Butler rolls to 60-8 win over Franklin in final home game
BUTLER TWP — It was more than Senior Night for Butler.
It was Senior Feel-Good Night as the Golden Tornado throttled Franklin, 60-8, in their final home football game of the season Friday night at Art Bernardi Stadium.
“A lot of points and a lot of fun, a lot of excitement,” Butler coach Eric Christy said. “I'm happy for these kids.”
The game was decided well before halftime and the mercy clock ran the entire second half as Butler (4-4) scored 60 points for the first time since a 60-26 triumph over Shaler in 2012.
The Tornado's first possession resulted in a lost fumble. Their next seven possessions resulted in touchdowns and a 47-0 lead heading into the intermission.
Jake Zimsak, a senior who missed Butler's season opener due to COVID-19 protocol and was sidelined for three other games with an injured shoulder, got the ball rolling by picking off a pass along the left sideline to end Franklin's first possession.
“He almost had another interception that might have been a pick-six,” Christy said, smiling. “It just wasn't to be.”
But Zimsak's satisfaction was.
“To make a play like that on Senior Night, man, I was happy,” he said. “We were 0-10 my sophomore year and lost games by scores like this.
“It's awesome being a senior on the team that flipped those scores around.”
Mac Schnur threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half. Braylon Littlejohn caught TD tosses of 33 and 40 yards while Lance Slater pulled in an 11-yard scoring strike.
