DILLON — Butte Central’s boys’ basketball team pulled out a tough win over Dillon Thursday night at the B.W. Lodge Gym.

The Maroons grabbed a 50-44 win over the Beavers in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Dillon’s girls beat Central 65-35 in the opener.

BC’s teams will take on Corvallis Saturday. The boys will hit the road, while the girls will play at home.

BOYS
Butte Central 50, Dillon 44
BC overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to knock off the Beavers 50-44.

The win ran the Maroons’ record to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play. Central is undefeated against Class A competition.

Dillon fell to 5-5 and 1-1. Statistics for this game are not available.

GIRLS
Dillon 65, Butte Central 35

The Beavers dialed in from down town to take down the Maroons.

Cassie Keller sank six 3-pointers, and Landri Martin added five to lead the way for the Bevers. Both scored 23 points in the victory that ran Dillon’s winning streak to six.

Shannon Martin added two long balls and scored 10 points for Dillon, which got four points from Kenna Sampson, two apiece from Baylor Malesich and Brynna Gibson, and one from Kaitlyn Konen.

Rylee Forbes scored 15 points, and Zayonna Otherbull tallied 12 to lead the Maroons. Kenzie McQueary, Braelynn Schelin, Luci Fantini and Arika Stajcar each scored two. Jordyn Samson, Evyn Smith, Marly Mansanti and Jaedyn Maldonado also contributed for the Maroons.

BUTTE CENTRAL (3-7, 1-3) — Jordyn Samson 0 0-0 0, Zayonna Otherbull 4 3-4 12, Rylee Forbes 6 3-3 15, Braelynn Schelin 1 0-0 2, Arika Stajcar 1 0-0 2, Evyn Smith 0 0-0 0, Marly Mansanti 0 0-0 0, Kenzie McQueary 0 2-2 2, Jaedyn Maldonado 0 0-0 0, Luci Fantini 1 0-0 2. Totals 8-9 35.
DILLON (9-1, 2-0) — Cassie Keller 8 1-4 23, Shannon Martin 4 0-0 10, Landri Hartman 9 0-0 23, Kena Sampson 2 0-0 4, Kaitlyn Konen 0 1-2 1, Brynna Gibson 1 0-0 2, Kenndyl Meine 0 0-0 0, Baylor Malesich 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 2-6 65.
Central           8          8          8          11 — 35
Dillon              14        16        22        13 — 65
3-point goals — BC 1 (Otherbull), Dillon 13 (Keller 6, Hartman 5, Martin 2). Fouls — BC 7, Dillon 24. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.