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Judge plans Friday ruling in Butler Area School District football playoff dispute with PIAA

Butler #9 Mac Schnur throws a pass against McDowell in a football game at Art Bernardi Stadium on Friday October 21, 2022. Justin Guido/ Special to the Eagle

A Common Pleas Court judge plans to issue a ruling Friday as to whether the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association overstepped its authority by not allowing the Butler Senior High School football team to compete in this year’s playoffs.

With the Golden Tornado’s last regular season game scheduled for Friday evening and the post-season set to begin in two weeks, Senior Judge Robert Yeatts presided over a three-hour hearing into the Butler Area School District’s petition for a permanent injunction against the PIAA on Thursday, but didn’t issue a ruling.

If Yeatts rules in favor of the school district, Butler will appear in the playoffs. Butler qualified by defeating Erie High School on Sept. 23. If the judges sides with the PIAA, Erie will advance to the playoffs instead.

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