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[email protected] February 2018 S BEACON PORTS SCENE By By Jack Chris Zoller Nobbe beaconsports @live.com [email protected] Three Area Schools Compete in IHSWCA Team State Southeastern Indiana was represented by three area wrestling programs selected by the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches’ Associa- tion (IHSWCA) to compete in the IHSWCA Team State By Maxine County and Finals. Franklin Klump competed in Lawrenceburg the 2A division while Milan Community competed Correspondent in the 1A division. The event was held at Al- len County War Memorial [email protected] Coliseum in Fort Wayne on December 23. Being selected to participate in this tourna- ment is a prestigious honor for these programs and rec- ognizes them as being among the top teams in the state of Indiana based on school size and places them in competi- tion with other top teams from around the state. The Franklin County Wild- cats, coached by Doug Deters, finished the day 2-1. In the first dual of the day, they faced Wawasee, the even- tual 2A champion, and were defeated 54-19. The Wildcats next dropped a close dual to Bellmont 46-33. In their final dual of the day, FC defeated Indian Creek 31-30 to finish THE BEACON tied for 9th place on the day. Going undefeated individu- ally on the day for the Wild- cats were Dyllion Humbert (145) and Stevie Browning (152). Garrett Condo (126), Logan Bohman (170), and Michael Bohman (195) each finished 2-1 on the day. The Lawrenceburg Tigers, coached by Mark Kirchgas- sner, were not able to pull off a team victory on the day and finished tied for 11th place. The first round saw Lawrenceburg fall 59-14 to North Montgomery and in the second round 54-21 to Edge- wood. The final round for the Tigers was a 48-27 loss to New Haven. The Tigers were led on the day with undefeated indi- vidual performances by Grant Stapleton (120) and Mason Parris (220). Jonah Rolfes (195) was 2-1 on the day in individual action. The Milan Indians, coached by Adrian Wilburn, were also unable to garner a team win on the day to finish tied for 11th. In their first dual of the day, they fell to Attica 38-28. In their next dual they lost a competitive dual with eventual 1A champion Prairie Heights 49-30 and finished the day with another close dual loss to Cass 46-35. Garrett Condo (106) and John Rohrig (195) finished the day 3-0 individually. Going 2-1 on the day for the Indians were Shane Lonneman (113), Dylan Myers (126), Jacob Rohrig (160), and Brayden Bruce (285). Congratulations to each of these teams on the recognition to compete in this tournament and on the success of their programs. Page 11A South Dearborn place winners at the Jeff Classic on Dec. 16 were Zach Dick, Zach Otto, Garrett Walton, Luke Utter- back, Bryer Hall, and Colton Lane. Photo by Gina Hall Local Prep Football Players Earn IFCA All-State Honors Several area football play- ers were recently honored by being named to all-state teams of the Indiana Football Coaches’ Association (IFCA). Topping the honors was three-sport all-state athlete Mason Parris of the Law- renceburg Tigers. After being named as a 3A all-state football recipient in both his sophomore and junior sea- sons, Parris was named as a linebacker to the prestigious list of the IFCA Top 50 Play- ers. This list recognizes the top 50 players from across all levels of school size through- out the state. The IHSAA 4A state cham- pion East Central Trojans saw several athletes claim 4A IFCA All-State distinction. Senior all-state honors were earned by tight end Justin Brown, running back Logan Storie, linebacker Tanner Yocum, and defensive back Nathan Lloyd. Also being recognized as an IFCA Junior