Butler All-American WR Uriah LeMay to sit out Friday's playoff game

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Butler All-American receiver Uriah LeMay will sit out the Bulldogs' first round N.C. 4AA playoff game against West Forsyth (5-5) Friday. LeMay has committed to the University of Georgia.

LeMay, a 6-foot-3 senior, was ejected in the first half of Butler's 33-14 win over Independence. He was removed from the game after making a catch on the Independence sidelines.

N.C. High School Athletic Association assistant commissioner Mark Dreibelbis told the Observer that LeMay was ejected for taunting and baiting. Dreibelbis said that brought about the one-game suspension. Per Charlotte-Mecklenburg School rules, LeMay will have to miss a second game if Butler wins Friday. CMS rules call for a student-athlete to miss an additional game, athletics director Sue Doran said.

LeMay is Butler's leading receiver. He had two catches for 31 yards against Independence and has 33 catches for 733 yards and 10 touchdowns for the season.

Efforts to reach Butler coach Brian Hales as well as LeMay's father, Stacy, were unsuccessful.

Butler (10-0) is ranked No. 1 in the Observer's Sweet 16 football poll as well as the N.C. Associated Press statewide rankings. The Bulldogs are No. 8 in USA Today's national poll and jumped two spots to No. 6 in ESPN's national poll.