THE BIG ONE: Butler And Indepedence Will Battle For Supremacy

Thank you for voting on wsoctv.com. Tune into High School Football extra at 11:35 p.m. on Friday night to find out who won the battle for supremacy in the Southwestern 4A conference! Who Will Win Butler or Independence? Who will win the 'Game of the Year' on Friday night - Butler or Independence and by how much? Butler in a nail biter Indy in a nail biter Butler in a blow out Indy in a blow out

Our 'Big Game' this week was a no-brainer with the undefeated Butler Bulldogs traveling to the undefeated Independence Patriots on Friday night to square off for the Southwestern 4A conference title.

This game features the two top teams in the state of North Carolina (Butler No.1 and Independence No.2) and both teams are ranked nationally.

Butler will try to be the first team to defeat a Tom Knotts led Independence team twice as the Bulldogs defeated the Patriots 21-20 in 2007.

Interestingly enough, Tom Knotts was not on the sidelines during that game in 2007 as he was serving a one-game suspension after an incident with a parent the day prior to the game.

Independence is 146-5 since Knotts took over the program in 2000.

Both teams are led by their talented and experienced quarterbacks -- Butler led by junior Christian LeMay and Indy by senior Anthony Carrothers.

Read our 'Tale of the Tape' Carrothers vs LeMay to see who is voted 'Best Quarterback in Charlotte' -- RIGHT HERE!

Come out to Independence Friday night and join Bill Voth, 96.1 The Beat and Cricket as we will get the party started with complete pre-game coverage. After the game be sure to tune into Channel 9 at 11:35 p.m. for High School Football Extra to see the 'Big Game' highlight, slideshows, videos and more!

Also you can follow our sports producer/photographer Rob Paul on Twitter for the 'Big Game' for updates throughout the night. Click here to follow Rob.