Behind the game: A Friday following the Butler football team
Butler Eagle photographer Shane Potter completed a photo essay of his trip to Erie on Friday, Oct. 20, where Butler High School’s varsity football team fell to powerhouse McDowell High School 52-12.
The Tornado had to toss its entire offensive plan for the game when its starting quarterback didn’t make it through warm-ups, and turnovers affected the team’s ability to put up points.
Here, Potter records behind-the-scenes moments, as well as those on the field, to demonstrate what it takes to carry out a varsity football game.
Butler High School's Braylon Littlejohn packs his bag before the team’s trip to Erie to play McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dylan Sebock, an assistant coach and equipment manager for Butler High School's football team, packs up one of the cases the team takes on road games. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler High School varsity football players load up a box truck before Butler's trip to Erie to play McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The box truck that the Butler Football team uses is all loaded up before Butler High School's trip to Erie to play McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dylan Sebock, an assistant coach and equipment manager for Butler High School's football team, unloads the box truck at McDowell High School before Butler's game on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler High School's Troy Herrington gets on the senior bus before Butler's trip to Erie to play McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Hunter Gass sets up the kicking nets before Butler's game in Erie as they take on McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Butler football team lines up on offense against McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at McDowell. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Butler football team plays under the lights and moon on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, as they play at McDowell High School. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Dylan Sebock, an assistant coach and equipment manager for Butler High School's football team, fixes a players helmet on the sidelines during their game Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at McDowell High School. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler's Ian Wilson talks with a teammate on the sideline during their game on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at McDowell High School in Erie. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler's Head coach Eric Christy talks to the team in the locker room at halftime on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, as they play McDowell High School in Erie. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Butler's Head coach Eric Christy talks to the team on the field after their game against McDowell High School on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Logan Sebock, on the left, and his father, Pete, carry some of the Butler football teams equipment to the box truck on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, after their game at McDowell High School in Erie. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
