MISSOULA — For years, the Missoula Hellgate boys soccer program was a fixture in the Class AA state championship match, a guarantee about as good as death and taxes.

The past two years the Knights missed the title game after losses in the semifinal round, but all of that was corrected Tuesday evening at Fort Missoula Regional Park as Hellgate defeated Helena Capital 1-0 in a competitive match to punch its ticket back to the final game of the postseason.

WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS: Missoula Hellgate tops Helena Capital, heads back to Class AA title game

Declan Reed broke the Knights through in the 56th minute as he scored the game's lone goal. The second half was then owned by Hellgate keeper Henry Leow, who shined as the Bruins ramped up the offensive onslaught in hopes of tying the game.

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