IFCA North/South All-Star Games takes place Friday

The REPORTER

On Friday night, some of Indiana’s best high school football players will get one last game before heading to college.

The Indiana Football Coaches Association will conduct its 60^th annual Murat Shrine North/South Football All Star Classic that night at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis.

Five Hamilton County football players are on the South team roster. On offense, Fishers’ Vincent Rozzi and Hamilton Southeastern’s Kendrick Pennybaker will be wide receivers, while Carmel’s Cade Clark will play center.

Two Westfield players have been named to the defense. Ja’Deon Smith is a defensive tackle and Alex Aramboles will play defensive end. Shamrocks assistant coach Ryan Sosinski will serve as one of the South team’s assistants, with Emme Burtron serving as one of the South team’s managers.

Burtron is the third member of her family to participate in the game: her older brothers Wade and Zane Burtron were both players.

The All Star Classic is actually All Star Week. Players moved into Cory Bretz Hall on the University of Indianapolis campus Tuesday afternoon and held team meetings, with practices taking place that evening. More practices are scheduled today. You can view the detailed itinerary at this link.

Practices continue on Thursday before that evening’s Banquet, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Primo South in Indianapolis. After one final practice Friday morning, the players head to Decatur Central that afternoon.

Kickoff for the game is set for 7:07 p.m. IFCA awards will be presented during halftime, with recognition for the game’s most valuable player will take place after the game.

Tickets are still available for the game and can be purchased at this link. They are $11 for adults, $6 for students K-12 and $4 for Pre-K children.