Bachmeier catches fire, Capital bests Wolfpack

HELENA — Kyle Bachmeier swished four triples, scoring 19 total points to lead Helena Capital past Glacier 63-43 in Western AA boys basketball on Saturday afternoon.  

Cooper Pelc made two 3-pointers in the first period to lead Glacier (6-14 overall, 3-12 in Western AA games) in scoring with 13 points. Asher Knopik added 11 and Carter Knopik contributed nine. The Wolfpack shot 10-13 from the free-throw line. 

Brett Buehler followed Bachmeier with 13 points for Capital (11-8, 8-6), and Kobe Gamradt added seven. The Bruins made all six of their triples in the second half and shot 7-8 from the line. 

Buehler scored seven points in the first half to give Capital a 31-19 lead at halftime.  

Bachmeier made three triples in the third quarter to outpace the Wolfpack 32-24 in the second half. 

Helena    13    18    20    12    -    63 

Glacier    12    7    13    11    -    43 

HELENA CAPITAL — Kobe Gamradt 3 0-0 7, Joey Merganthaler 1 3-3 5, Kyle Bachmeier 7 1-1 19, Carson Toivonen 3 0-0 6, Landon Levang 3 0-0 7, Drew Almquist 1 2-2 4, Brett Buehler 6 1-2 13, Will Spotorno 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 7-8 63.   

GLACIER — Cooper Pelc 4 3-5 13, Ethan Kastelitz 0 0-0 0, Tate Kahler 1 0-0 2, Hudson Kastelitz 0 0-0 0, Talis Pitts 2 0-0 4, Blake Pittman 1 2-2 4, Dylan Banzet 0 0-0 0, Asher Knopik 3 5-6 11, Carter Knopik 4 0-0 9. Totals 15 10-13 43.    

3-point goals — Capital 6 (Bachmeier 4, Levang, Gamradt), Glacier 3 (Pelc 2, C. Knopik). Fouls — Capital 12, Glacier 14. Fouled out — none.