Butte High basketball players Selene Morrell and Dylan “Bobby” Bache are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

The honors come as the Bulldogs head into their final week of the regular season.

Morrell, a 5-foot-10 senior, takes home the girls’ honor four games after returning to the Mining City following stops living in California and Washington. She scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists in Friday’s 58-46 home loss to Missoula Big Sky. 

Morrell hit on 11 of 14 shots from the free throw line. In four games since returning home, Morrell is averaging 14.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

Bache, a 6-1 junior, receives the boys’ award after scoring 16 points to help lead the Bulldogs to a thrilling 72-63 overtime victory over Big Sky at the Richardson Gym.

His big night included scoring off a nice Rueso Batterman pass for the game-tying bucket as time expired in regulation. Bache, who has been a key varsity contributor since his freshman year, is averaging 9.4 points per game this season. He holds the unofficial school record for having the student section chant his nickname.

For the second year, Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warranty, is teaming up with the ButteCast to honor the finest athletes from the Mining City in an effort to encourage more children to get up, get out and try all kinds of sports and activities.

Photo of Bache courtesy Alycia Holland Photography.