Spencer Homes Male Athlete Of The Month: Miccah Butler Leads Edwardsville In Playoffs

EDWARDSVILLE - Senior shooting guard Miccah Butler led Edwardsville with 18 points in the Tigers' 61-43 win over Collinsville to win the IHSA Class 4A regional on Feb. 27, 2026, at Lucco-Jackson Gym, extending an incredible three-year career for Edwardsville.

Edwardsville won again over Alton in the sectional semifinals on Tuesday night and now heads to Rock Island for the sectional championship game. Miccah had nine points in the sectional semifinal win.

It's the first-ever regional championship for current Tigers' head coach Dustin Battas, and the first for Edwardsville since 2020, and the play of Butler was one of the biggest reasons for the win. At regional championship time, Butler is currently leading the team in scoring with 14.9 points-per-game, as well as averaging 5.3 rebounds-per-game, and also has 25 assists and 29 steals.

Butler was very grateful for the past two wins in the postseason.

"It's a very good feeling," Butler said. "Definitely surreal."

The Tigers not only benefited from Butler's 18 points, but also had an 11-0 run in the third quarter that all but decided the contest. Butler was very consistent throughout the game, and his efforts paid off handsomely. And he also gave much credit to his coach and his teammates.

"I was taking what I was given," Butler said, "and I was able to execute. A shoutout to coach Battas and the rest of my teammates for getting the job done."

It was made sweeter by the fact that on Feb. 13, Butler went over the career 1,000-point mark for the Tigers by scoring 27 points in a 51-50 win at O'Fallon. Butler agreed that going past the 1,000-point milestone is a great honor.

"It's definitely an amazing honor," Butler said. "I'm very grateful to be in an opportunity to be a part of such an elite class of players, and this is just like building my legacy, and make a name for myself in my last name, and be a good role model for these kids, which is something I like to do."

What makes it even more amazing is that Butler did it in only three years, having transferred to Edwardsville from St. Louis Chaminade College Prep Catholic, which has a great basketball program as well.

"Definitely a great feeling," Butler said of hitting the 1,000-point mark, "and definitely a great accomplishment."

Butler agreed that after that, the sky's the limit for the Tigers in their postseason run, and dedicated the win to his late grandfather, who passed away two days before the final.

"I am really excited, very happy," Butler said. "Grateful, all glory to God. I just lost my grandpa a couple of days ago, so I did this for him."

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