Butte Central’s varsity basketball teams split a Southwestern A doubleheader with Hamilton Saturday at the Maroon Activities Center.

Canaan Magnus hit a contested jumper with 1.8 seconds left to give Hamilton a 62-60 victory in the boys’ game. Magnus scored 25 points in an effort that spoiled a 26-point performance by BC senior Owen McPartland.

The Maroon girls hung on for a 38-35 victory in the nightcap. Kenzie McQueary scored 16 points, and Zayonna Otherbull tossed in 12 for the Maroons. Arika Stajcar, though, had the play of the game, picking up a late steal to stop the Broncs from getting off a game-tying 3-pointer.

We will have more on these games in Wednesday’s ButteCast SportsCap.

GIRLS
Butte Central 38, Hamilton 35
HAMILTON — Meryn Leonardi 0-3 0-0 9 Ella Griffin 1 1-8 4, Tricia Wilson 1 0-0 2, Mariah Domingo 1 2-6 4, Ashlynn McKern 4 5-8 13, Bryan Ciaflone 1 0-0 3, Elise Carroll 0 0-0 0, Loretta Hanson 0 0-0 0, Kassidee McKern 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 8-22 35.
BUTTE CENTRAL (4-56 2-1) — Evyn Smith 0 0-0 0, Kenzie McQueary 5 5-9 16, Rylee Forbes 2 0-0 4, Zayonna Otherbull 4 4-11 12, Arika Stajcar 1 0-2 3, Marly Mansanti 0 0-0 0, Braelynn Schelin 0 0-2 0, Meika Boyer 1 1-2 3, Caden Tippett 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 10-26 38.
Hamilton  2       6       18     9 — 35
Central      9       12     9       8 — 38
3-point goals — Hamilton 5 (Leonardi 3, Griffin, Ciaflone), BC 2. (McQueary, Stajcar). Fouls — Hamilton 24, BC 17. Fouled out — Carroll, Wilson, Domingo, Forbes. Technicals — none.

BOYS
Hamilton 62, Butte Central 60
HAMILTON (7-5, 3-1) — Kaden Gum 3 1-2 7, Asher Griffin 1 0-0 3, Landen Wetzel 3 2-2 10, Canaan Magnus 10 1-1 25, Tyler Jette 3 0-0 6, Jake McCarthy 1 2-3 4, Cash Llockhart 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 6-8 62.
BUTTE CENTRAL (4-6, 1-2) — Ryan Peoples 4 2-5 13, Patrick Stimatz 0 0-0 0, Joshua Sutton 6 0-0 13, GG Fantini 1 1-3 3,  Owen McPartland 9 2-3 26, Cade Kelly 1 0-0 3, Jaxon Hiatt 1 0-0 2, Justus McGee 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 5-11 60.
Hamilton  16     18     12     16 — 62
Central      18     24     10     8 — 60
3-point goals — Hamilton 7 (Magnus 4, Wetzel 2, Griffin), BC 9 (McPartland 6, Peoples, Kelly, Sutton). Fouls — Hamilton 16, BC 12. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.