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The Eastern Greene crowd begins to filter into Lucas Oil Stadium in the minutes leading off to kickoff of Fridays Class A State Finals.
(By Terry Schwinghammer)
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A sense of finality sets in as the clock begins to tick down on the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds football season.
(By Shad Cox)
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Eastern fans watch the T-Birds shake hands with the Pioneers.
(By Andrew Bowen)
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The Eastern fans applaud their team in the first half.
(By Andrew Bowen)
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Easterns band members try to play and watch the game at the same time.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Eli Britton hauls down Pioneer's Austin Mersch.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Nick Fox (31) blocks for Caleb Hamilton as Pioneer's Ezra Lewellen (5) moves in.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Ethan Helton tries to haul in a long pass during the first half as Austin Mersch (5) defends him.
(By Shad Cox)
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Eastern quarterback Caleb Hamilton lunges into the end zone.
(By Shad Cox)
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Nick Fox spins off two tacklers for more yardage on a short gain.
(By Shad Cox)
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Two Panther tacklers bring down Eastern's Nick Fox after a short gain.
(By Shad Cox)
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Jaysce Skinner (33) and Blayne Campbell (7) defend a Pioneer receiver.
(By Shad Cox)
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Eastern quarterback Caleb Hamilton zips a pass. He completed 12 of 17 for 64 yards.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Caleb Hamilton rushes for a gain. He carried 34 times for 164 yards.
(By Austin Gordon)
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J.W. Howard (6) fights for yardage against Austin Mersch.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Eastern's trombone section wails during a break.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Zach Terry, Eastern's leading tackler, adds to his total by hauling down a Pioneer back.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Eastern center Brady Anderson hunkers down as the Panthers celebrate their victory.
(By Shad Cox)
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Eastern's coaches celebrate a first down.
(By Shad Cox)
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Eastern's players, including Jaden Evans (21) and Joel Weimer (11) react to a Pioneer play.
(By Shad Cox)
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Tight end J.W. Howard takes a knee as he watches the action on the field.
(By Shad Cox)
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Jaysce Skinner and Blayne Campbell tackle a Pioneer receiver near the goal line.
(By Shad Cox)
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Caleb Hamilton finds running room for a big gain for the Thunderbirds against Pioneer.
(By Austin Gordon)
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A great season comes to a disappointing end for the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds. The Pioneer Panthers defeated the Thunderbirds 42-14 in the Class A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium.
(By Shad Cox)
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Joel Weimer comes off the field after a big play by the Thunderbirds.
(By Austin Gordon)
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Zach Terry wraps up Pioneer ball carrier Jack Kiser in Friday's State Finals game.
(By Austin Gordon)
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(From Eastern Greene's semistate game 11/21), Caleb Hamilton drops back to pass. He rushed for both of Eastern's touchdowns.
(By Shad Cox)
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(Semistate) Eli Britton registers disappointment as Indianapolis Lutheran moves up the field. He and the other Thunderbirds would be all smiles when the final clock sounded.
(By Shad Cox)
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(Semistate) Eastern coach Joey Paridaen is all smiles in the rain as the coaches display the metal strip that indicates Eastern has won its first semistate.
(By Shad Cox)
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(semistate) Two Saints drag down Nick Fox after a short gain.
(By Shad Cox)
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(Semistate) Quarterback Caleb Hamilton gets a well-deserved hug from his girlfriend after the game.
(By Shad Cox)
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