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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC ROLLS TO CLASS A STATE TITLE

In a battle of two undefeated teams, Lafayette Central Withers hauled in a 33-yarder to give Lafayette Central
Catholic’s high-powered offense dominated in a 52-0 win Catholic a commanding 28-0 lead at halftime.
over Fountain Central for the Class A state championship at The third quarter saw Anthrop score on a 12 yard run
Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. and a 32 yard pass before the 56
It was the third state championship yard scamper. Niall Noonan booted
for Lafayette Central Catholic (15-0) a 25 yard field goal with 6:07
(1976 (A), 1999 (A)), which led the remaining in the game. All but the
state in scoring at 52.4 points per final scoring drive took five plays or
game. It was the Knights’ ninth shutout less and the longest took 2:03 to
of the season. complete.
Senior quarterback Chris Mills The Mustangs (14-1) averaged 42
completed 12 of 18 passes for 230 points per game during the season
yards and four touchdowns and ran for but were held in check by the
another helping the Knights to finish Knights’ tenacious defense picking
with 454 yards of offense. up only 118 yards of offense.
Danny Anthrop caught two of those Lafayette Central Catholic had
touchdowns and he also ran for two only been allowing three points per
more. He finished with six receptions game this season.
and 117 yards, including a 59 yard Fountain Central coach Rick
touchdown in the early second quarter Malone and Lafayette Central
and rushed five times for 78 yards Catholic coach Kevin O’Shea were
including a 56 yard score late in the both in their second year as head
third quarter. coach for their respective team.
Besides Anthrop’s 59 yard score and Mills’ one yard Fountain Central was playing in its first state championship
run, Cody Christopher caught a 7-yard pass and Marc game since winning the 1983 Class A championship.

FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS EDGES MONROVIA FOR CLASS 2A CROWN

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers made a defensive stand at Luers’ Alex Stronzcek nailed a 44-yard field goal at the
its own goal line with 6:32 left to go and then melted away 7:01 mark of the third quarter to knot the game at 17-17 and
the remaining clock for a 24-17 victory over Monrovia in the Steve Kiermaier scored the go-ahead touchdown with his
Class 2A state championship game. two yard burst with :20 seconds
Leading by seven, Luers’ Jordan left in the quarter.
Presley and Steve Kiermaier stuffed Third-ranked Monrovia
Monrovia’s Garrett Johnson inside (14-1) took an early 3-0 lead
the one yard line on fourth and goal on Dean Reeves’ 26-yard field
from the one. Luers then converted goal on the game’s opening
on a pair of crucial third down plays possession.
including a 29 yard pass from James Mullen’s three yard score with
Knapke to Kameron Mack on third 1:44 left in the first quarter got
and six from its own 38. Luers on the board for a 7-3
It was the eighth state advantage.
championship for unranked Bishop Monrovia then scored
Luers (10-5) and the fourth this 14 points on back-to-back second
decade. All but one have come with quarter possessions as Johnson
coach Matt Lindsay at the Luers scored from three yards away
helm. Lindsay is the third coach and Austin Parks scored from one
in state history with at least seven yard out. Parks carried 20 times
state championships. for 167 yards.
Luers running back Ken Mullen Third year head coach
scored on runs of three and two Kevin Hutchins led Monrovia to its
yards, the latter of which came just first state championship game in
:17 seconds before halftime and cut any sport.
the Monrovia lead to 17-14.

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