Knopik brothers help Glacier defeat Helena High

[ASFN Admin]

Feb. 28—HELENA — Asher Knopik made a layup with 15 seconds remaining to give the Wolfpack a two-point lead and Carter Knopik made clutch free-throws to defeat Helena High 39-35 in Western AA boys basketball. Asher Knopik led Glacier (6-13, 3-11 in Western AA games) with 14 points. Talis Pitts added eight and Carter Knopik tallied seven free throws. Seth Lieberg scored 12 points for Helena High (9-9, 6-7). Tyse Todorovich chipped in 10 but fouled out late in the fourth quarter. Todorovich swished an early triple and scored 7 points in the first half to help Helena High open strong, outscoring Glacier 20-14 at the break. The Wolfpack rallied in the second half behind seven points from Cooper Pelc in third quarter. Glacier led 28-27 going into the fourth period. After a back-and-fourth battle, Asher Knopik found the rim to take a 37-35 lead in the final minute. Pelc blocked the next Bengals 3-point attempt out-of-bounds, and Carter Knopik stole the final inbounds pass to secure the Wolfpack victory at the charity stripe. Glacier 8 6 14 11 — 39 Helena 10 10 7 8 — 35 GLACIER — Cooper Pelc 3 0-0 7, Ethan Kastelitz 0 0-4 0, Tate Kahler 1 0-0 3, Hudson Kastelitz 0 0-0 0, Talis Pitts 3 1-1 8, Blake Pittman 0 0-0 0, Dylan Banzet 0 0-0 0, Asher Knopik 6 2-2 14, Carter Knopik 0 7-10 7. Totals 13 10-13 39. HELENA HIGH — Pacer Lybbert 1 0-0 2, Cayden 0 3-6 3, Reece Silvonen 0 1-3 1, Seth Lieberg 5 1-4 12, Gracen Silvonen 0 1-2 1, Tyse Todorovich 4 1-4 10, Jonathan Laboy 2 0-0 4, Chase Foster 1 0-2 2. Totals 13 7-21 35. 3-point goals — Glacier 3 (Pelc, Kahler, Pitts). Helena 2 (Lieberg, Todorovich) Fouls — Glacier 21, Helena 17. Fouled out — Todorovich.

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