Butte Central basketball player Jordyn Samson and Butte High basketball player Mitch Verlanic are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

The honors come after the Bulldogs and Maroons went 2-0 on the week.

Samson, a 5-foot-7 eighth-grade guard, receives the girls’ honor. She scored a total of 28 points as BC beat Anaconda and Stevensville. She scored 12 points to help lead the Maroons to a 37-22 win over Anaconda Thursday at the Snake Pit. Less than 48 hours later, Samson scored 16 points to lead the Maroons to a 58-23 win over Stevensville at the Maroon Activities Center.

Even though she has yet to take a high school class, Samson is averaging 14.8 points per game for the varsity team.

Verlanic, a 6-foot senior, takes home the boys’ accolades after helping lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 weekend in Kalispell. Verlanic, who is a top defensive player for the Bulldogs, scored a total of 25 points in wins at Flathead and Glacier.

He sank three 3-pointers and scored 13 points as the Bulldogs beat Flathead 75-48 Friday. The next day, Verlanic buried four 3-pointers and scored 12 key points in a 72-57 win over Glacier. Verlanic had totaled 24 points through Butte High’s first five games. The Bulldogs are 7-0 for the first time since 1990.

For the fourth year, Leskovar Honda, home of the non-commission sales staff that always has your back, is teaming up with the ButteCast to honor the finest student-athletes from the Mining City to encourage more children to get up, get out and try all kinds of sports and activities.

The photo of Samson was provided by Jacqueline Photography. The photo of Verlanic courtesy Alycia Holland Photography.