Braves comeback bid falls short against Butte

Hudson Luedtke scored 13 points,including a perfect 5-5 from the foul line as Butte held off Flathead’s late comeback attempt to win 63-54 in Western AA boys basketball.

Gabe Sims and Korbin Eaton each chipped in 11 for the Braves (0-8, 0-4 in conference), who trailed 48-26 heading into the fourth quarter. Lyric Ersland added 10 points for Flathead.

Topher Lee added 12 points for the Bulldogs (4-4, 2-2), who jumped out to an early 21-9 lead after one quarter.

Butte    21    13    14    15    -    63

Flathead    9    10    7    28    -    54

BUTTE — Topher Lee 3 4-4 12, Bo Demarais 4 0-0 8, Spencer Callaghan 1 0-0 2, Dylan Bache 1 4-6 7, Trey McCarthy 0 0-0 0, Torre Tempel 2 0-0 4, Hudson Luedtke 4 5-5 13, Rueso Batterman 1 5-6 8, Braylon Larsen 4, 1-2 9. Team totals 19 19-25 63

FLATHEAD —  Dustyn Franchini-White 0 2-2 2, Stephen Riley 0 0-0 0, Brodee Zahn 0 1-2 1, Lyric Ersland 4 1-2 10, Gabe St. Germain 3 2-2 9, Gabe Sims 4 3-8 11, Brody Thornsberry 1 0-0 2, Tyler Williams 0 0-0 0, David Moody 3 1-1 8, Korbin Eaton 4 0-0 11. Team totals 19 10-17 54

3-point goals — Butte 3 (Lee 2, Bache), Flathead 4 (Ersland, St. Germain, Moody, Eaton). Fouls — Butte 20, Flathead 27. Fouled out — Demarais.