Butte Central swept past Anaconda in a non-conference basketball doubleheader Friday night at the Maroon Activities Center. They did it in historic fashion, too.

After the Maroons beat Anaconda in a 46-43 double-overtime thriller in the opener, the BC boys connected on 19 3-pointers in a 76-31 win in the nightcap.

According to Montana High School Association stats, that is the third most made 3-pointers in a game by a team in Montana History. Manhattan Christian and Melstone are tied for the record with 22, according to the MHSA.

Central’s previous record was 14 in 2008 against Lewistown.

Sophomore Joshua Sutton tied Dougie Peoples’ school record with eight 3-pointers and scored 30 points to lead the Maroons. Peoples hit eight treys in 2023 against Corvallis. Luke Stajcar (1999), Shaughn McKeon (2006) and Jonathan Richards (2009) each hit seven 3-pointers in a game.

Sutton hit seven of those threes and scored 25 points before halftime, too.

Ryan Peoples hit four threes and scored 14 points for the Maroons. Eighth grader Noah Sutton sank three, and Patrick Stimatz and Owen McPartland each buried two.

Freshman Zayonna Otherbull scored 19 points to lead the BC girls in their intense victory. Meela Mithcell scored 21 for the Copperheads.

We will have more on these games in the ButteCast SportsCap next week.

BOYS
Butte Central 76, Anaconda 31
ANACONDA — Jesse Jones 2 0-0 5, Shane Schalk 2 1-2 5, Brody Galle 2 0-0 4, Travis Dye 1 0-0 2, Carson Lacey 0 0-0 0, Treyton Patrick 1 0-0 3, Kyson Patrick 0 1-2 1, Ryder Anderson 4 0-0 11. Totals 12 2-4 31.
BUTTE CENTRAL (3-4) — Ryan Peoples 5 0-0 14, Patrick Stimatz 2 0-0 6, Joshua Sutton 10 2-2 30, GG Fantini 0 0-0 0, Owen McPartland 3 1-1 9, Noah Sutton 3 0-0 9, Cade Kelly 0 0-0 0, Burkley Lakkala 1 2-3 4, Jaxon Hiatt 1 0-0 2, Justus McGee 1 0-1 2, Xandar Strand 3 1-1 9. Totals 26 5-7 76.
Anaconda 6       8       12     5 — 31
Central      25     20     14     17 — 76
3-point goals — Anaconda 5 (Anderson 3, Jones, Patrick), BC 19 (J. Sutton 8, Peoples 4, N. Sutton 3, Stimatz 2, McPartland 2). Fouls — Anaconda 18, BC 8. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.

GIRLS
Butte Central 46, Anaconda 43 (2 OT)
ANACONDA — Addi Case 0 0-0 0, Cianna Chor 1 1-4 3, Addie Olson 2 3-4 5, Rian Daniels 1 6-10 8, Quincy Saltenberger 2 1-4 6, Meela Mitchell 7 6-8 21.
BUTTE CENTRAL (2-5) — Evyn Smith 1 0-0 3, Kenzie McQueary 2 5-12 9, Zayonna Otherbull 6 4-6 19, Rylee Forbes 4 0-0 8, Braelynn Schelin 1 0-0 3, Jaedyn Maldonado 1 0-0 2,  Arika Stajcar 1 0-0 2, Mieka Boyer 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 9-20 46.
Anaconda 13     6       7       7       5       5 — 43
Central      6       5       9       13     5       8 — 46
3-point goals — Anaconda 2 (Saltenberger, Mitchell), BC 5 (Otherbull 3, Smith, Schelin). Fouls — Anaconda 15, BC 23. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.