Led by one of the youngest coaches in the state, the Flashes are 8-1 and Conference Indiana champions going into their biggest test of the season Friday night. It feels good to walk around Franklin Township now.”įranklin Central is finally a winner again. It took us a while but we’ve made a huge shift. “We were always the team that has been 3-6 or 4-5 or 2-7. “My older brother played here and never had a winning record,” said senior captain Austin McIntosh. A once proud program with four state championships to its credit had a home fit for a king but was not having much fun. But after Lance Scheib led the Flashes to a 9-3 record in 2007, there were none. Perception might have been different if Franklin Central had a winning season here or there. As the school was forced to add participation costs for sports, the reality of the football palace was only further placed under a spotlight. Sweeping changes to the state’s school funding system in 2009 led to severe revenue shortages in Franklin Township and other districts throughout Indiana in ensuing years. The brick exterior gives off a Lucas Oil Stadium vibe (although the roof is always open here). When Franklin Central’s $4.3 million football stadium opened in 2004, it was widely criticized inside and outside Franklin Township as an excessively lavish home for a high school team. Watch Video: Franklin Central players prepare for sectional play
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