East Butler takes another crown
East Butler completed its second consecutive perfect season with a 23-14 victory over South Butler recently in the Butler Area Midget Football League championship game at Memorial Park.
Ryan Pettit began the scoring for the Bulldogs (6-0) with a 33-yard touchdown run with 4:52 left in the first half. Justin O'Donnell added the two-point conversion kick.
After recovering a South Butler fumble at the SB 32-yard line, East Butler fumbled the ball into the end zone. Josh Reddick recovered for a touchdown with 53 seconds left in the first half.
O'Donnell added his second conversion kick and it was 16-0 at intermission.
Nathan Neff returned the second-half kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown, then added the conversion run for a 23-0 lead.
South Butler (4-2) got on the board when Ryan Bock scored on a 15-yard run. Adam Wolfe scored on a 5-yard run on fourth down with 2:10 remaining. Logan Renwick added the conversion kick.
East Butler defeated South Butler in the title game last year, 22-20, in double overtime.
