HAMILTON — Butte Central’s varsity basketball teams split a boys-girls doubleheader with Hamilton Saturday afternoon.

The Maroons won the boys’ game 48-36 before Hamilton held off the Central girls 35-31.

Central’s teams will play another Southwestern A doubleheader Thursday in Dillon.

GIRLS
Hamilton 35, Butte Central 31
The Maroons ran out of time.

Central outscored Hamilton 21-13 in the second half, but Hamilton built a 22-8 lead before the break.

Anna Lewis scored 12 points to lead three Broncs in double figures in the win. Meryn Leonardi scored 10.

Rylee Forbes poured in 12 points to lead the Maroons. She scored six points in each half. The Maroons. Braelynn Schelin scored six points, while Jordyn Samson and Kenzie McQueary each tossed in four, Zayonna Otherbull tallied three, and Luci Fantini scored two. Arika Stajcar, Evyn Smith and Jaedyn Maldonado also contributed to the BC effort.

“We played really well,” BC coach Quinn Carter said. “I’m proud of them for getting back into the game.”

BUTTE CENTRAL (3-6, 1-2) — Jordyn Samson 1 2-2 4, Zayonna Otherbull 1 1-2 3, Rylee Forbes 5 2-3 12, Braelynn Schelin 2 0-0 6, Arika Stajcar 0 0-0 0, Kenzie McQueary 2 0-0 4, Evyn Smith 0 0-0 0, Jaedyn Maldonado 0 0-0 0, Luci Fantini 0 2-2 2. Totals 11 7-9 31.
HAMILTON — Anna Lewis 5 2-6 12, Meryn Leonardi 3 2-2 11, Elise Carroll 0 0-0 0, Loretta Hanson 0 0-0 0, Ashlynn McKern 3 2-6 10, Nellie Dickemore 0 0-0 0, Kassidee McKern 0 0-0 0, Raryn Hochhalter 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 6-14 35.
Central           6          4          11        10 — 31
Hamilton        15        7          8          5 — 35
3-point goals — BC 2 (Schelin 2), Hamilton 5 (Leonardi 3, A. McKern 2).  Fouls — BC 13, Hamilton 12.  Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.

BOYS
Butte Central 48, Hamilton 36
On Tuesday, the Maroons shot lights out. On Saturday, they struggled to buy a bucket. BC connected on just 2 of 16 shots from 3-point range.

Still, BC pulled out a hard-fought victory that kept them undefeated against Class A competition.

GG Fantini and Jaxon Hiatt each scored 12 points to lead the way for BC, which improved to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in Southwestern A play. Ryan Peoples and Joshua Sutton each scored eight points for the Maroons, while Cade Kelly scored four, and Noah Sutton joined Burkley Lakkala with two.

Kelly also grabbed eight rebounds for central. Fantini pulled down six.

Trevyn Bakken led the Broncs with 12 points, while Cartier Ferguson scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

BUTTE CENTRAL (8-1, 3-0) —Ryan Peoples 3 1-3 8, Cade Kelly 2 0-0 4, Joshua Sutton 3 1-1 8, GG Fantini 6 0-0 12, Jaxon Hiatt 6 0-0 12, Noah Sutton 1 0-0 2, Henly Mansanti 0 0-0 0, Burkley Lakkala 1 0-2 2, Gunnar O’Brien 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 2-6 48.
HAMILTON (3-7, 1-1) — Kaeden Gum 0 0-0 0, Jake McCarthy 2 0-0 2, Easton Hollis. 1 0-0 2, Trevyn Bakken 5 0-0 12, Cartier Ferguson 4 2-2 11, Taylor Doleac 1 0-2 3, Cash Lockhart 2 2-4 6, Cooper Weston 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-8 36.
Central           12        14        8          14 — 48
Hamilton        6          10        10        10 — 36
3-point goals — BC 2 (Peoples, J. Sutton), Hamilton 4 (Bakken 2, Ferguson, Doleac).