Butte High will not host a game in the Class AA football playoffs next Friday.
The Bulldogs, though, will be playing in the playoffs after seeing their three-game winning streak end with a 20-0 loss to Helena Capital at a snow-covered and slick Vigilante Stadium. (Stats)
Butte Central, meanwhile saw its playoff hopes die with a 51-12 loss to Dillon in a Southwestern A game at a snowy Vigilante Field.
Capital claimed the No. 4 seed in the Western AA and a home game. Butte High will travel to the No. 5 seed from the Eastern AA.
Gavin Starcevich scored on runs of 1, 5 and 9 yards to lead the Bruins to the win. His first score came in the first quarter. The final two came in the fourth.
Starcevich ran for 160 yards on 33 carries. Justin Derby added 138 yards on 22 runs.
The passing game was not a factor for either team, and the Bruins controlled the clock.
Miner Lee ran for 56 yards on seven carries. Raeder Grey added 30 on eight.
Finn Wortham led the Bulldog defense with 15 total tackles. Jaeger Hansen followed with 11.
Dillon punched its ticket to the Class A playoffs with a dominant second half. The Beavers outscored 31-0 after the intermission to turn a tight contest into a blowout. Dillon took a 20-12 lead in the first half on Cannon Christiansen runs.
After trailing 14-0, BC scored when GG Fantini scored from more than 70 yards out on a pass form Noah Sutton.
BC pulled within 14-12 when Sutton hit Jaxon Hiatt for a 12-yard score. But another Christiansen score made it 20-0 at the break.
Central ends the season at 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Southwestern A play. Dillon will be the No. 3 seed from the conference in the playoffs at 4-4 and 3-2.
The Maroons needed to win by 10 points or more and have Corvallis lose to Hamilton to qualify for the playoffs.
