Congrats to Cade and Joey!
Cade Kaiser (left) and Joey Cavanaugh.
MIAMI - Two former EIAC football stars are national champions.
Cade Kaiser (Batesville) and Joey Cavanaugh (Lawrenceburg) are members of the Indiana Hoosiers football team. Kaiser is a freshman wide receiver, while Cavanaugh serves as a defensive line student coach.
On Monday night, the Hoosiers won the College Football Playoff National Championship, defeating the Miami Hurricanes 27-21.
The win sealed a perfect 16-0 season for the Hoosiers as they captured their first-ever football national championship.
At Lawrenceburg, Cavanaugh was a standout offensive lineman for the Tigers, a manager, Baseball / Softball PA guy, and an Athletic Department intern.
Kaiser will go down as one of the top athletes in Batesville High School history. He was a 1,000-point scorer in basketball, and holds multiple receiving records on the football field.
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