Milan, EC, L'Burg Crowned Sectional Champs

Sectional recaps and regional round info.

Photo by Milan Schools.

(Southeast Indiana) - Only 64 teams remain across six classifications in Indiana high school football. 

Three of those teams are East Central, Lawrenceburg and Milan. 

East Central (#7 in 5A) cruised to their second straight sectional title in Class 5A with a 35-0 road win at Whiteland. It is East Central's 24th sectional championship in program history. 

The game started out with a bang as senior Nyden Euson took an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, the second-longest interception score in Trojans' history. 

Senior Karson Dorsey also had an interception, upping his season total to a team-high six INTs. Offensively, the Trojans were led by Colton Bellman. He rushed for 123 yards and three scores on 25 carries.  He now has 1,480 yards rushing this season, the 16th most in a single season in East Central’s program history. 

East Central (9-2) will host #1 New Palestine (11-0) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. New Palestine defeated Indianapolis Cathedral 20-15 to advance to the regional. The Dragons have won 25 games in a row, including the Class 4A State Title a year ago. Their last loss came in Semi-State during the 2023 season, losing at East Central (49-0) - the only meeting all-time between these two schools.

New Pal has the top scoring defense in the state at 4.91 points per game. East Central ranks 15th in the state defensively at 10.82 points per game. 

Lawrenceburg (#4 in 3A) defeated Greensburg 41-3 to win Sectional 30. It is Lawrenceburg's first sectional title since 2022 and their 22nd in program history. 

Running back Isaiah Williams had another strong game for the Tigers with four touchdown scores. He now has 10 touchdowns in two games during the state tournament. 

Lawrenceburg (10-1) will host #3 Cascade (12-0) on Friday at 8:00 p.m. Cascade defeated Guerin Catholic 49-21 to advance to the regional. Cascade has the second-highest points per game in the state at 56.5. Lawrenceburg ranks 17th in the state in scoring at 43.5 points per game. 

Both teams are very good defensively as well. Cascade is 12th (10.08) in the state and Lawrenceburg is 20th (12.27). 

Milan has won back-to-back sectional titles for the second time in program history after defeating #8 North Decatur by a score of 27-7. 

Senior quarterback Wyatt Marsh was perfect, going 5-5 for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Micah Norman and Noah Morgan each caught a TD pass. On the ground, Milan was led by Beckett and Grant Langferman. They combined for 229 yards. Marsh and Josh Pettit contributed to the run game, each scoring a TD. 

Defensively, the Indians had 19 quarterback pressures and 11 passes defended. 

The Indians will get another shot at #4 Providence, who they faced in the regional last season. Providence won the game 28-10 on their way to winning the Class A State Championship. 

Providence defeated North Daviess 42-26 to advance to the regional. They boast the 7th best scoring offense in the class at 40.7 points per game. Milan ranks 8th in the class in points allowed at 16.3. 

Milan will again travel to Providence for the regional on Friday.