Photos: No. 1 Shelby-Rising City clashes with No. 4 East Butler
SHELBY — No. 1 Shelby-Rising City avoided being the second No. 1 team taken out by No. 4 East Butler, outlasting the Tigers 40-22 Friday night.Â
East Butler (6-1) put the Huskies on upset alert with a 16-14 halftime lead.Â
Shelby-Rising City's Jett Vrbka celebrates a game-sealing interception in the No. 1 Huskies 40-22 win over No. 4 East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Ryder Jarecki jumps for a catch in the second half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to Shelby-Rising City Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
Shelby-Rising City's Dylan Micek just misses a catch in the first half of the Huskies 40-22 win over East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Dane Sova carries the ball in the first half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to Shelby-Rising City Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Gunner Fencl throws a pass in the first half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to Shelby-Rising City Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Grant Kozisek leaps over a Shelby-Rising City defender for a touchdown reception in the first half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to the Huskies Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Ryder Jarecki forces a fumble in the first half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to Shelby-Rising City Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
Shelby-Rising City's Dayne Neujahr carries the ball in the first half of the Tigers 40-22 win over East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Ryder Jarecki makes a diving catch in the second half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to Shelby-Rising City Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
Shelby-Rising City's Jett Vrbka (12) celebrates with Dayne Neujahr (24) following Neujahr's second half interception in the Huskies' 40-22 win over East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
Shelby-Rising City's Jaxson Thompson (13) hands the ball off to Carter Eickmeier (0) in the second half of the Huskies 40-22 win over East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Caleb Osmera makes a catch in the second half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to Shelby-Rising City Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
East Butler's Grant Kozisek dives into the end zone for a touchdown reception in the first half of the Tigers 40-22 loss to the Huskies Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
Shelby-Rising City's Layne Donner (45) and East Butler's Ryder Jarecki (8) make a play on the ball in the first half of Shelby-Rising City's 40-22 win over East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
Shelby-Rising City's Carter Eickmeier scores a touchdown in the first half of the Huskies 40-22 win over East Butler Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
