Nov 7, 2004
EL DORADO - Sophomore defensive back Mike West provided the late heroics and Butler continued
its domination of Coffeyville while winning the Region VI championship football game Sunday.

West returned a kickoff 43 yards with 1:58 left in the contest and Butler defeated Coffeyville, 37-26, to claim its fourth successive title, its third in a row against the Red Ravens; the Grizzlies have beaten Coffeyville in 11 consecutive games over seven seasons.

Butler (11-0), which has won 23 consecutive games over two years, won the national championship
while rolling up a 12-0 record last season and is now on the brink of repeating that feat.

In this Butler-Coffeyville game, it was a battle of the quarterbacks,  Butler's Zac Taylor finishing the game with 21-of-31 completions for 277 yards. He threw his only touchdown pass to Ryan Torain, a 21-yard toss that gave the Grizzlies a, 21-6, lead in the third quarter.

Coffeyville (9-2) quarterback Mike Machen completed 22-of-40 passes for 264 yards, throwing a pair of scoring passes and running in another six points on a 4-yard run that closed out the scoring in the second quarter with Butler on top, 14-6.

Butler and Coffeyville now both await bowl bids.