Cadence Graham and Hudson Luedtke lit up the Butte Civic Center scoreboard Saturday as the Butte High varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams swept a Western AA doubleheader with Kalispell Flathead.

Graham scored 31 points to lead the Bulldog girls to a 61-46 win over the Bravettes in the opener. Luedtke then tossed in 33 for the Bulldog boys, who completed the sweep with a 75-61 victory.

Butte High’s boys improved to 11-3 overall and 6-3 in conference play. The Bulldog girls are now 9-5 and 7-2.

The Bulldogs take on the Helena schools next Thursday and Saturday. Butte High’s boys will host Helena Capital Thursday at the Richardson Gym, while the girls head to the Capital city. On Saturday, the Butte boys go to Helena High, and the girls will host the Bengals.

GIRLS
Butte High 61, Kalispell Flathead 46
The Bulldogs started hot and went the distance for the victory.

Butte High outscored the Bravettes 25-13 in the first quarter to take command of the game. Butte led 37-19 at halftime and 50-34 after three quarters.

Graham scored just three points in Butte High’s big first quarter. She scored 28 the rest of the way, rolling to her third game of more than 30 points this season. Graham sank five 3-pointers, including a couple of the logo variety.

In all, seven Bulldogs found the scorer’s book. Saege Grey came off the bench to score six of her nine points in the first quarter. Allie Becker scored seven of her eight in the first frame. Franki Salusso tossed in six points, while Elli Graham sank a three, and Autumn Clary and Emma Johnson each tossed in two points.

Kendallyn Schad also contributed in the win, and Stella Callaghan, Ellie Yates, Reese Johnson and Avery Barsness saw time in the fourth quarter.

Grace Gall scored 15 points to lead the Bravettes. Reese Rosenberg and Bryann Kossman each tossed in nine, and Caitlin Convers tallied eight. Lexi Herion scored five off the bench.

KALISPELL FLATHEAD (2-12, 1-8) — Reese Rosenberg 3 2-4 9, Tayler Greene 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Converse 3 0-0 8, Brynn Kossman 3 3-6 9, Grace Gall 6 2-4 15, Lexi Herion 2 1-2 5, Teagan Flint 0 0-0 0, Gracie Mae Kilmer 0 0-0 0, Layla Losleben 0 0-0 0, Makenna Korf 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-16 46.
BUTTE HIGH (9-5, 7-2) — Allie Becker 2 3-4 8, Cadence Graham 9 8-10 31, Autum Clary 0 2-2 2, Franki Salusso 3 0-0 6, Emma Johnson 1 0-0 2, Elli Graham 1 0-0 3, Saege Grey 2 4-5 9, Kendallyn Shad 0 0-0 0, Ellie Yates 0 0-0 0, Reese Johnson 0 0-0 0, Avery Barsness 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 17-21 61.
Flathead         13        6          15        12 — 46
Butte               25        12        13        11 — 61
3-point goals — Flathead 4 (Converse 2, Rosenberg, Gall), Butte 8 (C. Graham 5, Becker, E. Graham, Grey). Fouls — Flathead 19, Butte 17. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.

BOYS
Butte High 75, Kalispell Flathead 61
Luedtke sat on the Bulldog bench for several minutes after the dust settled in Butte High’s nightcap victory.

He said he was soaking in his final game at the storied Civic Center. He made that game one to remember.

Luedtke scored 24 points of his 33 points in the first half. That included six 3-pointers, four of which came in the second quarter. He scored 18 points in that stanza with a handful of contested jumpers. Remarkably, that big night scoring came with only one free throw attempt.

It was a game in which it felt like Luedtke could score 40, if not 50 points. However, the Class AA assists leader showed off his unselfish side in the second half, letting his teammates do the work.

Fellow senior Mitch Verlanic and Rhett Arntson and sophomore Brady Hanson were three who took the most advantage of that. Verlanic sank three 3-pointers and scored a career-high 17 points in the win. Arntson came off the bench to drain a pair of threes and score 10 points.

Hanson scored nine — all in the third quarter. That included a pair of Earth-shaking dunks, one of which came on an alley-oop from Luedtke.

Josh Liston came through with four points, and Kendel Noctor knocked down two.

Ryan Hanson started and contributed to the Bulldog win. James Pearston, and Raeder Grey also chipped in for the Bulldogs.

Hunter Fann scored 12 points, and Lance Schneller tossed in 10 to lead the Braves. Boston Case scored nine, and Reece Brotherton came off the bench to tallied eight.

KALISPELL FLATHEAD (1-13, 0-8) — Eli Coopman 4 0-1 8, Ben Reichner 1 1-2 3, Lance Schneller 4 2-2 10, Hunter Fann 5 1-1 12, Boston Case 3 3-4 9, Benny Foreman 1 0-0 2, Liam Rech 2 12-3 6, Reece Brotherton 3 0-0 8, Max Shostak 0 1-4 1, Kyler Kossman 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 10-17 61.
BUTTE HIGH (11-3, 6-3) — Hudson Luedtke 13 1-1 33, Mitch Verlanic 6 2-2 17, Josh Liston 1 2-2 4, Brady Hanson 4 1-1 9, Ryan Hanson 0 0-2 0, Rhett Arntson 3 2-2 10, James Pearston 0 0-0 0, Kendel Noctor 0 2-2 2, Raeder Grey 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 10-12 75.
Flathead         15        13        15        18 — 61
Butte               17        26        16        16 — 75
3-point goals — Flathead 3 (Brotherton 2), Fann), Butte 11 (Luedtke 6, Verlanic 3, Arntson 2).
Fouls — Flathead 19, Butte 15. Fouled out — Case. Technicals — none.