From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Spotlight:
Here is the NC Preps All-State football team. The All-Observer and All-Mecklenburg teams, selected by the Observer, will appear later this month.
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Great game for special Butler player
From CharlotteObserver.com:
RALEIGH Jahwan Edwards couldn’t sleep Friday night, so he turned the TV on to BET and hoped he might finally stop thinking about Butler’s Saturday N.C. 4AA championship game against Wake Forest-Rolesville.
BET didn’t work, so Edwards – a 6-foot, 235-pound senior tailback – tossed and turned and stared at his ceiling until 4:45 a.m. He’d asked teammate Austin Stewart to spend the night because Edwards is notoriously late and he wanted to make sure he was ready for his final high school game. This time, Edwards woke up Stewart.
Butler has look of a dynasty
From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Spotlight:
RALEIGH “2010 – Do It Again!”
That message was painted on the side of a van full of fans from Matthews Butler High in the Carter-Finley Stadium parking lot on Saturday.
Don’t be surprised to see the same vehicle wheeling around next season with something like “2011 – Still In Heaven!” printed on the side.
Butler sounds determined to finish
From CharlotteObserver.com:
Butler High All-American linebacker Kris Frost said going back to the N.C. 4AA final will be even sweeter than last year, when the Bulldogs went for the first time.
Butler (15-0), the reigning champion, will play Wake Forest-Rolesville (14-1) at 11a.m. today at N.C. State. Butler will be trying to become only the second 4A team from Mecklenburg County to win back-to-back titles. Wake Forest-Rolesville is in its first championship game.
Despite an inexperienced offense, Butler keeps piling up the points
From MintHillTimes.com:
Last season the Butler Bulldogs football team put up scoring numbers that rivaled any high school program in the nation. That team had Christian LeMay at quarterback throwing and running behind an experienced offensive line.
As Butler began this season without LeMay there were many questions looming as to how effective the offense would be. Sophomore Riley Ferguson was suddenly thrust into the starting QB role very late in the summer. The fact that he would have five offensive linemen in front of him who never had started before this season did not bode well for Butler.
Bulldog’s Frost a man with a plan
From CharlotteObserver.com:
MATTHEWS Butler’s Kris Frost is one of the nation’s best senior high school football players. He’ll play linebacker in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl next month in San Antonio, where he will announce his college pick on national TV.
Frost, 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, said he will choose from Auburn, Louisiana State or Michigan.
Butler will be chasing title history
From CharlotteObserver.com:
After Butler beat Vance 44-24 in the N.C. 4AA Western Regional championship game Friday night, Bulldogs coach Mike Newsome took the regional championship trophy from athletics director Courtney Paschal and showed it to his team, which was huddled around him.
Then he gave it right back.
“This isn’t the trophy we want, boys,” Newsome said to a loud cheer. “This ain’t the one we’re playing for.”
Butler wins spot in state championship
From MintHillTimes.com:
The Butler Bulldogs defeated Vance 44-24 on Friday to advance to the North Carolina 4AA football state championship game. The victory brings Butler’s win streak to 30 games overall, and puts them into the state title game for the second year in a row.
Jahwan Edwards was the player of the night, scoring three touchdowns on 27 carries. Edwards had over 200 yards rushing and receiving in the game.
