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HellgateButte

Knights
41
Bulldogs
44

The Butte (MT) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Hellgate (Missoula, MT) in overtime by a score of 44-41.

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Final score provided by S. Becker.
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Game Story

Montana High School Basketball - Butte nudges Hellgate

February 19, 2026: Butte, MT 59701

The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Butte Bulldogs (Butte, MT) and the visiting Hellgate Knights (Missoula, MT), observed Butte's basketball team edge Hellgate by a score of 44-41.

The Bulldogs (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Sentinel (Missoula, MT). The Spartans come into the AA Western challenge with a 7-10 record. In their last challenge, Sentinel was tipped by Big Sky (Missoula, MT), 54-21, in a league battle.

The Knights now own a 11-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gallatin for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 21. Hellgate will meet a Raptors squad coming off a 57-15 league win over Billings Senior (Billings, MT). The Raptors record now stands at 15-0.

Hellgate @ Butte Basketball Game Info

Thu., Feb. 19, 2026 @ 7p
The Butte (MT) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home conference game against Hellgate (Missoula, MT) in overtime by a score of 44-41.

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Autumn M.Knights All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Hellgate (25-26)

MTClass
517
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
14-910-59-24-61-1.609.6671,113999

Butte (25-26)

MTClass
254
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
13-910-47-45-41-1.591.7141,1951,037

Team Scoring Averages

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Hellgate		5.05.06.022.05.048.4
Butte		10.89.08.818.08.054.3

Hellgate Videos

  • Play video icon 03/14 Highlights vs Billings Senior 2:00
  • Play video icon 03/13 Highlights vs Skyview 1:44

Butte Videos

  • Play video icon 02/7 Highlights vs Flathead 1:43
  • Play video icon 01/27 Highlights vs Big Sky 2:32

Head-to-Head

  • Hellgate won on 1/22/2026
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    Hellgate----58

    The Butte (MT) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Hellgate (Missoula, MT) by a score of 58-47.

    Box score
  • Butte won on 2/19/2026
    2/19 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
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    Butte00036844

    The Hellgate (Missoula, MT) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Butte (MT) in overtime by a score of 44-41.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hellgate10-8Butte10-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/25Billings WestHellgate(L) 60-4512/19/25ButteBillings West(L) 66-43
3/12/26HellgateBillings West(L) 56-44
12/13/25Billings SeniorHellgate(W) 54-493/12/26Billings SeniorButte(L) 57-50
12/18/25SentinelHellgate1/30/26SentinelButte(W) 72-47
1/27/26SentinelHellgate(W) 44-392/24/26ButteSentinel(W) 54-28
2/27/26HellgateSentinel(W) 62-40
3/4/26SentinelHellgate(W) 60-37
1/8/26HellgateGlacier(W) 54-441/10/26ButteGlacier(W) 72-37
2/3/26GlacierHellgate(W) 67-292/6/26GlacierButte(W) 68-48
1/10/26FlatheadHellgate(W) 59-521/9/26ButteFlathead(W) 40-25
2/5/26HellgateFlathead(W) 45-332/7/26FlatheadButte(W) 61-46
1/13/26HellgateCapital(L) 43-281/15/26CapitalButte(W) 69-57
2/14/26CapitalHellgate(W) 41-142/12/26ButteCapital(L) 42-39
1/15/26HelenaHellgate(W) 61-431/17/26ButteHelena(W) 74-41
2/12/26HellgateHelena(L) 49-482/14/26HelenaButte(W) 63-47
3/13/26HelenaButte(W) 59-40
1/30/26HellgateBig Sky(L) 43-401/27/26Big SkyButte(L) 61-53
2/24/26Big SkyHellgate(L) 46-432/27/26ButteBig Sky(L) 47-41
3/14/26HellgateBig Sky(L) 46-353/14/26ButteBig Sky(L) 58-29
2/21/26HellgateGallatin(L) 69-301/2/26GallatinButte(L) 68-47

Record Breakdown

Hellgate (25-26)

Butte (25-26)
14-9
Overall
13-9
10-5
League
10-4
3-2
Non-League
2-3
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
10-8
Common Opponent
10-7
9-2
Home
7-4
4-6
Away
5-4
1-1
Neutral
1-1
1-2
Playoff
1-2
14-9
In-State
13-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0