Butler leads Wheaton North to upset win

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Wheaton North quarterback Reece Butler threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns as the Falcons upset host Rockford Boylan Saturday in Class 7A.

Butler’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Richard Finley (five catches, 67 yards) gave the Falcons a 17-13 lead with 7:48 to play in the fourth.

‘‘That touchdown catch that I made really gave us momentum,’’ Finley said. ‘‘We knew coming in that we had played tougher competition and that if we played well we could advance.’’

Butler (10-for-16) also completed a 24-yard scoring toss to Shaniel Katariwala.
Wheaton North (6-4) took the lead on a 37-yard field goal from Steve Jones with 8:50 to play in the second quarter.

Steve Thomas had two rushing touchdowns as Boylan (9-1) grabbed a 13-10 lead.
The Falcons’ defense stopped Boylan on fourth-and-1 at the Wheaton North 29 just over eight minutes remaining. Two plays later Butler found Finley to give the Falcons the lead.

Wheaton North’s defense stopped Boylan two more times on fourth down, including on the final play of the game after Boylan had drove to the Falcons’ 21.

 ‘‘The defense really stood up in the fourth quarter at the end to seal the win,’’ Finley said.