Butler unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 40-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Platte Panthers on Friday. The game was a 24-24 toss-up at halftime, but the Bears couldn't quite close it out.
Loss or not, Butler got some senior leadership from Jake Chandler and Bryson Kash. Chandler gained 240 total yards and three touchdowns, while Kash threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Chandler really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Coming up, Butler will venture away from home to square off against Sherwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The contest will give the Bears their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for North Platte, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Milan at 7:00 p.m.
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