Maroon Boys And Girls Basketball Prepare For Playoffs Amidst Dillon Clash

The 2026 high school basketball regular season ends on Tuesday for the Butte Central boys and girls basketball teams as the Maroons host the Dillon Beavers for Senior Parent Night at the Maroon Activities Center and eye the upcoming post season.

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MAROONS VS. BEAVERS

Before Tuesday's varsity and JV contests, the Maroons and Beavers freshmen teams will meet on Monday afternoon at the Maroon Activities Center with the boys playing at 4pm and the girls at 5:30pm. Here is the schedule for Tuesday.

3pm - Junior Varsity Boys
4:30pm - Junior Varsity Girls
6pm - Varsity Boys
7:30pm - Varsity Girls

The Maroon boys beat the Beavers 50-44 in Dillon on January 22nd while the Dillon girls beat Butte Central 65-35.

POSTSEASON

The top 4 teams from the Southwest will qualify for the Western A Divisional Tournament which will be played March 5th through the 7th in Hamilton. The top three teams will automatically qualify while the remaining teams will go through a series of play-in contests for the last spot.

The Butte Central boys come into Tuesday's games at 14-2 overall, 7-1 in the Southwest A Conference and are automatic qualifiers as they will finish in the top 3 but for the girls it is not so simple. The girls are 5-10 overall, 2-6 in the conference and will finish as the #5 seed and will host the #6 seed, the Stevensville Yellowjackets, Thursday at 6pm at the Maroon Activities Center. The winner of that game will travel to #4 Hamilton on Saturday, TBD, with the winner of that contest claiming the final spot at the Divisional Tournament.

For details or further information, please contact Butte Central High School Activities Director Chad Petersen at (406) 782-8084.

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