Butte High’s boys’ basketball team ripped off another victory Friday night, turning back Billings West in a 72-66 shootout at the Richardson Gym.

The Bulldog girls, meanwhile, hit the road and dropped a 66-43 decision to West in Billings.

Butte High will be back in action Tuesday when the Bulldogs take on Butte Central in a doubleheader at the Butte Civic Center. The girls will tip off at 6 p.m., and the boys will play at about 7:30.

BOYS
Butte High 72, Billings West 66
The Bulldogs rolled their record to 3-0 with the win, which was in doubt until the final seconds.

Hudson Luedtke scored 26 points to lead the Bulldogs in a game that saw the two teams combine for 20 made 3-pointers. The Dogs sank 11, while West tossed in nine.

Rhett Arntson scored drained three treys and scored 13 points off the bench, while Josh Liston buried four 3-poniters to score 12. Even Bulldog bigman Brady Hanson got in on the 3-poitn act, sinking a long ball on his way to 10 points.

Butte High also two 3-pointers and six points from Mitch Verlanic. Cayde Stajcar added 3 points, and Raeder Grey tossed in two.

The Bulldogs also got contributions from Kendel Noctor, Ryan Hanson and James PPearston.

Cash Rich was money for the Golden Bears. He sank four 3-pointers and scored 25 points in the losing effort. Grayson Baumann added 15 points.

BILLINGS WEST — Cash Rice 9 3-4 25, Jaxon Walter 4 0-3 9, Grayson Baumann 4 506 15, Colton Bush 1 0-0 2, Keegan Grossman 3 1-4 8, Elias Bonner 2 0-1 5, Gabe Wieder 0 0-2 0, Walker Olson 0 0-0 0, Avery Hunter 0 0-0 0, Weston Kelley 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 9-20 66.
BUTTE HIGH (3-0) — Cayde Stajcar 1 1-4 3, Hudson Luedtke 10 5-10 26, Mitch Verlanic 2 0-0 6, Josh Liston 4 0-2 12, Brady Hanson 3 3-4 10, Rhett Arntson 3 4-6 13, Kendel Noctor 0 0-0 0, Raeder Grey 1 0-0 2, Ryan Hanson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 13-26 72.
West               9          10        21        26 — 66
Butte               12        14        28        18 — 72
3-point goals — West 9 (Rice 4, Baumann 2, Walter, Grossman, Bonner), Butte 11 (Liston 4, Arntson 3, Verlanic 2, Luedtke, B. Hanson).  Fouls — West 23, Butte 18. Fouled out — Verlanic. Technicals — Walter.

GIRLS
Billings West 66, Butte High 43
BILLINGS — The Bulldogs fell behind early and could not recover.

West jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the first quarter, and then took a 37-21 advantage into halftime. The Golden Bears led 55-30 after three quarters.

Reese Enderson poured in 20 points to lead the West attack. Reagan Soacy added 10 points, and Maisie Heggem-Prinleki added nine.

Allie Becker scored 12 points to lead the Bulldogs, who fell to 1-3. The Dogs also got eight points from Emma Johnson.

Autumn Clary and Saege Grey each scored six points, Cadence Graham tossed in five, Franki Salusso scored four and Ellison Graham netted two. Kendallyn Schad, Avery Barsness, Ellie Yates and Stella Callaghan contributed for the Bulldogs.

BUTTE HIGH (1-2) — Allie Becker 3 4-6 12, Cadence Graham 2 0-0 5, Autumn Clary 2 1-2 6, Franki Salusso 2 0-0 4, Emma Johnson 4 0-0 8, Ellison Graham 1 0-0 2, Kendallyn Schad 0 0-0 0, Stella Callaghan 0 0-0 0, Ellie Yates 0 0-0 0, Avery Barsness 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-12 43.
BILLINGS WEST — Reagan Soacy 4 0-0 10, Reese Enderson 8 3-4 20, Macy Criswell 2 6-6 10, Bryn Fitzgerald 1 2-2 4, Maisie Heggem-Prinleki 2 5-6 9, Alise Steinmetz 1 0-0 2, Asa Edwards 2 0-0 6, Taylen Abrams 0 0-0 0, Aiden McKenzie 2 0-0 5. Totals 22 16-18 66.
Butte               4          17        11        13 — 43
West               12        25        18        11 — 66
3-point goals — Butte 4 (Becker 2, C. Graham, Clary), West 6 (Edwards 2, Soacy 2, McKenzie, Enderson).Fouls — Butte 15, West 16.  Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.