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   The Butler Co. Bears improved to 6-2 overall  on the season with  a key district win over the McLean Co. Cougars 62-24 this past Friday night on the road at McLean Co. HS.

      The Bears got on the board on its second possession of the night.  Rex Henderson intercepted a McLean Co. pass returning it across midfield.  Four plays later senior running back Ian Embry scored on a twenty yard run, the Logan Richardson kick was good; Bears led 7-0 with 4:45 left in the first quarter.
      McLean Co. responded going eleven plays to tie the game 7-7.  The Bears on their next drive took advantage of a short kick and field position. On second and eight, a Henderson to Brenden Shanklin fifty-one yard touchdown pass put the Bears up; the Richardson kick good 14-7 with 10:36 in the second quarter.  The Cougars roared right back on a nine play drive but had to settle for a field goal; 14-10 Bears.
              The Bears next drive QB Henderson found Blake Graham for a twenty-seven yard touchdown pass, the kick was no good. Bears led 20-10 with 4:16 left in the half. The Bears defense stiffened; and in punt formation the Cougars snap sailed over the punters head into the end zone; senior Jacob Hixenbaugh was able to recover the fumble in the end zone for another Bears touchdown. The two point conversion good. Bears now led 28-10 with 1:32 left still in the first half of play.

           The Bears would get the ball back again, this time Shanklin from his safety position intercepted a Cougar pass. A quick strike pass of forty-three yards from Henderson to Graham gave that Bears a first and goal at the two yard line.  With only :23 seconds remaining in the half Henderson hit Shanklin for a two yard touchdown pass, kick good. Bears led at the half 35-10.
           The Bears came out of the locker room  in the second half and wasted no time, and took only three plays to make the score 42-10 on another Henderson to Graham touchdown pass.

              But the Cougars would grab some momentum scoring the next two times making the score 42-24. The Bears defense then regrouped and shut the Cougars down the remainder of the night. The Bears offensively would go on to score three more times. With 4:23 remaining in the third quarter of play, Ian Embry scored on a one yard plunge, pushing the score to 49-24.  With the Cougars being held in check by the Bears defense, the Bears again would call on Embry who scored his third rushing touchdown of the night from eleven yards out. Kick good Bears led 56-24 with 10:56 left in the fourth quarter. The final score of the night was Henderson’s fifth touchdown pass of the night to sophomore Daltyn Havens good for seventeen yards; kick good final score would read 62-24.
           This was the highest point total for the Bears offensively, and here now is a look at the individual stats for the Bears both offensively and defensively:

Butler Offense by Possessions vs McLean Co. Week #8

1st Half

 

1st Possession...... 3 plays & punt

 

2nd Possession....  4 plays & TD, kick good

 

3rd Possession..... 2 plays & TD, kick good

 

4th Possession..... 6 plays & TD, kick no good

 

5th Possession..... 4 plays & TD, kick good

 

Halftime...............

 

 

1st Half Offense

 

3 runs=   60  yds rushing

 

16 pass=146 yds passing

 

19 total plays= 206 Total Yds. Offense

 

 

2nd Half

 

1st Possession...... 3 plays & TD, kick good

 

2nd Possession..... 3 plays & punt

 

3rd Possesssion.....6 plays & TD, kick no good

 

4th Possession......8 plays & TD, kick good

 

5th Possession......5 plays & TD, kick good

 

 

2nd Half Offense

 

11 runs=    46 yds. rushing

 

16 pass=    149 yds. passing

 

27 total plays= 195 Total Yds. Offense

 

 

Game Totals Offense

 

14 runs=  106 rushing

 

32 pass= 295 passing

 

46 Total Plays= 401  Total Yds. Offense

 

 

Rushing...... Carries/ Yds/ TD's

 

Embry............. 6        59       3

 

Henderson..... .7        42       0

 

Hampton........ 1          5       0

 

 

Receiving..... Catches/ Targets/ Yds/TD's

 

Shanklin.........4               6             84    2

 

Hixenbaugh...7               11           70    0

 

Graham           4               7             74    2

 

Havens......... 4                6             44    1

 

Embry.......... 2                2              23   0

 

 

Passing.......Completions/ Attempts/ Yds/ TD's/ Interceptions

 

Henderson........ 21               32             295     5        0

 

Defensive Stats/ McLean Co. Game Week #8   (62-24) Win

 

 

D. Line     Tackles/Assists/ Misses/  Defensive Snaps

 

Flener          7            5            0                 52

 

Lee              4             0            0                 20

 

Markham   1            3            2                 42

 

Arnold        1            3            0                 47

 

Hunt           1            2            3                 43

 

Cameron   1            4            1                 21

 

Wood        1            0            0                    5

 

Courtney  1            0            0                    7  

 

 

Linebackers   Tackles/Assists/ Misses/Defensive Snaps

 

Brosnan             7             6           4               62

 

Smith                 7             3           7               62

 

Kirby                  4             9           4               50

 

Allen                 4             5           1                29

 

Graham           1             1            1               62

 

 

D. Backs        Tackles/Assists/ Misses/Big Plays

 

Henderson       3            1            3          (1) interception     

 

Hixenbaugh    3            2            11        recovered fumble in endzone for TD    

 

Embry              3            1             2            

 

Havens            2            0             0            

 

Shanklin          0           0             0          (1) interception

 

 

(39) Missed Tackles Team*