The South Loup Bobcats took home the Class D1 State Football Runner-up trophy on Monday. South Loup fell to East Butler in the Class D1 title game 36-14. South Loup could not overcome 6 turnovers which resulted in 28 East Butler points. East Butler turned the ball over 3 times but South Loup was unable to convert any of those into points. The Tigers went up 6-0 with 2:55 remaining in the 1st quarter as East Butler quarterback Dalton Bohac hooked up with Trevor Havlovic for an 8-yard touchdown pass. South Loup would quickly answer as Jack Rush would connect with Cade Connell on the ensuing possession for a 63 yard TD pass to tie the score up at 6-6. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, that would be as close as the game would get as East Butler went on to score the next 30 points. South Loup did get on the board again with 3 seconds remaining in the game when Jack Rush hit Jace Connell on a 15-yard touchdown pass to make the final score East Butler 36 South Loup 14. South Loup was held to 90 yards rushing in the game as East Butler would outgain the Bobcats 323 to 283. South Loup concludes the season with a 12-1 mark.
Coach Andy Schwarz – Post Game press conference
