For the third time in four years, Bishop Chatard is an Indiana Class 3A high school football champ. The Trojans beat Lawrenceburg 34-14 for the school’s 16th overall title Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. The sixteen titles are a state record.
Lawrenceburg led 14-10 at the half, but Chatard scored the game’s final 24 points.
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The loss was the first of the season for Lawrenceburg (13-1), while Chatard finishes 11-4.
Congratulations to Bishop Chatard’s Aiden Duncan, the recipient of the 2022 Blake Ress Mental Attitude Award for Class 3A Football, presented by the Indianapolis Colts! @BCHSAthletics @ColtsYouthFB @Colts pic.twitter.com/nroqoCugNl
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Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School’s Aiden Duncan earns the Blake Ress Mental Attitude Award
During the awards ceremony, Aiden Duncan of Bishop Chatard High School was announced by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the recipient of the Blake Ress Mental Attitude Award in Class 3A Football.
The award is annually presented to a senior who is nominated by his principal and coach, and has demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability during his four years of high school.
Academically, Duncan maintains an impressive 4.0 GPA, is a two-year member of the National Honor Society and a three-year Bishop Chatard Student Ambassador.
Duncan has been an integral contributor for the football team, earning All-Conference honors this year. Aiden also plays baseball for the Trojans have been named All-City and Defensive Player of the Year as team captain.
He is the son of Brian and Nicole Duncan of Indianapolis, IN. He is undecided on his college choice but is looking to study Mechanical Engineering.
The award is named in honor of Commissioner Emeritus Blake Ress, who served as the IHSAA’s seventh commissioner from 2000-11.
The Indianapolis Colts, a corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Indianapolis Bishop Chatard’s general scholarship fund in the name of Aiden Duncan.