Edgar (13-1) rolled to the Division 7 title with a 36-6 victory over Black Hawk/Warren, Ill. (12-2) in the championship final.
The Wildcats scored on their first two possessions of the game. Karter Butt ran to the first of his five touchdowns in the game on a 42-yard run to give Edgar an 8-0 lead following a successful two-point conversion. Butt added his second scoring run with a 4-yard jaunt to the left pylon for a 14-0 Edgar lead.
The Warriors cut their deficit to 14-6 with 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter on a 5-yard pass from Eli Schliem to Lane Marty. The two-point try failed.
Edgar scored on its first three possessions of the second half. Butt ran 29 yards to paydirt at 8:04 remaining in the third quarter, and then added another rushing touchdown from 20 yards out to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 29-6 with 3:50 to go in the third period. Butt capped the scoring on a 4-yard scamper at the 9:52 mark of fourth quarter.
The five rushing touchdowns for Butt set a Division 7 record. He carried the ball 19 times for 171 yards. Teegan Streit completed 1-of-3 passes for just three yards in the game. That toss went to Leyton Schuett. Butt also led the defense with a game-high 15 tackles and an interception.
Owen Seffrood led the Warrior offense with 96 yards rushing, and Marty added 65 yards on the ground. Schleim completed 4-of-7 passes for 27 yards and a touchdown. Bryce VanRaalte caught two passes for a game-high 11 yards. Marty and Schleim also led the defense with eight tackles apiece, and Marty added an interception.
Edgar wins its eighth State championship in the Wildcats’ membership leading 14th State championship game appearance. Black Hawk/Warren, Ill. finishes runner-up in its second experience as a co-op.
The above story is from a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association news release
