madel Great Falls High
Kael Adrich Billings Central
Krew Hunter Laurel
Colt Johnson Billings West
Caleb Taylor CMR
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Glacier's Grady Bennett will also coach the West in the game, which is set for June 20, 2026 in Butte. His roster is fortified with players from Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Polson and State A champion Frenchtown, among others.
Wolfpack offensive linemen Will Astle and Maverick Diede, running back Asher Knopik, linebacker Jack Robinson and quarterback Jackson Presley are all part of the West roster.
Running behind Astle and Diede, Knopik rushed for 1,512 yards and 23 touchdowns for the 12-0 Wolfpack; Presley completed 67 percent of his passes for 2,221 yards and 27 scores, with just two interceptions. He also ran for another seven TDs.
Robinson had 110 tackles plus an interception, forced fumble and blocked kick to lead the Glacier defense.
Wolfpack defensive end Wayne Cox and receiver Ethan Kastelitz are alternates for the West.
The Northwest A is well-represented, starting with guard Sam Akey, running back Cole Moses and linebacker Aaron Anderson of Whitefish. Moses piled up 916 yards and eight touchdowns rushing for the Bulldogs, who fell to Frenchtown in the State A semifinals.
Bigfork had two players selected: defensive tackle Holland Jantzen and linebacker Treker Hickey. Hickey, in addition to be the Vikings' leading rusher, had 77 tackles on defense.
Polson offensive tackle Brody Bulette is on the West squad along with receiver Easton Brooks of Columbia Falls. Brooks had 34 catches for 524 yards and six TDs for the 2025 Wildcats.
Frenchtown is represented by offensive tackle Bryden Ricci, linebacker Konnor Klimpel and defensive end Henry Griffin.
The West also includes one player from State B champion Manhattan, defensive tackle Brady Toner, though the Tigers' Kyler Bailey is an alternate.
Flathead's Kyler Kossman is an alternate as well, along with Holden Emerson of Polson and Rogan Lytle of Eureka.
On the East team, coached by sixth-year Gallatin coach Hunter Chandler, are three players and two alternates from Billings West and five players (plus two alternates) from Billings Central.
Both the Golden Bears (AA) and Rams (A) advanced to their championship games.
State 8-man champion Scobey saw defensive end Cooper Axtman selected for the East; two players from 6-man champion Chester-JI were named alternates.
Bennett played in this game in 1986, was an assistant for the West in 1997 and 2007 and the head coach for the 2012 West team. His 22nd season as Glacier's coach culminated in the Pack's second state championship, to go with their 2014 title.
Chandler's Raptors reached the State AA semifinalist the last four seasons. Prior to taking over at Gallatin, Chandler served five years as the defensive coordinator and assistant coach at Bozeman High. He also coached at Havre High under Mark Samson.
Every year since 1947 Montana high schools' finest players are selected to compete in a game to raise money and to help make the public aware of the expert orthopedic care available at the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Spokane. In recent years, the Montana game has become the top Shrine Game in the nation for hospital donations. In the last 10 years this game has raised over $1 million.
Forty of Montana's finest are selected to compete on each team along with two players from Canada will join them, one for the East and one for the West.
79th Montana Shrine Game rosters
WEST
C William Astle Glacier
C Everett Stumpf Hamilton
G Sam Akey Whitefish
G Bode Templeton Sentinel
G Derek Opitz Capital
T Maverick Diede Glacier
T Brody Bulette Polson
T Brayden Ricci Frenchtown
TE Cooper Dighans East Helena
TE Kade Robinson Sentinel
WR Hudson Luedtke Butte High
WR Brody Duchien Florence
WR Brody Galle Anaconda
WR Easton Brooks Columbia Falls
WR Parker Link Hellgate
RB Asher Knopick Glacier
RB Cole Moses Whitefish
RB Peyton Lorenz Helena High
QB Jackson Presley Glacier
QB Ryan Peoples Butte Central
Athlete Vince Paffhausen Hellgate
Athlete McCoy Townsend Darby
DT Brady Toner Manhattan
DT Holland Jantzen Bigfork
DE Evan Pyron Hellgate
DE Henry Griffin Frenchtown
DE Bridger Alexander Florence
ILB Brit Linder Capital
ILB Aaron Anderson Whitefish
ILB Konnor Klimpel Frenchtown
OLB Jack Robinson Glacier
OLB Treker Hickey Bigfork
OLB Blake Williams Big Sky
OLB Cole McInnis Calgary
CB Brady Williams Big Sky
CB Cameron LeProwse Sentinel
CB Riley Shulte Helena High
S Rudy Hess Sentinel
S Mitch Verlanic Butte High
S Cormack Batt Big Sky
S Cal Marceau Big Sky
West Alternates
Derek Brovold Seeley Swan
Noah Blom Capital
Trenton Moreni Dillon
Nick Kantorowicz Helena High
Wyt Oliver Three Forks
Barrett Bessette St. Regis
Jace Wiseman Three Forks
Holden Emerson Polson
Bailey Corette Frenchtown
Owen Felton Loyola
Kyler Kossman Flathead
Wayne Cox Glacier
Carson Pesek Big Sky
Travis Dye Anaconda
Adam Guajardo Big Sky
Rogan Lytle Eureka
Joe Grunow Loyola
Kyler Bailey Manhattan
Hank Hagenbarth Dillon
Kolten Zurmuehlen Seeley Swan
Sam Cohea Hellgate
Drew Esponda Helena High
Ethan Kastelitz Glacier
Levi Winters Florence
Hagen Paddock East Helena
EAST
C Max Spangler Havre
C Ty Steinmetz Bozeman
G Tommy Lewis Havre
G Kingston Oe Laurel
G Andrew Linder Glasgow
T Carson Ross Gallatin
T Tyton Larsen Billings Central
T Brandon Schoenen Great Falls High
T Bradon Healy Jr. Havre
TE Logan Humphrey Bozeman
TE Merrick Fisher Skyview
WR Wesley Ehret Belgrade
WR Elias Bonner Billings West
WR William Snell Billings Central
WR Drew Etcheberry CMR
WR Grady Neilson Glasgow
RB Curtis Fox Laurel
RB Aiden Salter Billings Central
QB Howie Martin Billings Central
DT Peyton Fenner CMR
DT Parker Warner Billings Senior
DT Darwin Spotted Gallatin
DE Colter Devoss Great Falls High
DE Jace Bantz Grass Range
DE Deisel Zallar Gallatin
DE Cooper Axtman Scobey
ILB Hunter Lee CMR
iLB Layne Alexander Billings Central
ILB Charles Beach Calgary
OLB Sam Talbot Gallatin
OLB Peyton Cicero Billings West
CB Evan Hughen Bozeman
CB Bobby Gutzman Gallatin
CB Gavin Schwend Billings West
CB Deagan Lehfeldt Billings Senior
S Dawson Hammond Malta
S Kougar Kappel Red Lodge
S Rylan Jennings Billings Senior
S Kyhe Gamas Glasgow
P McKay Shobe Lewistown
K Tanner Vick Power-Dutton-Brady
East Alternates
Damen Furthmyre Great Falls High
Aiden Burke Billings West
Jace Pardee Ekalaka
Rhett Comes Lewistown
Fin Schultz Gallatin
Trey Daly Lockwood
Trapper Kinamon Conrad
Lane Bradley Billings Senior
Lincoln Senter CMR
Mason Swanson Red Lodge
Corey Polkowske Absarokee
Cooper Streit Chester-JI
Jet Lafontaine Billings Central
Nate Davis IV Lockwood
Wyatt Sugg Glasgow
Keegan Skjogas Fairview
Layne Wallace Fort Benton
Braedden Matthews Gallatin
Trey St. John Great Falls High
Nolan Kammerman Melstone
Ryland St. John Chester-JI
Travis Cartwright Fairfield
Isaiah Burt Laurel
Jake Phalen Miles City
Duke Williamson Circle
Pierce Caton Red Lodge
Truman Giese Fort Benton
Reed Von Stein Fairfield
Kooper Beard Huntley Project
Bladen Madel Great Falls High
Kael Adrich Billings Central
Krew Hunter Laurel
Colt Johnson Billings West
Caleb Taylor CMR
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