Local gridders named to 76th Montana Shrine Game

The 2023 Montana East-West Shrine Game rosters are set. As is the tradition, the rosters were announced on Christmas Day.

The East roster will be represented by a pair of Hi-Line stalwarts in Big Sandy's Brayden Cline, who was named at wide receiver. Cline helped the Pioneers to the Class C Six-Man state championship last month. Chinook linebacker Tyler Schoen also made the East Roster. Schoen was a two-way All-State player for the Sugarbeeters.

Several players were named as alternates as well, including Havre High's Kale VanCampen at linebacker, as well as Big Sandy wide receiver Kody Strutz.

The East Roster will have a familiar name at head coach as Lewistown head man Derek Lear was named head coach of the East All-Star Team. Lear played quarterback for the Montana State University-Northern Lights and led Lewistown to the Class A state title this past fall. The West Team will be coached by Helena Capital's Kyle Mihelish.

The East leads the all-time series 41-34, but the West won last year's game in Great Falls by a 40-21 margin.

The 76th Montana East-West Shrine Game will be played next summer at Naranche Stadium in Butte.

East Roster

Centers: Seth Benge, Billings Central; Austin Slate, Bozeman; Guards: Jaxon Tucker, Billings West; Travis McAlpin, Lewistown; Raven Hensley, Great Falls; Alex Donnelly, Miles City; Tackles: Jacob Anderson, Billings West; Brenden Lockhart, Great Falls; Everett Carr, Bozeman; Tight end: Luke Smith, Bozeman; Wide receivers: Royce Robinson, Lewistown; Braydon Cline, Big Sandy; Augustus Nunez, Great Falls CMR; Matteo Civitarese, Calgary (Canada) Notre Dame; Running backs: Archie LaFurge, Jr., Great Falls CMR; Rafe Longin, Great Falls; Kade Boyd, Billings Central; Quarterbacks: Jake Casagranda, Bozeman; Cole Taylor, Great Falls CMR; Gage Norslien, Lewistown; Athlete: Drew Humphrey, Billings West; Defensive tackles: Josiah Triplett, Great Falls CMR; Wyatt DeVoss, Great Falls; Logan Hughes, Billings Central; Defensive ends: Hunter Sharbono, Fairview; Aidan Martin, Bozeman Gallatin; Camden Johnson, Laurel; Inside linebackers: Clay Oven, Billings Central; Jett Boyce, Lewistown; Tyler Schoen, Chinook; Chris Garcia, Billings West; Outside linebackers: Bryce Grebe, Melstone; Garrett Metrione, Belt; Matthew Golik, Lewistown; Cornerbacks: Avery Allen, Bozeman; Zander Dean, Sidney; Evan Cherry, Bozeman Gallatin; Safeties: Travis Hadley, Billings Central; Connor Hash, Shepherd; Tanner Macy, Billings Senior; Kicker: Elijah Groshelle, Great Falls CMR

Alternates: Center: Mason Christianson, Bozeman Gallatin; Guards: Armand Fair, Billings Senior; Colin Avance, Culbertson; Tight ends: Seth Bailey, Joliet; Mason LaPlante, Great Falls; Wide receivers: Kody Strutz, Big Sandy; Ace Becker, Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine; Running backs: David Wohlfeil, Huntley Project; Austen Hobbs, Froid-Medicine Lake; Quarterback: Garrett Dahlke, Bozeman Gallatin; Defensive tackle: Tyson Hansen, White Sulphur Springs; Inside linebackers: Camryn Mears, Malta; Kale VanCampen, Havre; Asher Feddes, Belgrade; Anthony Okes, Great Falls CMR; Outside linebackers: Morgan Fast, Glasgow; Luke Donnally, Huntley Project; Tanner Grove, Great Falls CMR; Cornerbacks: Bridger Vogl, Belt; Juliun Benson, Wolf Point; Sean Mehling, Hardin; Safeties: Kailua Fatupaito, Billings Skyview; Riley Cline, Miles City

Head coach: Derek Lear, Lewistown

West

Centers: Jesse Hughes, Dillon; Leo Scafani, Whitehall; Guards: Zach Tierney, Butte; Kai Nash, Whitefish; Derrick Saltzman, Hamilton; Tackles: Austin Beuhler, Helena Capital; Tate Templeton, Missoula Sentinel; Jonathan Luhmann, Florence-Carlton; Tight ends: Hayden Opitz, Helena Capital; Dylan Christman, Helena; Wide receivers: Cameron Gurnsey, Butte; Eli Nourse, Dillon; Connor Michaud, Frenchtown; Bryce Umphrey, St. Ignatius; Eli Taylor, Hamilton; Willem Arseneau, Calgary (Canada) Ernest Manning; Running backs: Tom Carter, Helena Capital; Adam Jones, Missoula Sentinel; Quarterbacks: Jarrett Wilson, Polson; Patrick Duchien, Florence-Carlton; Athlete: Jace Stenson, Butte; Defensive tackles: Talon Marsh, Helena Capital; Case Kruse, Manhattan; Montana Cohenour, Whitefish; Defensive ends: Colten Rice, Florence-Carlton; Nick Walker, Bigfork; Dominic Umile, Missoula Sentinel; Inside linebackers: Cy Stevenson, Libby; Kellan Beller, Stevensville; Ridger Jones, Townsend; Outside linebackers: Canyon Sargent, St. Ignatius; Liam O'Connell, Hamilton; Dylan Root, Jefferson; Cornerbacks: Fynn Ridgeway, Whitefish; Isak Epperly, Bigfork; Elijah Ratliff, Thompson Falls; Kyle Holter, Butte Central; Safeties: Nick Michelotti, Helena Capital; Colter Petre, Helena; JJ Dolan, Missoula Sentinel; Caden Hansen, Dillon

Alternates: Center: David Marshall, Helena Capital; Guards: Paul Mousel, Helena Capital; Ben Parks, Missoula Hellgate; Shannen O'Brien, Helena; Tackles: David Burgess, Helena; Ethan Rodriguez, Bigfork; Tight end: Bryce Gilliard, Bigfork; Wide receivers: Leo Filardi, Missoula Hellgate; Carson Anderson, Helena; Treyton Graham, Dillon; Running backs: Dylan Graham, Helena Capital; Dawson Sweat, Townsend; Jackson Hensley, Kalispell Glacier; Quarterback: Gage Sliter, Kalispell Glacier; Athletes: Joey Michelotti, Helena Capital; Hudson Grovum, Helena Capital; Defensive tackles: Tyler Roberts, Helena Capital; Reid Johnson, Twin Bridges, Defensive ends: Henry Gross, Helena Capital; Brandon Role, Columbia Falls; Inside linebackers: Tyler Burden, Drummond-Philipsburg; Miles Hoerauf, Whitehall; Outside linebackers: Joey Lauerman, Helena Capital; Joey Seliskar, Helena; Cornerbacks: Quinn Hanson, Helena Capital; Jesus Garcia, Townsend; Safeties: Trent Wilson, Polson; Trevor Rausch, Missoula Sentinel; Justin Windauer, Columbia Falls; Tyler Kovick, Helena Capital

Head coach: Kyle Mihelish, Helena Capital