Missoula Hellgate took a pair of Western AA games from Butte High Thursday night.

The Knights topped the Butte High girls 58-47 in Missoula, while the Hellgate boys beat the Bulldogs 50-38 at the Richardson Gym.

The games are the only action of the week for the Bulldogs, who take on Missoula Big Sky on Tuesday. The girls will be at home, and the boys will be on the road.

GIRLS
Missoula Hellgate 58, Butte High 47
MISSOULA — One quarter sunk the Bulldogs.

Hellgate outscored Butte High 18-3 in the second quarter, and the Knights did not look back in the victory that rolled their record to 7-2 on the season and 4-1 in Western AA play.

Gianna Passuccio led three Hellgate players in double figures with 17 points. Texas Gilman came off the bench to score 12, and Elly Reed tossed in 11.

Cadence Graham’s 22 points led the Bulldogs, who saw their four-game winning streak end. Ellie Graham and Allie Becker each scored seven points, while Franki Salusso and Autumn Clary each scored four. Saege Grey knocked in three points.

Emma Johnson and Kendallyn Schad also contributed for the Bulldogs, who fell to 6-4 and 4-1.

BUTTE HIGH (6-4, 4-1) — Allie Becker 2 2-2 7, Cadence Graham 7 6-8 22, Autumn Clary 2 0-0 4, Franki Salusso 1 2-2 4, Emma Johnson 0 0-0 0, Elli Graham 3 0-0 7, Saege Grey 1 0-0 3, Kendallyn Schad 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-12 47.
MISSOULA HELLGATE (7-2, 4-1) — Paisley Johnson 3 1-1 7, Elly Reed 3 5-5 11, Ryan Meservy 3 1-1. 9, Lucy Hutchins 1 0-0 2, Gianna Passuccio 6 4-5 17, Texas Gilman 5 1-2 12. Totals 22 12-14 58.
Butte               13        3          13        18 — 47
Hellgate          10        18        8          22 — 58
3-point goals — Butte 5 (C. Graham 2, Becker, E. Graham, Grey), Hellgate 4 (Meservy 2, Gilman, Passuccio). Fouls — Butte 14, Hellgate 12. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.

BOYS
Missoula Hellgate 50, Butte High 38
Hellgate’s defense stymied the Bulldogs, who dropped their second game of the season.

Zane Gillhouse and Spencer Wayland combined for 31 points to lead the Knights, who improved to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in league play. Gillhouse scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the first half, while Wayland tossed in 14. The Knights also got nine points from Parker Link, four from JT Klimkiewicz and three apiece from Liam Dick and Vince Paffhausen.

Cayde Stajcar scored 13 points, and Rhett Arntson came off the bench to drain three 3-pointers and score 11 points for the Bulldogs. Hudson Luedtke tossed in seven, Brady Hanson scored four, and Mitch Verlanic netted three.

Brady Walsh, James Pearson and Kendel Noctor also contributed for the Bulldogs.

MISSOULA HELLGATE (7-2, 4-1) — Liam Dick 0 3-4 3, Sam Cohea 0 0-0 0, ane Gillhouse 8 0-0 17, Spencer Wayland 6 0-0 14, Evan Pyron 1 2-2 4, Vince Paffhause 1 1-2 3, Parker Link 2 4-7 9, Will Petrino 0 0-0 0, JT Klimkiewicz 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-15 50.
BUTTE (8-2, 3-2) — Cayde Stajcar 6 1-4 13, Hudson Luedtke 4 0-2 11, Mitch Verlanic 3 0-0 7. Josh Liston 0 0-0 0, Brady Hanson 2 0-0 4, Rhett Arntson 4 0-2 11, Kendell Noctor 0 0-0 0, James Pearston 0 0-0 0, Brady Walsh 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 1-6 38.
Hellgate          13        11        10        16 — 50
Butte               8          9          5          16 — 38
3-point goals — Hellgate 4 (Wayland 2, Gillhouse, Link), Butte 5 (Arntson 3, Luedtke, Verlanic). Fouls — Hellgate 16, Butte 13. Fouled out — Pyron, Verlanic. Technicals — none.