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Class AA roundup: Butte takes last Western AA playoff spot with win over Helena Capital

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Butte picked the right time to put up its best defensive effort of the season, and it resulted in a postseason berth for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs (2-5 Western AA, 3-6 overall) shut out an opponent for the first time this season and beat Helena Capital 17-0 Friday night. Coupled with No. 5 Missoula Sentinel's 21-7 win over Kalispell Flathead, Butte's victory clinched the No. 6 seed from the Western AA for next week's playoffs.

In the West, top-ranked Kalispell Glacier goes into the postseason as the top seed, followed by No. 4 Missoula Big Sky, No. 5 Missoula Sentinel, Helena, Missoula Hellgate and Butte.

Second-ranked Billings West will be the top seed from the East. The Golden Bears are followed by No. 3 Gallatin, Great Falls CMR, Bozeman, Great Falls and Billings Senior.

Key Week 9 matchup: Butte 17, Helena Capital 0

While the Bulldogs' defense made things rough on the Bruins (1-6, 2-7), Butte's offense received a touchdown pass and run from Raeder Grey and a 22-yard field goal from Bradey Doyle.

Doyle's kick put the Bulldogs up 3-0 before Grey connected with Kodye Kersten on a 27-yard scoring strike for a 10-0 lead. Grey completed Butte's scoring on a 3-yard rush, which was set up by a face-mask penalty on Capital on a fourth-down stop on the Bruins' 10-yard line.

Grey rushed for 123 yards on 28 carries.

Butte High shuts out Helena Capital as Bulldogs punch playoff ticket

Other Class AA highlights:

Great Falls 16, Great Falls CMR 3

The Bison continued their dominance over their city rivals, beating the Rustlers for the eighth straight season.

Steele Harris caught a touchdown pass from Tristan O'Leary and Mason Cannon scored from 3 yards out after the Bison were set up by a Rustlers fumble. Derek Schuler added a field goal for Great Falls (3-4, 3-5), which will be the Eastern AA's fifth seed in the playoffs. CMR (4-3, 5-4) will be the third seed.

Great Falls High takes down Great Falls CMR for an eighth-straight time 16-3

No. 1 Kalispell Glacier 42, No. 4 Missoula Big Sky 12 (Thursday)

Glacier secures undefeated regular season, and top seed in West with victory

No. 2 Billings West 55, Belgrade 21 (Thursday)

Billings West runs win streak to 8 with victory over Belgrade

Missoula Hellgate 17, Helena 9 (Thursday)

Hellgate finishes off regular season with road upset over Helena

Other scores:

No. 3 Gallatin 42, Billings Senior 0

No. 5 Missoula Sentinel 21, Kalispell Flathead 7

Bozeman 35, Billings Skyview 17

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