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November 26, 2005
Warren Central won its third
straight Class 5A state championship Saturday night, 55-20, over Hamilton
Southeastern at the RCA Dome.� The title
is the fifth in the school�s history and the second in the 2005 fall sports
season.� The Warren Central boys cross
country team also won a state championship this fall.
The Warriors struck early
and often against the Royals, busting out to a 41-7 lead at the half, including
21 points in the game�s first nine minutes.�
The Warriors led 55-14 after three quarters.
Hamilton Southeastern was
led by junior running back Marcus Spann�s 108 yards rushing on 14 carries.� The Royals gained 155 yards through the air
and senior quarterback Taylor Hoffman threw two touchdown passes.� Junior Josh Powers assumed the quarterback duties
for the Royals in the fourth quarter and his eight-yard touchdown pass with
4:55 remaining in the game rounded out the scoring.
Warren Central head coach
Kevin Wright won his third state championship at the helm of the Warriors.� In the process, he and his father (
Hamilton Southeastern
finishes the season with an 11-4 record.
The two-day attendance
figure for the 2005 football state finals was 44,303, which is the fourth
highest in the history of the tournament.�
Saturday�s games alone brought 31,964 fans to the RCA Dome.
Records
New
Most Combined Points, 5A: 75
by Warren Central and Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
Most PAT Kicks (Team) 5A: 7
by Warren Central vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
Most Penalties, 5A: 9 by
Warren Central vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
Most Penalty Yards, 5A: 93 by
Warren Central vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
Longest Kickoff Return, 5A:
76 by Anthony Vaden, Warren Central vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
Most PAT Kicks (Indiv), 5A:
7 by Machy Magdalinos, Warren Central vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
Tied
Most Touchdowns, 5A: 8 by
Warren Central vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 2005
SUMMERS HONORED WITH MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Hamilton
Southeastern senior kicker/punter Chris Summers is the 2005 recipient of the
Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award for Class 5A presented by the IHSAA
Executive Committee.� The winner of this
award, nominated by their principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude,
scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.�
The award is named for Eskew, who served as the IHSAA�s third
commissioner from 1962-76.� Under his
leadership, the IHSAA football state tournament was initiated in 1973.
Summers, an
Associated Press all-state selection in 2004, made 14 field goals and 42 extra
points for 84 points this season.� He has
made five field goals of 40 yards or longer in 2005 with a long of 52.� On kickoffs, he has had 35 touchbacks.� In punting, Summers averaged 38 yards with 14
inside the 20-yard line and just one touchback.
Summers ranks 44th
in his senior class of 708 with an 11.18 cumulative grade point average on a
12.0 scale.� �Chris is a role model to
his peers,� said Hamilton Southeastern principal Robert Albano, �he sets a good
example in faith, spirit, kindness, and compassion.� He is a gentleman at all times, and he has
earned the respect of all of his teachers, coaches, and our entire
administrative team.�
Summers serves
as a volunteer peer tutor, a Special Olympics volunteer, a dinner server to
underprivileged children at
Summers is the
son of Clay and Diane Summers.
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Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA�s corporate partner, presented a scholarship check
for $1,000.00 to
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Quotes from the Class 5A Game
Warren Central Head Coach Kevin Wright
�We always talk about�it
takes ability and talent to get there, but it takes character and will to stay
on top.� This group had high expectations
to begin the season�nobody really expected us to have a close game and that�s a
lot to put on a kid.� They have come
through week after week and done an excellent job.�
(On the 2nd title
for the Wright family)� �If I didn�t win
and he (Larry �Bud� Wright) did, I would have heard about it for the rest of
the year.� It�s been a great Thanksgiving
weekend for our whole family and I�m just glad we could come out on top.�
�Our kids came to play every
night, bounced back from a tough loss to Lawrence North and played well really
well all six games in the playoffs.� I�m
really proud of our kids.�
(On Dexter Taylor)� �I have not seen a better football player
than Dexter Taylor this year.� Anybody
that watched the first half tonight has to get his vote (Mr. Football).� I�m just really proud of him and what a great
kid.� I never thought I would have a
quarterback better than Desmond Tardy but Dexter is awfully good.�
(Comparing to past Warren
Central teams)� �This team has to rank
right up there. Other than the Lawrence North game, we played as well as we
could play, and with those expectations to start the year�it takes a lot
character and a lot of will to come and play every night.�
�We obviously ran into a
very good Warren Central team.� We knew
coming in that things would have to go well for us to win.� The way we�ve been playing coming into this
game, we thought we could do that.� But,
we started out by turning the ball over twice.�
�Defensively, we just
couldn�t hold them.� Their offense is
incredible.� The speed that they have was
something that we could not match.� This
isn�t unusual for them to win like this.�
�The mistakes we made early
let the game get away.� We just got out-played
in all three aspects of the game�that was very apparent.�
�We had a bunch of
over-achievers that got us here.� But, it
wasn�t a fluke that we were here.� We
beat some good football teams and we deserved to be here.� I just wish that we could�ve played better.�