Butte Central’s basketball teams opened Southwestern A play Saturday with convincing wins over Stevensville.

The Maroon boys went on the road to beat the Yellowjackets 74-39. Central’s girls won 59-23 at the Maroon Activities Center.

Central’s teams will be back in action Tueday against Frenchtown. The girls will be on the road, and the boys will play at home.

BOYS
Butte Central 74, Stevensville 39
STEVENSVILLE — The Maroons outscored the Yellowjackets 27-8 in the first quarter and never looked back. BC led 47-16 at halftime.

Joshua Sutton sank four 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Maroons, who connected on nine shots from behind the arc. Noah Sutton scored 10 points, while Ryan Peoples, Cade Kelly and Henly Mansanti each scored nine points in the win.

GG Fantini scored seven points, Jaxon Hiatt tossed in six, and Burkley Lakkala netted two. Gunner O’Brien, Carson Gillis, Teghan Sparks and Grady Button also contributed for the Maroons.

BUTTE CENTRAL (6-1, 1-0) — Ryan Peoples 4 1-1 9, Cade Kelly 3 1-2 9, Joshua Sutton 7 4-4 22, GG Fantini 3 1-1 7, Jaxen Hiatt 3 0-0 6, Noah Sutton 3 2-4 10, Henly Mansanti 4 0-0 9, Burkley Lakkala 0 2-2 2, Gunner O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Carsen Gillis 0 0-0 0, Teghan Sparks 0 0-0 0, Grady Button 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 7-11 74.
STEVENSVILLE — Kaden Wyant 3 3-5 10, McCoy Endres 3 2-4 8, Clay McKay 1 0-0 3, Trenton Scharff 1 0-0 3, Lucas Eberhardt 0 1-3 1, Taeshawn Luster 4 2-8 10, Jack Conrad 0 0-0 0, Kellen Hughes 0 0-0 0, Braedy Hayes 0 0-0 0, Luca Schmidt 1 2-2 4, Zaydon Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 20-22 39.
Central           27        20        20        7 — 74
Stevensville    8          8          19        13 — 39
3-point goals — BC 9 (J. Sutton 4, N. Sutton 2, Kelly 2, Mansanti), Stevi 3 (Wyant, McKay, Scharff. Fouls — BC 22, Stevi 14. Fouled out — Lakkala.

GIRLS
Butte Central 59, Stevensville 23
Eighth grader Jordyn Samson had her second big game of the week, scoring 16 points to lead the Maroons to the win.

BC led throughout, taking a 14-5 advantage after one quarter before leading 32-12 at halftime.

Zayonna Otherbull scored 11 points for the Maroons, and Arika Stajcar added nine points while playing with a sprained ankle.

The Maroons also got six points from Rylee Forbes, four from Evyn Smith, three from Jaedyn Maldonado and Mila Carriger, and two from Caden Tippett, Marly Mansanti and Luci Fantini. Braelynn Schelin added one point for the Maroons, whose defense was relentless the whole way.

Addi Drye scored 12 points to pace the Yellowjackets.

STEVENSVILLE — Addi Drye 4 3-6 12, Hadlie Leonard 1 1-2 4, Emma Tan 0 1-2 1, Kayden Tolley 1 1-3 3, Marley Gilleard 0 0-2 0, Talyn Bean 0 1-1 1, Nevaeh Meeder 0 0-0 0, Josie Randles 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 7-17 23.
BUTTE CENTRL (3-4, 1-0) — Jordyn Samson 6 2-4 16, Zayonna Otherbull 4 3-5 11, Rylee Forbes 3 0-0 6, Braelynn Schelin 0 1-4 1, Arika Stajcar 4 1-1 9, Luci Fantini 0 2-2 2, Jaedyn Maldonado 1 1-2 3, Natalie Osterman 0 0-0 0, Marly Mansanti 1 0-0 2, Mila Carriger 2 0-0 3, Evyn Smith 2 0-0 4, Caden Tippett 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 8-8 59.
Stevensville    5          7          4          7 — 23
Central           14        18        13        14 — 59         
3-point goals — Stevi 2 (Drye, Leonard), BC 3 (Samson 2, Carriger). Fouls — Stevi 19, BC 19. Fouled out — Tan, Gilleard. Technicals — none.