Valparaiso closed-out the 50th annual Indianapolis high school football championships at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts, with a 35-31 win over Whiteland to capture the Class 5A title. It is the Vikings first state football titles since 1975.
Valpo need an 80 yard, 16 play drive at the end of the game to win it. Justin Clark’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Rocco Micciche with :15 second left game was the game winner.
Rocco Micciche with the TD gives @AthleticsValpo the lead with 19 seconds left!!
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Congratulations to Valparaiso’s Connor McCall, the recipient of the 2022 Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award for Class 6A Football, presented by the Indianapolis Colts! @AthleticsValpo @ColtsYouthFB @Colts pic.twitter.com/Bc2Sd4H917
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Valparaiso High School’s Connor McCall earns the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award
During the awards ceremony, Connor McCall of Valparaiso High School was announced by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the recipient of the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award in Class 5A 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, McCall maintains a 4.4 GPA, is Vice President of the National Honor Society and is a member of the school’s Student Athletic Advisory Committee.
Along with football, McCall also participates in basketball and unified track and field for the Vikings. Connor is a football team captain, is an Indianapolis Colts Man of the Year nominee and has been named an Indiana Rising Star.
He is the son of Jim and Leslie McCall of Valparaiso, IN and is undecided with his college plans.
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, a corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Valparaiso High School’s general scholarship fund in the name of Connor McCall.
