When Hudson Luedtke scored 24 points in the first half of Saturday’s 75-61 win over Kalispell Flathead at the Butte Civic Center, Butte High fans wondered if he would break his own record of 43 points in a single game.

He finished with 33 points less than 24 hours after scoring 30 points in a 69-65 win over Kalispell Glacier.

Luedtke did reach a milestone in Saturday’s win, however, even if his coach and media members did not realize it at the time. With his 63 total points in the two weekend games, Luedtke surpassed 1,500 career points at Butte High.

He finished his junior season with 1,171 points. He now has 345 points this season, putting his career total at 1,516 points. He is averaging 24.6 points per game this season while leading the Class AA in assists for the second straight season.

No Butte High boys has scored more career points than Luedtke. John Dawson is second on the Bulldog boys’ all-time scoring list at 1,022.

Only two high school basketball players in Butte have scored more points than Luedtke. Butte High great Lexie Nelson scored 1,696 points from 2007 through 2010, and Butte Central star Dougie Peoples finished his career with 1,683 in 2023.

Already a four-time All-State football player, Luedke is on the verge of becoming a four-time All-State basketball player.

Luedtke and the Bulldogs play host to Helena Capital Thursday at the Richardson Gym before heading to Helena High on Saturday.

The photo of Luedtke courtesy Alycia Holland Photography.