Glacier boys fall to unbeaten Capital

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 15, 2022 12:15 AM

HELENA — Hayden Opitz scored 24 points, Brayden Koch added 21 and Helena Capital stayed unbeaten with a 71-49 win over Glacier in a Western AA boys basketball game Friday.

Koch hit a pair of 3-pointers and Opitz hauled in 10 rebounds for the Bruins (6-0 overall, 3-0 in league), who led 36-17 at halftime.

Noah Dowler scored 12 points to lead the Wolfpack (2-5, 1-2 in league), while Nolan Hyde added 11 points and Ty Olsen checked in with 10.

Glacier 12 5 14 17 - 49

Capital 16 20 18 17 - 71

GLACIER — Nolan Hyde 5-10 0-1 11, Will Salonen 0-3 0-0 0, Noah Dowler 5-6 2-3 12, Ty Olsen 5-8 0-0 10, Connor Sullivan 2-8 1-2 6, John Pyron 1-2 0-0 2, Tyler McDonald 1-4 1-2 3, Xavier Stout 1-1 0-0 2, Kaid Buls 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 21-46 4-8 49.

HELENA CAPITAL — Nick Michelotti 2-8 0-0 5, Jacob Curry 4-10 3-3 12, Hayden Opitz 10-14 4-9 24, Trysten Mooney 1-4 0-0 2, Brayden Koch 7-15 5-6 21, Luke Dowdy 0-1 0-0 0, Joey Michelotti 1-1 0-0 3, Hudson Grovom 1-2 0-0 3, Tyler Kervick 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 26-56 13-20 71.

3-point goals — Glacier 3-15 (Buls 1-2, Hyde 1-3, Sullivan 1-6), Capital 6-21 (Koch 2-7, Michelotti 0-1, Grovom 1-1, N.Michelotti 1-3, Curry 1-7). Rebounds — Glacier 29 (Salonen 6), Capital 30 (Opitz 10). Fouls — Glacier 17, Capital 11.