Ezekiel Leighton Has Hat Trick as Bozeman Gallatin Boys Beat Missoula Hellgate for First State Championship

Ezekiel Leighton has hat trick as Gallatin boys beat Missoula Hellgate for first state championship

“I think this year, it started falling together, and the boys started realizing they could do it, and just pushing hard in practice and recognizing that we're in charge of our destiny.” - Gallatin coach Michael Furstenberg

Ezekiel Leighton has hat trick as Bozeman Gallatin boys beat Missoula Hellgate for first state championship

The Raptors have been building incrementally before finally breaking through in 2025 behind Ezekiel Leighton's title game hat trick.

State AA: Leighton hat trick gives Gallatin first boys' soccer gold, Raptors defeat Hellgate 3-2

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- For the first time in school history, the Gallatin Raptors are Class AA boys' state soccer champions.