For the first time in a decade, Bishop Luers is an Indiana high school football champ. Saturday, at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, beat North Posey 40-3 for the school’s 12th overall title.
“It’s a monkey off my back,” said 11th-year Knights’ head coach Kyle Lindsay, a member of the 1999 and 2001 title squads, as well as the program’s runner-up squad in 2000, laughing. “I know the community . . . the amount of good-luck messages in the last week or so has just been overwhelming, truthfully.
“I know a lot of people are pulling for this team. A lot of people shooting me personal messages, and I told the kids, I do this for them. That’s every adult who does this. I want them to experience the same feeling I had when I was their age. To see 62 kids get that experience, it’s a special feeling.”
North Posey’s Jackson Graff named recipient of Ress Mental Attitude Award
During the awards ceremony, Jackson Graff of North Posey High School was announced by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the recipient of the Blake Ress Mental Attitude Award in Class 2A 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.
Graff is a four-year member of the football team and will play his fourth year of basketball this winter. In football, he’s served as team captain the last two seasons and is a three-time all-conference player.
The senior is on track to graduate first in his class with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He was elected Vice President of the Class of 2024, volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and is a member of the National Honor Society, SADD, Spanish Club and Varsity Club.
He is the son of Carl and Amy Graff of Wadesville, IN. He intends to enroll at Indiana University next fall and is interested in studying Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation.
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, the presenting sponsor of the state tournament, presented a $1,000 scholarship to North Posey High School’s general scholarship fund in the name of Jackson Graff.
