With three players topping the century mark running the football, East Central rolled by New Prairie 37-7 to capture Indiana’s 2022 Class 4A state championship at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. The title is the third overall for the school.
According to IHSAA.org, East Central junior Josh Ringer ran the ball 23 times for 167 yards and tied an IHSAA 4A state finals record with four rushing touchdowns.
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Senior Eli Aston gained 114 yards on just five carries. He scored a touchdown and blocked a punt on special teams. Ryan Brotherton gained 100 yards on 18 carries.
Both teams finish 2022 with 13-2 records.
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East Central High School’s Christian Garrison earns the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award
During the awards ceremony, Christian Garrison of East Central High School was announced by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the recipient of the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award in Class 4A 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, Christian is a member of the National Honor Society with an impressive 4.094 GPA and has been on Exemplary Honor Roll his entire high school and middle school career. Garrison is also ranked 22nd in his class of over 300 students and scored an impressive 1330 on the SAT.
Christian played a major roll on the defensive line at East Central, a defensive line that has broken several school records this year. The defensive line had only given up just over 10 points a game this season, which has helped get them to the 2022 State Championship Game. Garrison also participates on the East Central Track and Field team in field events.
Christian Garrison is the son of Faith & Joshua Freyer of Sunman, IN and is undecided in his college choice but plans to study pre-med and go on to be a pediatric surgeon.
The award is named in honor of Commissioner Phil N. Eskew, who served as the IHSAA’s third commissioner from 1962-76. Under his leadership, the IHSAA football state tournament was initiated in 1973.
The Indianapolis Colts, the presenting sponsor of the IHSAA state tournament, presented a $1,000 scholarship to East Central High School’s general scholarship fund in the name of Christian Garrison.
