Wiseman
I think the first half looked like what you observed but the second half did not resemble that. Catholic made some adjustments on defense during halftime and Butler was not longer able to run the ball well against catholic. I am having a hard time understand reconciling your comment about Guts which I think you meant to say they could not go toe to toe.
... In the second half Butler could not run the ball at all like that did in the 1st half and CCHS also harassed the Qb which did not happen in the first half.
On Catholics first possession they sucked Butler up and missed a wide open receiver 10 yards behind the deepest safety. It was a little deflating and it could have been worse because, the punt resulted in a short fields and a shorter field after some sort of phantom penalty and had great field position on 35. ( I think it was called on the CCHS bench) The game was starting to look different. Despite the set back from missing the big play and having Butler deep in their territory on a penalty , they had the guts to shut them down stopping the run, 2 yds, o yds, 1 yd and -6 yard and harassed the QB.
Catholic got the ball back and started a drive from their own 12 yard line... 14 plays and they had to overcome two big penalties, so it was actually a 108 yard drive. They were running the ball, even converted a 4th down and 4 by running right at Butler for 9 yards. Sounds gutty enough for me. Yes they had to use Play action passes because Butler had everyone in the box.
When Butler got the ball back, they got stuffed twice running the ball, and converted a good pass play and then CCHS harassed the Qb into scrambling for a nice gain and then her fumbled a snap on the next play.
Unlike Butler CCHS converted when they were in Butler territory, a play action pass to the 11 and then ran the ball three straight time right at Butler to End zone.. again this makes me question your comment.
CCHS pins Butler deep on the kick off and Butler has the ball with a chance to win. they go three and out.
CCHS now has the ball on Butler's 42 and runs the ball on first down for 6 yards, then 7 yards but gets another penalty. Penalties on offensive are drive killers for CCHS and they had way too many of them in this game. They run it again for 6 yards and are on Butlers 27 but with a second and nine and close to being in their FG kickers range they miss on a play action pass play. On 3 and 9 the butler player make a great play.
Butler gets into scoring position not by crunching the ball but on the strength of a long one on one pass jump ball pass play. ( some might have called it a trick pass play they way Butler disguised it). Personally, I think it is something that CCHS should put in their play book. The Butler player wins the jump ball and gets them to the CCHS 3 yard line. Butler gets stuffed on two straight running plays and on the third one the CCHS defender is in great position for defending the play call but the Butler QB just made super play and to avoid the defender in position cut back to avoid him and get in the end zone.
