WIAA DIVISION 7 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - Wildcats capture D-7 state title

WIAA DIVISION 7 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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ning state in general and we kind of came out with an edge against these guys because they beat us twice in the past, and we thought that we did a great job preparing all week and our guys stepped up and they made plays,” Butt said.

Edgar won its eighth state championship in school history, all under head coach Jerry Sinz, who has now won state titles in five different decades including the 1970’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s and 2020’s. The Wildcats have also won six state runners-up trophies under Coach Sinz in the school’s state record 14 state championship appearances.

Edgar players doused coach Sinz with two large water buckets after Thursday’s victory against Black Hawk/Warren at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Luckily for him, it was a warmer than normal day for this time of the year. The temperature was 60 degrees at 12:30 p.m.

when the Wildcats won the Division 7 state championship.

Coach Sinz reflected on Edgar winning its eighth state championship in school history.

“They are all great because it’s always different parents and kids involved, but Black Hawk/Warren was kind of a pain in our side in 2018 and 2019,” he said. “They played us pretty physical and I thought today the message was we need to match their physicality early and I thought we did that, which kind of set the tone for the rest of the game. It always helps to have a guy like Karter Butt.”

Butt had a spectacular postseason running the football. He rushed for a total of 918 yards on 118 carries for 17 touchdowns in five playoff games including the state championship. Coach Sinz commented on how great of an impact Butt had both this season and during his Edgar high school career.

“He’s just a hard runner,” he said. “The guy is built low to the ground yet he has great cutting ability and vision. He weights a legitimate 215 to 216 pounds and is five feet, nine inches tall and squats about 500 pounds. He’s a tough guy to handle and he’s been starting for us the past three years both on offense and defense so we’ll miss him, that’s for

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EDGAR PLAYERS GIVE LEGENDARY HEAD COACH A WATER BATH- Wildcats senior kicker and tackle Harrison Graveen (74), fully engulfs head coach Jerry Sinz in water before time expires on the team’s 36-6 win against Black Hawk/Warren, Ill. in the WIAA Division 7 state championship in Madison.

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FIRST OF BUTT’S FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS- Edgar senior running back Karter Butt on Thursday reels off a 42-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter of the Wildcats 36-6 win against the Warriors in the WIAA Division 7 state title game.

STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER