LIVINGSTON — Butte Central had a good night on the road Tuesday.

The BC boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams swept a non-conference doubleheader with Livingston. The Central boys beat the Rangers 76-45 before Maroon girls pulled out a 52-50 victory in the nightcap.

The games represent the only action of the week for the Maroons. Next up for BC is a doubleheader at East Helena next Tuesday.

GIRLS
Butte Central 52, Livingston 50
Eighth grader Luci Fantini poured in 17 points to lead three Maroons in double figures in the victory.

Central used a big second quarter to take a 27-17 lead into halftime. Fantini hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the frame. BC led 39-34 after three quarters before leaving town with the 2-point win.

Kenzie McQueary added 15 points for the Maroons. Zayonna Otherbull tallied 10. Central got four apiece from Rylee Forbes and Jaedyn Maldonado. Braelynn Schelin, Arika Stajcar and Evyn Smith also contributed for the Maroons.

Maria Turck hit four 3-pointers and scored 26 points to pace the Rangers. Chase Vermillion scored 17.

BUTTE CENTRAL (5-10) — Kenzie McQueary 4 6-6 15, Zayonna Otherbull 5 0-4 10, Rylee Forbes 1 2-4 4, Braelynn Schelin 0 0-0 0, Arika Stajcar 0 0-0 0, Luci Fantini 6 3-3 17, Jaedyn Maldonado 1 4-6 4, Evyn Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 15-23 52.
LIVINGSTON — Maria Turck 9 4-6 26, Annie Keyes 1 1-2 3, Natalie Hoffman 1 0-0 3, Chase Vermillion 8 0-1 17, Carlie Bober 0 0-0 0, Sierra Davis 0 1-2 1, Braidyn Burnett 0 0-2 0, Dawson Wood 0 0-0 0, Olivia Behm 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-13 50.
Central           9          18        12        13 — 52
Livingston      10        7          17        16 — 50
3-point goals — BC 3 (Fantini 2, McQueary), Livingston 6 (Turck 4, Hoffman, Vermillion). Fouls — BC 11, Livingston 16. Fouled out — Keyes. Technicals — none.

BOYS
Butte Central 76, Livingston 45
The Maroons shot the lights out in picking up the non-conference win.

BC hit on 14 of 26 shots from behind the 3-point arch. Ryan Peoples scored 21 points to place the Maroons. Noah Sutton poured in 19, and Joshua Sutton tallied 17.

The win lifted BC to 13-2 on the season. Complete stats for the game are not available.