Brownsburg beats Westfield for second-straight 6A state title

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It’s back-to-back for Brownsburg.

The unbeaten Bulldogs stayed perfect Saturday and won their second straight IHSAA 6A football state championship at Lucas Oil Stadium, and they did it with some deja vu. Brownsburg beat Westfield in a rematch of last year’s title game, 38-31, to claim their fourth football state championship.

John Hart’s Bulldogs controlled the game early on, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter. Receiver Brandon Sharpe outran everyone for a 63-yard touchdown to make it 14-3 heading into the second quarter. Sharpe finished the game with 151 receiving yards, dominating the Rocks secondary.

A couple of Deacon King touchdowns kept Westfield in the game before Sharpe ripped off a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown to make it 27-17 with 3:34 left in the first half.

Bulldogs running back Aidan Jobe also had a banner night, rushing for a game high 120 yards and scoring three times.

Hart said his team left it all out on the field.

“We keep hounding at it, and I don’t think our town of Brownsburg would let us quit. Best high school in the country as far as I’m concerned. Man, do they support us and make it hard for us to not want to play hard every play,” Hart said.

Westfield tried to keep pace offensively with Brownsburg thanks in part to quarterback Cooper Melvin. The sophomore completed 19 of 35 passes for 265 yards. He also ran in a touchdown and accumulated 75 yards on the ground. Westfield finishes the season 11-3.

“Just so proud of our kids and our staff. You know, it’s hard. Obviously, you want to come here and win the game, but like I was telling them, there’s 200 trophies here standing behind me, and those kids mean the world to us,” Westfield head coach Josh Miracle said. “Regardless of the outcome, we’re still going to love them the same. We’ll get back to work here in the offseason, too, but definitely want to celebrate the success we’ve had here.”

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