COLLIER TWP — With one quarter left to play, the WPIAL Division II boys lacrosse championship was still in doubt.

Then a Tornado blew through the stadium at Chartiers Valley High.

Butler scored four goals in 2 minutes, 29 seconds and went on to claim the program's first district title with a 14-9 victory over Hampton Friday night.

The Tornado led 8-6 entering the final period before receiving three goals from Cole Harvey and one each from Tyler Kotch, Dominic Farmer and Cody Conklin in the final 12 minutes.

For the game, Butler had six players score and four players tallied more than one goal, led by junior attacker Nathan Barthlow with four.

"It shows that we're a true team," said Butler coach Ed Swierczyk. "We don't rely on just one or two players. We have multiple threats."

Butler (18-2) held a five-goal lead as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

"As the clock was winding down and I knew we were WPIAL champs, I felt like the happiest man alive," said Kotch, who scored twice in the game. "All the pieces came together for us this season."

"Since the beginning of the year, our goal was to settle for nothing less than a WPIAL title," said Swierczyk. "I'm proud of this team."

Butler defeated Hampton 12-7 on April 28, accounting for the Talbots' lone section loss.

"We learned from that first meeting that Butler was deeper than we gave them credit for," said Hampton coach Greg Edleman. "Offensively, we tried to spread things out more tonight, but Ed's a great coach. He adjusted to our adjustments."

Goalie Alex Hill made 13 saves for Butler, including nine in the first half, after which the Tornado held a slim 5-4 lead.

"It feels great to come up big in a game that matters like this," Hill said. "I just wanted to give my team a chance to win."

"Alex has been unbelievable all season," Swierczyk said. "For not being that big of a kid, he's done a phenomenal job."

Barthlow's first goal of the game put Butler up 1-0 54 seconds into the contest. Hampton (18-3) answered with Jim Kuczynski's goal moments later.

Lightning prompted a delay of 1 hour, 45 minutes, and the teams waited it out in their respective locker room.

"I actually think the delay helped us," said Swierczyk. "We were a bit on edge to start the game. The break allowed us to calm down, and when we came back out to play, we were more relaxed."

"We loosened up during the delay," said Kotch. "We joked around. When it was time to play again, we took care of business."

After play resumed, Kotch, Cody Bachman and Barthlow scored to give Butler a 4-2 lead after one quarter.

Bachman tallied three goals Friday, including one that broke a scoring drought of nearly 12Z\x minutes, beating Hampton goalie Rich Zang for a 6-4 lead early in the third quarter.

Kuczynski's three goals lead the Talbots, and Chris DeMichiei added two, but Zang made only five saves.

For Butler's 12 seniors, Friday's game was their last. But they will graduate knowing they helped set the standard that future Tornado teams will strive to match.

"Most of us started playing in sixth grade," said Hill. "I'm going to remember all the games we've played and how far we've come."