Briefs: Pack’s Allen signs for flag football; Pack, Braves team awards

Karley Allen, a senior who quarterbacked the Glacier Wolfpack to the last two of their four straight state flag football championships, has signed to play the same sport at Milligan University in Elizabethtown, Tennessee.

Allen officially signed Tuesday morning at Glacier High School. She’ll be joining a program that went 21-4 in 2025, winning the NAIA Flag B Playoff Bracket after bowing out of the winner’s bracket. The Buffaloes are coached by Ryan Witten, brother of NFL standout Jason Witten. 

Allen played on all four Glacier title teams, moving from receiver to QB in 2024. On the final day of this year’s state tournament in Hamilton, she led the Wolfpack over Flathead 28-20 in the semifinals and past Missoula Hellgate 28-0 in the final.  

She was a combined 29 of 36 passing in the two wins, for 334 yards and five touchdowns. She also ran for three scores. 

Knopik, Presley co-MVPs for Pack football 

Asher Knopik, Jackson Jackson, Wayne Cox and Ethan Kastelitz all were named MVPs for Glacier football at the Wolfpack’s awards banquet Sunday. 

Knopik and Jackson shared the offensive award and Cox and Kastelitz split the defensive honors.  

The MVP awards were player-voted.

Presley, Knopik and Will Astle were Team Captains as voted on by the players and coaches; the combined group voted the Alpha Dog (Player of the Year) Award to linebacker Jack Robinson.

Astle was voted the “Wolf” Award for most valuable teammate by his teammates, who also chose Kyle Smith as special teams MVP. 

The complete list of awards follows: 

Player Voted Awards 

Offensive MVP: Asher Knopik and Jackson Presley 

Defensive MVP: Wayne Cox and Ethan Kastelitz 

Special Teams MVP: Kyle Smith 

“Wolf” Award (Most Valuable Teammate): Will Astle 

Player and Coaches Voted Awards: 

“Alpha-Dog” Award (Player of the Year): Jack Robinson 

Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year: Cash Keim 

Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year: Matt Ahner 

Team Captains: Will Astle, Asher Knopik, Jackson Presley 

Coaches Voted Awards: 

Offensive Coaches Award: Jesse Baines 

Defensive Coaches Award: Maverick Diede 

Most Improved Offensive Player: Dylan Banzet 

Most Improved Defensive Player: Cooper Pelc 

Weight Room MVP: Kaleb Fuehr 

Flathead football singles out 4 for 2025 awards 

Eli Coopman, Nolan Campbel, Kohen Riley and Hudson Capser were recipients of Flathead football’s postseason awards this year, head coach Mac Roche reported. 

Coopman, who started at quarterback, landed the Brave Award. It goes to the individual that represents “The Brave Way” in all facets of life — as an athlete, person and leader.  

Campbell and Rilley split the Warrior Award, for “the individual(s) who have a never-say-die mentality, who will continue to strive through adversity.” 

The Win The Day Award, went to Capser — “to the player who shows up to everything, is resilient in pursuit of perfection and doesn’t take any days or reps off,” Roche said.