The 79th Montana East-West Shrine Game will be played Saturday at Naranche Stadium in Butte.

Captains for the Westside were voted on by the players and named Wednesday night. Those captains are Hagen Paddock of East Helena, Evan Pyron of Missoula Hellgate, Henry Griffin of Frenchtown and Asher Knopik of Kalispell Glacier.

Knopik and Paddock are the offensive captains. Knopik will play running back for the Westside, but he will be a linebacker at Montana Tech. Paddock will play receiver for the West and Carroll College.

Pyron and Griffin are the defensive captains. Both will play defensive line for the West. Pyron will play the same position at the University of Montana, while Griffin will compete in track & field at Montana State.

I met with the four captains after their selection in the Team Room of the Metals Sports Bar & Grill. I talked with Knopik and Paddock before talking with Pyron and Griffin.

Then, we caught up with all six coaches on the Westside staff. First up were head coach Tyler Murray and J.D. Ferris of East Helena. Then Dan Lacey of Anaconda and Connor Sullivan of Three Forks joined in before Jim Hogan of Helena Capital and Seth Mason of Frenchtown.

We caught up with Shriners Wynn Randal and Joe Sidor before closing the show with West team coordinator Jeff Hartwick.

Make sure to check out the parade, which starts Saturday at 10 a.m. in Uptown Butte. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. If you can’t make it to Naranche, you can watch on the local CBS stations.

Make sure to call in the telethon for a donation, too.