Flathead drops dogfight with Butte 21-7

Flathead tight end Braden Capser (47) picks up yardage after a reception in the second quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead tight end Gabe Sims (84) picks up yardage after a reception in the third quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead defensive lineman Austin Schabel (52) celebrates after a sack of Butte quarterback Bo Demarais in the third quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead quarterback Kaleb Sims (5) drops back to pass in the third quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead defensive lineman Gabe Sims (84) sacks Butte quarterback Bo Demarais in the first quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead running back Jaden Williams (1) looks for running room in the second quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead wide receiver Ben Bliven (2) picks up yardage on a reception in the third quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead wide receivers Brody Thornsberry (88) and Tim Zundel (0) celebrate after Thornsberry's touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Flathead wide receiver Brody Thornsberry (88) pulls in a long reception along the sideline in the fourth quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)