Page 38 - 2010-11 Football State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

WARREN CENTRAL RALLIES TO STUN CARMEL IN DOUBLE OT

In just the second state championship game decided a defender on him and landed just outside the right edge of
in double overtime, quarterback Derek Hart snuck up the the endzone. The official ruled he was forced out of bounds
middle for the winning score as No. and would have come down in
3 Warren Central claimed a 42-36 bounds.
victory over top-ranked Carmel in The Warriors took the ball first
the 5A state championship game. in the first overtime. Bell then
It was the seventh state rushed two straight plays to the
championship for Warren Central Carmel one yard line before Hart
(13-2) which has never lost a state punched the ball over the goal line.
title game. It was the school’s first Bell then carried on the two-point
under head coach John Hart who conversion to give Warren a 36-28
became just the third coach to win advantage. Carmel answered
state titles at two different schools on its possession when Shaffer
having led Evansville Reitz to the completed a 10 yard pass to
2007 4A crown. Nick Logan on third and goal. On
The loss marked the second the Greyhounds’ two-point play,
straight year that Carmel (13-2) had Warren Central was penalized for
given up a fourth quarter lead in the 12 men on the field moving the ball
final game. Center Grove topped to the one and Shaffer found Dylan
the Greyhounds 36-33 in 2008. Mallory all alone on the left side to
In double overtime, Carmel send the game to double overtime.
went on offense first and threw four For the game, Bell carried
straight incomplete passes giving 40 times for 236 yards and two
Warren Central a chance to win the touchdowns, including a 74 yard
game. score in the second quarter. Hart
Shakir Bell carried three finished 15 for 36 for 185 yards
straight plays for Warren Central before quarterback Derek with one touchdown and one interception. Shaffer ended
Hart snuck the ball across the goal line from inside the one 17 of 31 for 248 yards and five touchdowns, which tied a
for the winning score. state finals record. Nick Logan caught seven passes for 159
Warren Central trailed 28-20 in the fourth quarter yards and three scores.
before the Warriors marched 81 yards in 16 plays capped The weekend’s attendance saw 14,512 file in for the
by Maurice Magee’s five yard catch from Hart on fourth Friday session and 31,650 more for Saturday for a total of
down with :01 second remaining. Ja’Juan Keyes’ caught 46,162. It was the third largest crowd in state finals history.
the two-point conversion from Hart to tie the game at 28- The top three crowds have each occurred over the last
28. On the touchdown, Magee caught the ball in the air with three years with the 2008 finals drawing a record 56,050.

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