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CT, Merdian will clash for title

Championship slated for Oct. 27

Center Township and Meridian have earned berths in the Butler Area Midget Football League championship game this season.

The game will be played at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Art Bernardi Stadium. It will be preceded by the junior varsity title game between Butler City and Center Township at 4:30 p.m.

Center Township 30, Butler City 6 — The Rams (6-1) built a 30-0 lead by halftime against Butler City. Gavin Terwilliger’s 74-yard run set up Adam Hohn’s 1-yard plunge and Michael DiMartino followed with the PAT kick.

DiMartino added a 54-yard touchdown run and Terwilliger scored from 29 yards out with DiMartino adding the PAT kick. DiMartino scored on a 24-yard run and added the PAT kick.

Dante Smith scored on a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter for Butler City.

Meridian 32, East Butler 6 — Alec Bayer scored on a 2-yard run for Meridian (4-3) and Dallas Hays answered with a 62-yard scoring run for East Butler (4-3). A blocked punt set up a Cameron Kovach 11-yard run. Kovach added a conversion run and an interception before the end of the first half.

Mike Vought scored on a 1-yard run and Bayer added the conversion run for Meridian. Kovach scored on a 6-yard run, Josh McGowan on a 30-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Junior VarsityButler City 13, Meridian 7 — Nathan Friel scored on a 59-yard run and Cameron Weisenstein added the conversion run for Butler City. Friel added a 5-yard scoring run. Bayden Davenport scored for Meridian.Center Township 46, East Butler 6 — Brody Lineman scored on runs of 53 and 30 yards, also returned a kickoff 52 yards for a score. Mike Crawford and Jack Codispot caught conversion passes and CT got a safety on a blocked punt.East Butler scored on Zach Taylor’s 59-yard touchdown pass to Luke Robinson. CT answered as Trevor Gahagan caught a 60-yard touchdown pass, Codispot scored on a 20-yard run, Kyler Callihan on a 21-yard interception return, Andrew Kline on a 45-yard run for a touchdown.

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