Butte girls start strong to down Wolfpack

BUTTE — Cadence Graham scored 15 points and Franki Salusso added 14 as Butte defeated Glacier 68-48 in Western AA girls basketball Friday at the Butte Civic Center.

Allie Becker tallied 10 to put three Bulldog players in double figures. Butte outscored Glacier 21-5 in the opening quarter and led 61-34 after three quarters. 

Karley Allen led Glacier with 13 points on four 3-pointers, Cassidy Daniels tallied 12. Daniels hit two triples. 

The Wolfpack outscored Butte 14-7 in the final frame, but couldn’t overcome the slow start. 

Glacier    5    15    14    14    -    48 

Butte    21    17    23    7    -    68 

GLACIER — Nika Wangerin 2 3-6 7, Lucy Holloway 3 0-0 6, Karley Allen 4 1-2 13, Miley Fritz 1 0-0 2, Olivia Warriner 0 2-2 2, Cassidy Daniels 4 2-2 12, Clara Ahner 0 0-0 0, Cadence Daniels 0 0-0 0, Alauna Hagen 1 0-2 3, Ava Grady 1 1-1 3. Totals 16 9-15 48 

BUTTE — Stella Callaghan 0 0-0 0, Allie Becker 3 2-4 10, Cadence Graham 5 4-5 15, Ellie Yates 0 0-0 0, Elli Graham 2 0-0 4, Reese Johnson 0 0-0 0, Saege Grey 1 3-6 5, Autumn Clary 4 1-3 9, Franki Salusso 6 2-2 14, Avery Barsness 0 0-0 0, Emma Johnson 2 1-2 5, Kendallyn Schad 3 0-0 6. Totals 26 13-22 68 

3-point goals — Glacier 7 (Allen 4, Cassidy Daniels 2, Hagen) , Butte 3 (Becker 2, C Graham). Fouls — Glacier 17, Butte 13.