Indianapolis Colts & IFCA announce 2023 Indiana High School Academic All-Stars

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The Indianapolis Colts and the Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) have announced the Indianapolis Colts Indiana High School Academic All-Star Team, presented by Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, which honors high school football players who excel in the classroom as well as on the field.

“Succeeding at the highest level both on the field and in the classroom as these student-athletes have done is a tremendous achievement,” said Colts Football Development Commissioner Mike Prior.  “This is a very competitive team to be a part of, and we are pleased to join with the IFCA to honor these young people each year for a job well done.”

Now in its 25th year, nominations for the award are collected from coaches across the state each season.  The IFCA then selects the top student-athletes to receive the recognition. 

This year’s team includes 24 seniors – 11 offensive players, 11 defensive players and two special teams players.  All are ranked in the top five percent of their class, and 18 are either class valedictorian or salutatorian. 

OFFENSEDEFENSE
WRAiden Labhart (Perry Central)DLReid Hardin (Lawrence Central)
WRLucas Linder (Wawasee)DLJackson Barnett (Scottsburg)
TESeth Russell (NorthWood)DLAndrew Toney (Winchester)
RBEthan Popp (Lafayette Harrison)DLCaleb Burkholder (Fairfield)
RBLogan Shoffner (Noblesville)LBJake Tippmann (Ft. Wayne Snider)
QBOwen Smith (McCutcheon)LBSpencer Leman (West Central)
OLJames Bohleber (Mater Dei)LBNick Johnsen (Highland)
OLBraxton Schaefer (Heritage Hills)LBJames Hardy IV (New Haven)
OLGarrett Hayse (Danville)DBEli Quaseberth (North White)
OLCorbin King (Delta)DBJackson Graff (North Posey)
OLJoel Yager (Columbia City)DBKonner Chase (Springs Valley)
KTroy Guenin-Hodson (Wabash)PWesley Kupferer (Pendleton Heights)

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.