Rosters for the 2016 Southwest Montana High School Basketball Classic, which will be played Tuesday, March 15 at the Montana Tech HPER, have been selected. A committee of sport writers, broadcasters and media personnel selected the teams after receiving nominations from the coaches of participating schools.
“We believe we have assembled some of the best high school players in the state,” said Marko Lucich, the director of the Butte Chamber of Commers. “We are very proud that Southwest Montana is represented by five state tournament teams and three divisional or conference champions. It’s going to be a great evening of basketball and a lot of fun for the fans.”
The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a girls game, followed by a boys game at 7:30. Games will include 3-point contests at halftime. Halftime entertainment will feature performances by the Dynamic Dance & Tumbling Co. The Butte High School and Butte Central Bands will be in attendance, along with the cheer squads from Butte High School, Butte Central High School and Anaconda High School.
Tickets for the games will go on sale Monday, March 14 at the Butte Chamber of Commerce, 1000 George Street, and at 5 p.m. at the Montana Tech HPER on game day.
The game is sponsored by the Butte Chamber of Commerce Hospitality Committee.
Coaching Staffs
Big Sky Boys
Quinn Peoples is a former Butte Central and Montana State Billings player and a current Butte Central Girls Assistant Coach.
Jeff Arntson is a former Butte High Boys Assistant Coach and Butte High Girls Head Coach.
Treasure State Boys
Maury Cook is a former Anaconda Girls Head Coach and current Butte High Girls Head Coach.
Kelci Thatcher is a former Butte Central Girls Assistant Coach and current Butte High Assistant Coach.
Big Sky Girls
Don Peoples, Jr. is a former Butte Central Boys and Girls Assistant Coach and former Butte Central Girls Head Coach.
Lexi Nelson is a former Butte High and Eastern Washington University player and current Montana Tech Assistant Coach.
Treasure State Girls
Tori Hill is a former Anaconda Girls and University of Montana player and is a current Missoula Big Sky Assistant Coach.
Dale Burgman is a former Butte High Girls Basketball Assistant Coach, former Butte High Girls Volleyball Coach and current Butte High Boys Basketball Assistant Coach.
Rosters
Big Sky Boys
Brock Powell Butte High
Ryson Lovshin Butte High
Evan Anderson Butte High
Nate McGree Butte Central
Cole Harper Butte Central
Tanner Kump Butte Central
Tracen Eagers Twin Bridges
Wes Harshbarger Twin Bridges
Trace LeTexier Jefferson Co.
AJ Eckman Jefferson Co.
Cade Benjamin Powell Co.
Brandon Porter Powell Co.
Guy Hales Lima
Alternates
Travis Williams Butte High
Patrick O’Herron Jr. Butte High
Sam Johnston Butte Central
Riley Richardson Butte Central
Riley Spencer Drummond
Dax Thorton Lima
Cooper Christiansen Twin Bridges
James Bendon Twin Bridges
Treasure State Boys
Nate Simkins Dillon
Payton LaFrentz Dillon
Troy Andersen Dillon
Tanner Haverfield Dillon
Nick Huber Dillon
Braxton Hill Anaconda
Sean Gallagher Anaconda
Caleb Stetzner Anaconda
Jake Knack Ennis
Gavin McKittrick Ennis
Connor Munis Granite Co.
Braden Larson Whitehall
Andrew Simon Whitehall
Alternates:
Trent Mikalatos Anaconda
Ricco Ungaretti Anaconda
John Keltner Granite Co.
Max Feight Whitehall
Big Sky Girls
Kloie Thatcher Butte Central
Mollie Peoples Butte Central
Emily St. John Butte Central
Sierra Pica Butte Central
Kailee Murphy Butte Central
Abby Dodge Butte High
Ally Cleverly Butte High
Maddie Yost Butte High
Maddison Powers Jefferson Co.
Audrie Parke Drummond
Kaya Welch Whitehall
Jaicee Senecal Powell Co.
Darcy Walker Powell Co.
Alternates:
Sam Krzan Butte High
Camille McEwen Butte High
Charity Parsons Drummond
Lenora Campbell Powell Co.
Treasure State Girls
Rachel Nye Dillon
Alex Rouse Dillon
Bailey Berriochoa Dillon
Brynley Fitzgerald Dillon
Molly Huber Anaconda
Alexis Seitzinger Anaconda
Sydnie Peterson Anaconda
Kailee Oliverson Twin Bridges
Jessica George Twin Bridges
Addie Nesbit Harrison
Skylar Martinelli Lima
McKenzie Mowen Ennis
Kaitlin Klatt Ennis
Alternates:
Shea Forsberg Anaconda
Johanna Forrsberg Anaconda
Kiley Christiansen Dillon
Josie Hokinson Harrison
Tiya DeFrantz Harrison
