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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Cathedral continues Winning Tradition with Class 5A title over Westfield

The Cathedral Fighting Irish started the season in a new Bishop Luers and Bud Wright of Sheridan with nine football
class, but they finished it in a distinctly familiar position -- in championships, the most in Indiana history.
the winners’ circle for another state football championship. The game turned into the Terry McLaurin show for
Cathedral, playing in its the Irish. McLaurin rushed three times
fourth consecutive state title for 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
game but first in Class 5A, top- He caught six passes for 91 yards and
pled the Westfield Shamrocks, another score.
42-18. Cathedral quarterback Collin
The Irish continued to add Barthel completed 13-of-17 passes for
their name to lofty places in the 177 yards and a TD. Running back Caleb
IHSAA football record book. Cross scored twice while rushing for 80
Most prominently, Cathedral won yards. Westfield quarterback Nick Ferrer
its 11th state title, tying for the hit 18-of-31 passes for 201 yards and
second-most in Indiana history. rushed for 35 yards and a score. Elvin
The Irish, who have won 24 Caldwell ran 23 times for the Shamrocks
consecutive state tournament and gained 114 yards and a TD.
games dating to 2010, became Cathedral, ranked No. 2 in the
only the fourth team to capture state coaches poll and No. 5 by the As-
four straight state crowns. sociated Press, finished 10-5.
Cathedral also became the first The Shamrocks, top-ranked in
school to win a state champion- both polls, completed their season 12-1.
ship in three different classes. Westfield was making its second trip to
Cathedral coach Rick Streiff the football finals and the first since its
tied Matt Lindsay of Fort Wayne 1992 Class 2A runner-up season.
Warren Central gets past Carmel to win Class 6A championship

Warren Central’s perfect record in state championship yards. Isaac James added 41 rushing yards. Defensively,
games remained intact thanks to some timely and huge Anthony Mazza and Wade Murdock each had seven
plays in a defense-dominated finale against Carmel. tackles.
The Warriors topped the Greyhounds, 7-6, in the first Warren’s Jayson West became the first coach to win
Class 6A state title game in Indiana history. Warren is now back-to-back state titles at different schools. West led
8-0 in championship games in three different classes dating Lawrence Central to the Class 5A title in 2012.
to 1984. West’s Warren team finished its season at 11-3. Coach
The action grew tense and dramatic just after Adam Kevin Wright’s Carmel squad completed its year at 10-4.
Kremer connected on his second field goal to give Carmel a
6-0 edge with 5:02 left in the third quarter.
With 14 seconds left in the quarter, Warren’s Darion
Howard recovered a Carmel fumble. On the next play,
Warriors quarterback Jeff George hit Zachary Gegner with
an 18-yard touchdown pass, putting Warren ahead by a 7-6
count after the extra point.
Carmel’s Austin Roberts appeared to return the ensuing
kickoff for a 96-yard touchdown, stunning Warren’s fans.
However, most of the return yardage was negated by an
unnecessary roughness penalty.
With 3:07 remaining in the game, Warren’s Mykelti
Williams intercepted a Greyhounds pass and returned it 40
yards to the Carmel 18-yard line. However, the Warriors
couldn’t move the ball and attempted a 38-yard field goal.
Carmel’s Joey Scott blocked it.
Taking over at their own 13, the Greyhounds couldn’t
move the ball, and Warren closed out the victory.
Warren’s George completed 12-of-26 passes for 131
yards and the touchdown. Gegner caught five for 74 yards.
Defensively, Katrell Moss led the Warriors with 13 tackles.
Howard had 10 tackles and two sacks.
Carmel’s Shakir Paschall rushed 24 times for 113
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