Following are the Butte High girls’ basketball subvarsity reports for games from Jan. 9 through Jan. 18, as provided by coaches.
Butte High JV 57, Missoula Hellgate JV 39
Three Bulldogs scored in double figures as Butte High rolled to victory Jan. 9 at the Richardson Gym.
Ellison Graham sank three 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead the way for the Bulldogs. Saege Grey added 15 points, and Allie Becker tossed in 11. Grey and Becker shared the Junkyard Dog award.
Butte High also got eight points from Gracie Jonart and three apiece from Autumn Clary and Kendallyn Schad.
Cady Schneider scored 16 points to lead Hellgate. Maria Saenz added 10.
Butte High freshmen 42, Missoula Hellgate freshmen 32
Ava Bryson scored 14 points, while Sage Leber, Berkli Salusso and Wakely Burleson were super gritty on the defensive side of the ball as the Bulldogs picked up the Jan. 9 win at Butte High.
Salusso also scored eight points, and Evie Smith and Burleson each poured in seven. Leber scored five, and Aly Verlanic netted one.
Elli Hogan scored 10 to lead Hellgate.
Butte High JV 45, Missoula Sentinel JV 40
Ellison Graham, Allie Becker and Saege Grey combined for 35 points as the Bulldog JV pulled out a win Jan. 11 in Missoula.
Graham scored 16 points, using a pair of 3-pointers. Becker tossed in 10, and Grey netted nine. Butte High also got four points from Autumn Clary, three from Gracie Jonart, two from Ally Godbout and one from Kendallyn Schad. Jonart took home Junkyard Dog honors.
Kaysa Fuller’s 11 poitns paced the Spartans.
Missoula Sentinel sophomores 30, Butte High sophomores 28
The Bulldogs dropped a tough decision Jan. 11 on the road.
Reese Johnson scored 10 points to lead the Bulldogs in the game. Avery Barsness scored six points, while Brittyn Klima netted four, and Stella Callaghan, Ellie Yates, Kate DeShaw and Kendallyn Schad each tossed in two.
Butte High freshmen 56, Missoula Sentinel freshmen 7
Four Bulldogs scored in double figures as Butte High went on the road for the lopsided Jan. 11 victory.
Evie Smith scored 17 points to lead the way for Butte. Wakely Burleson added 13 points, and Milee Stillwagon and Ava Bryson each tossed in 10. Also, Sage Leber, Kiley Conway and Berkli Salusso scored two points apiece.
Coaches credited the entire squad for playing excellent defense for the entire game. Butte High held Sentinel scoreless in the second half. The coaches singled out Conway, ly Verlanic and Addie Thomson for their great all-around performance.
Butte High JV 48, Kalispell Flathead JV 14
Allie Becker and Elli Graham led the way as eight Bulldog player scored points in the lopsided win Jan. 17 in Kalispell.
Becker scored 14 points, and Graham sank three 3-poiners and scored 12. Kendallyn Schad scored six points for Butte, while Saege Grey tossed in five, Gracie Jonart netted four, Autumn Clary and Avery Barsness each scored three, and Reese Johnson scored one.
Kalispell Glacier sophomores 34, Butte High sophomores 28
The Wolfpack turned back Butte High in the sophomore game Jan. 17 in Kalispell.
Brittyn Klima’s 11 points led the Bulldogs in the loss. Reese Johnson scored seven points, and Avery Barsness tossed in six.
Butte High also got two points apiece from Kate DeShaw and Kendallyn Schad.
Butte High freshmen 35, Kalispell Glacier freshmen 32
Evie Smith’s 15 points led the way as Butte High’s freshmen held on for the tight road victory Jan. 17.
Wakely Burleson was a monster on the defensive end of the court, and Ava Bryson and Smith rebounded the ball with authority, according to Bulldog coaches. Berkli Salusso scored six points and Bryson finished with five. Also, Aly Verlanic, Sage Leber and Burleson each scored three.
Butte High JV 42, Kalispell Flathead JV 26
Ellison Graham had another huge game as the Bulldogs picked up the 16-point win in Kalispell. She sank three 3-pointers in the Jan. 18 win.
Allie Becker tossed in eight points, and Kendallyn Schad contributed with seven. Butte High also got four points from Saege Grey, three from Gracie Jonart, two apiece from Brittyn Klima and Avery Barsness, and one point from Reese Johnson.
Butte High sophomores 42, Kalispell Flathead sophomores 24
Brittyn Klima scored 12 points, and Stella Callaghan poured in 10 as the Bulldog sophomores picked up the big win on the road Jan. 18. Callaghan was named Junkyard Dog of the game.
Ellie Yates scored six points in the win for Butte High, which got four points apiece from Reese Johnson, Kate DeShaw and Kendallyn Schad. Avery Barsness netted two.
Butte High freshmen 44, Kalispell Flathead freshmen 19
Seven different Butte High players scored as the Bulldogs rolled to victory on the road Jan. 18.
Sage Leber scored 10 points, while Evie Smith and Ava Bryson each tossed in eight. Milee Stillwagon, the Junkard Dog of the game, scored seven points.
Butte also got five from Wakely Burleson, four from Berkli Salusso and two from Addie Thomson.




