Butte boys pull away from Glacier; Bulldog girls down Wolfpack

Hudson Luedtke scored 29 points and the Butte boys stayed unbeaten with a 72-57 victory over Glacier Saturday, while the Bulldog girls took control early and defeated the Wolfpack 72-37 to sweep a Western AA basketball doubleheader at the Wolf Den.

The Bulldog boys (7-0 overall, 2-0 in Western AA games), used a 10-2 run from the end of the third into the fourth to take a 55-44 lead. Luedtke sank a contested three just before the third-quarter buzzer, sparking the run. 

Luedtke rounded out the Kalispell road trip with 58 points and seven 3-pointers after scoring 29 against Flathead Friday. 

Butte boys 72, Glacier 57

Rhett Arntson added 13 for the Bulldogs, while Cayde Stajcar and Mike Verlanic added 12 each. 

Cooper Pelc led the Wolfpack (3-4, 0-2 in conference) with 17 points, Asher Knopik added 13. 

Glacier led 16-10 early in the second quarter before a short 7-1 spurt from Butte leveled the score at 17. 

Butte capped off the victory with an alley-oop off the backboard from Luedtke to Brady Hansen in the final minute to put the Bulldogs up 70-52. 

Butte    10    17    21    24    -    72 

Glacier    14    15    13    15    -    57

BUTTE — Cayde Stajcar 6 0-1 12, Rhett Arntson 5 0-0 13, Hudson Luedtke 9 9-11 29, Mike Verlanic 4 0-0 12, James Pearston 0 0-0 0, Kendel Noctor 0 0-0 0, Raeder Grey 0 0-0 0, Brady Hansen 2 2-2 6, Ryan Hansen 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 11-16 72. 

GLACIER — Cooper Pelc 6 3-8 17, Ethan Kastelitz 2 0-0 6, Tate Kahler 0 0-0 0, Hudson Kastelitz 1 0-0 3, Ryne Gillette 1 1-1 3, Talon Pitts 2 3-5 8, Hunter Daniels 0 0-0 0, Blake Pittman 0 0-0 0, Asher Knopik 4 3-7 13, Carter Knopik 2 2-4 7. Totals 18 14-25 57. 

3-point goals — Butte 9 (Verlanic 4, Arntson 3, Luedtke 2), Glacier 7 (Pelc 2, E Kastelitz 2, H Kastelitz, Pitts, C Knopik). Fouls — Butte 16, Glacier 17. Fouled out — none. 

Butte girls 72, Glacier 37

Cadence Graham sparked the early run with a 3-pointer late in the first quarter as the Bulldogs (4-3 overall, 2-0 in Western AA games) turned a 9-9 tie into a 23-9 advantage early in the second frame. 

Graham finished with 16 points. Elli Graham also scored 16, including four triples. 

Butte hit seven shots from behind the arc in total. 

Karley Allen led the Wolfpack (1-6, 0-2 in conference) with 15 points. She had five points in the first quarter as Glacier stayed close during the opening five minutes.  

Remi Osler had six, all in the first half. 

Glacier is back on the court Tuesday as they travel to Missoula and battle Big Sky at 7 p.m. 

Butte    21    17    19    15    -    72  

Glacier    9    8    10    10    -    37  

BUTTE — Stella Callaghan 0 0-0 0, Allie Becker 3 3-4 9, Cadence Graham 6 2-2 16, Ellie Yates 0 0-0 0, Elli Graham 6 0-0 16, Reese Johnson 0 0-0 0, Saege Grey 2 2-4 6, Autumn Clary 6 1-1 14, Franki Salusso 0 0-0 0, Avery Barsness 0 0-0 0, Emma Johnson 4 0-0 8, Kendallyn Schad 1 1-1 3. Totals 27 9-11 72.  

GLACIER — Nika Wangerin 2 0-0 4, Addison Brisendine 0 0-0 0, Ava Grady 0 0-0 0, Lucy Holloway 0 0-0 0, Karley Allen 5 2-2 15, Miley Fritz 1 0-2 2, Remi Osler 3 0-0 6, Olivia Warriner 1 0-0 2, Kiera Lindsay 0 0-0 0, Clara Ahner 2 0-0 4, Alauna Hagen 1 1-2 4. Totals 15 3-6 37  

3-point goals —Butte 7 (E Graham 4, C Graham 2, Clary), Glacier 4 (Allen 3, Hagen). Fouls — Butte 12, Glacier 8. Fouled out — none.