Butte High junior guard Hudson Luedtke became just the second Bulldog boy basketball player to score 1,000 career points Friday night.

The milestone came as Luedtke tossed in 18 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 51-44 Western AA win over Missoula Big Sky at the Butte Civic Center. The win, Butte High’s third straight, lifts the Bulldogs to 7-3 overall and 3-2 in conference play.

Luedtke now has 1,003 points through 59 career games. He is just 20 points away from becoming the all-time leading scorer in Butte High history. That title now belongs to the late John Dawson, who scored 1,022 points in 73 games from 1966 through 1968. Dawson died of a heart attack five days short of his 41st birthday in December of 1990.

Luedtke’s total includes 217 points in 10 games this season.

The Bulldog players and coaches recognized the achievement at mid-court following the game.

Luedtke will have a chance to eclipse Dawson’s mark when the Bulldogs play host to Helena High Thursday at the Richardson Gym.

Lexie Nelson, a 2010 Butte High graduate, scored 1,696 points in her remarkable career. That is the high school scoring record in Butte — boy or girl.

Dylan “Bobby” Bache scored 17 points in the win that capped a boys-girls doubleheader. Missoula Big Sky opened the twin bill with a 58-55 overtime win over the Bulldogs. Butte High freshman Cadence Graham, who is well on her way to 1,000 points on her career, too, poured in 27 points to lead the Bulldogs.

We will have more on the Butte-Big Sky games in Wednesday’s ButteCast SportsCap.

BOYS
Butte High 51, Missoula Big Sky 44
MISSOULA (5-4, 2-3) — Isaiah Reed 6 0-0 15, Carmack Batt 0 0-0 0, Mason Fulford 0 0-0 0, Tyson Tims 1 2-2 4, Cole Silberstein 2 0-0 6, Brady Williams 1 2-4 5, Eli Kasberg 3 4-6 10, Aiden Towe 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 8-12 44.
BUTTE HIGH (7-3, 3-2) — Tocher Lee 2 0-0 6, Dylan Bache 7 3-3 17, Torre Tempel 2 0-2 6, Hudson Luedtke 5 5-6 18, Braylon Larson 2 0-0 4, Spencer Callaghan 0 0-0 0, Kendel Noctor 0 0-0 0, Brady Hanson 0 0-0 0, Raeder Grey 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-11 51.
Big Sky     12     9       9       13 — 44
Butte         15     10     11     15 — 51
3-point goals — Big Sky 6 (Reed 3, Silberstein 2, Williams), Butte 7 (Luedtke 3, Lee 2, Temel 2). Fouls — Big Sky 13, Butte 14. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.

GIRLS
Missoula Big Sky 58, Butte High 55 (OT)
MISSOULA BIG SKY (7-2, 5-0) — Kyler Latrielle 0 0-2 0, Tanya Kirilovich 1 0-2 3, Tina Kirilovich 5 2-3 12, Kadynce Courture 7 3-6 19, Kenzi Schmitz 10 3-5 23, Lilly Johnson 0 1-2 1, Peyton Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Gianna Janacaro 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-20 58.
BUTTE HIGH (7-3, 3-2) — Dylann Bartoletti 1 0-2 2, Cadence Graham 8 7-8 27, Brityn Stewart 3 0-0 9, Franki Salusso 4 0-2 8, Emma ohnson 2 0-3 4, Ellison Graham 1 0-0 3, Autumn Clary 0 0-0 0, Gracie Jonart 0 0-2 0. Totals 19 9-19 55.
Big Sky     12     13     10     18     5 — 58
Butte         10     21     10     12     2 — 55
3-point goals — Big Sky 3 (Courture 2, Ta. Kirilovich), Butte 8 (C. Graham 4, Stewart 3, E. Grham). Fouls — Big Sky 14, Butte 21. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.