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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Bishop Chatard Claims Third Straight 3A Crown, Record 12th State Title

Running back Pete Harley and the Indianapolis Bishop Huskies 9-yard line, quarterback Sam Neighbours found
Chatard offense gained traction, piecing together timely tight end Henry Hill wide open on the right side against
drives. The Trojans’ defense did its part, making sure the a stacked defense. The scoring completion lifted Bishop
Hamilton Heights Huskies were Chatard to a 23-6 lead.
held at bay. The Trojans put the game away
The result was a 30-13 victory when Stan Jackson sacked Huskies
for Class 3A Bishop Chatard, which quarterback Corey Beck and recovered
added to its Indiana record with his fumble for a touchdown with 1:22
a 12th state championship. Big left in the fourth quarter.
games seem to agree with the Bishop Chatard’s Harley ran for 172
Trojans, who are 12-1 in state finals yards and a touchdown. Neighbours
matchups. The victory was their completed 8-of-12 passes for 159
18th in a row in playoff games and yards and a pair of touchdowns. The
produced their third consecutive Trojans’ defense, led by Jackson and
state title. Rob Dury with nine tackles apiece, held
Coach Vince Lorenzano’s team the Huskies to 218 total yards, includ-
cut a swath through the first five ing just 21 on the ground.
games of the postseason, outscor- The Trojans, ranked second in the
ing opponents by a 234-43 margin. state coaches poll, finished the season
However, the Hamilton Heights at 13-2. Hamilton Heights, No. 4 in the
defense made things difficult for state coaches poll, was also 13-2.
Bishop Chatard after the latter For coach Mitch Street’s Huskies,
opened a 16-0 lead early in the Beck completed 19-of-43 passes for
second quarter. 197 yards and two touchdowns. Grant
But Bishop Chatard helped its cause with a touchdown Weatherford had eight receptions for 59 yards.
with 10:21 left in the fourth quarter. On fourth-and-1 at the

Cathedral Captures Third Straight Title in Class 4A
The Indianapolis Cathedral Fighting Irish revved their en- a 79-yard pass from Connor Rice that eclipsed the Class 4A
gines for 28 unanswered points to end the first half and operated record for longest TD completion. McLaurin also had a 66-yard
at full speed the rest of the way in a 56-29 shootout victory over punt return for another 4A mark and scored on a 41-yard run.
Mishawaka in the Class 4A championship game. Rice completed 11-of-13 passes for 242 yards and two
The Irish victory elevated coach Rick Streiff into an elite touchdowns. Wyatt Wood caught four passes for 105 yards and
category as one of four coaches in a TD. McLaurin had three catches for 100
state history with at least eight state yards and the early score.
titles. Streiff won his eighth to tie Dick Cathedral’s Gino Gillum ran for 129
Dullaghan of Carmel and Ben Davis. yards and four touchdowns, tying a Class
Sheridan’s Bud Wright and Fort 4A mark for rushing scores. Gillum’s
Wayne Bishop Luers’ Matt Lindsay six-yard burst for the game’s final score
are at nine. with 1:45 left catapulted the Irish to a new
The Irish, ranked third in the state points mark in Class 4A. The 85 combined
coaches poll, played a powerhouse points for Cathedral and Mishawaka
schedule, entered the postseason ranked as another 4A record.
with a 4-5 record and became the first Unranked Mishawaka was playing in
five-loss team to win the Class 4A its first state championship game since
championship. Their six-win playoff finishing as the Class 3A runner-up
push gives them an 18-game winning in 1974. Coach Bart Curtis’ Cavemen
streak in the state tournament. The finished 11-4.
state title was Cathedral’s third in a Quarterback Sam Schrader led the
row and 10th overall. Cavemen with 190 rushing yards and a
There were standouts aplenty for pair of touchdowns. Schrader also passed
the Irish, but perhaps none produced for 74 yards and a score on 4-of-10. Matt
more stunning moments than wide Carver led Mishawaka with 61 receiving
receiver Terry McLaurin. The Cathe- yards.
dral junior scored on the opening play from scrimmage, catching

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