Butte Central’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams split non-conference games with Glendive Saturday during the second day of the East vs. West Tipoff Tournament at the Maroon Activities Center.

Central’s boys rode a big second half to a 72-55 win, lifting the Maroons to 4-0 on the season. Central’s girls dropped a 57-42 decision in the last game of the day.

The Maroons will meet Butte High for a doubleheader Tuesday at the Civic Center. The girls will play at 6 p.m., and the boys will play at 7:30.

BOYS
Butte Central 72, Glendive 55
The second half belonged ot the Maroons.

Central outscored Glendive 50-31 in the second half, overcoming a 24-22 deficit at the break.

Joshua Sutton scored 29 points to lead the Maroons in the win.. He sank four of his five 3-pionters in the second half, and he accounted for 20 BC points in the second half. That includes 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Jaxon Hiatt and GG Fantini each scored 12 points, while Ryan Peoples tossed 10. Central also got four points from Burkley Lakkala, two from Noah Sutton and Cade Kelly and one from Henly Mansanti.

Ethan Rivas scored 25 points before fouling out to lead Glendive.

GLENDIVE — Jackson Tipton 4 0-0 12, Ethan Rivas 10 2-3 25, Isac Eaton 1 0-0 2, Thyden Hatfield 4 0-0 8, Cy Eaton 3 0-0 6, Logan Stanhope 0 0-2 0, Jace Desaye 0 0-0 0, Max Murphy 0 0-0 0, Noah Williams 0 0-2 0, Nic Reske 0 0-0 0, Easton Schriver 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-5 55.
BUTTE CENTRAL (4-0) — Ryan Peoples 3 1-2 10, Cade Kelly 1 0-0 2, Joshua Sutton 10 4-4 29, GG Fantini 6 0-0 12, Jaxon Hiatt 5 0-0 12, Noah Sutton 1 0-0 2, Henly Mansanti 0 1-2 1, Burkley Lakala 0 4-4 4. Totals 26 10-12 72.
Glendive         14        10        15        16 — 55
Central           10        12        22        28 — 72
3-point goals — Glendive 7 (Tipton 4, Rivas 3), BC 10 (J. Sutton 5, Peoples 3, Hiatt 2). Fouls — Glendive 14, BC 14. Fouled out — Rivas. Technicals — none.

GIRLS
Glendive 57, Butte Central 42
Molly Basta, Braylin Dschaak and Ava Amsler combined to score 44 points as Glendive outlasted the Maroons.

Basta and Dschaak each scored 15 points, and Amsler tossed in 14 in the win. Siena Gambee added 10 points.

Zayonna Otherbull poured in 16 points to lead the Maroons. Braelynn Schelin scored six points, and eighth graders Luci Fantini and Jordyn Samson each scored six. Arika Stajcar tossed in four points for BC, and Rylee Forbes scored two.

Marly Mansanti, Natalie Osterman and Jaedyn Maldonado also contributed for the Maroons.

GLENDIVE — Maysa Murphy 0 1-2 1, Molly Basta 6 1-1 15, Braylin Dschaak 6 2-4 15, Ava Amsler 4 4-4 14, Siena Gambee 4 1-1 10, Eve Gambee 0 0-0 0, Sofia Eaton 0 0-0 0, Kynlee Houck 0 2-2 2, Bergen Maher 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-14 57.
BUTTE CENTRAL (1-3) — Marly Mansanti 0 0-0 0, Zayonna Otherbull 6 4-6 16, Rylee Forbes 1 0-0 2, Braelynn Schelin 2 4-5 8, Arika Stajcar 1 2-4 4, Natalie Osterman 0 0-2 0, Luci Fantini 1 3-6 6, Jordyn Samson 2 0-0 6, Jaedyn Maldonado 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 13-23 42.
Glendive         16        8          15        18 — 57
Central           10        7          13        12 — 42
3-point goals — Glendive 6 (Basta 2, Amszer 2, Gambee, Dschaak), BC 3 (Samson 2, Fantini 1). Fouls — Glendive 19, BC 16. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.