The Indiana Football Coaches Association has announced the rosters for this year’s annual Indiana High School Football North-South All-Star Football Game; and Senior Pirate Football standout Eli Daniel has been named to the South roster.  Eli becomes only the fifth Pirate Football player to be selected and play in the annual game; joining the likes of his brother Aaron Daniel (2013 All-Star MVP), BJ Steele (1999), Richard Lanham (1990), and Kem Martin (1976).  Eli (in the position of Safety) is the ONLY player from the Clark-Floyd area (in all classes of Indiana Football) to be selected; and will join Madison’s Hunter Sergo (punter), in representing the entire South-Central region of Indiana.  Additionally, Charlestown Pirate Football Assistant Coach Aaron Humphrey has been selected to serve as a South All-Star team Assistant Coach.

Eli finished his Senior season this past year with 62 solo tackles and 498 receiving yards on 27 catches; however he will be forever remembered for his 55 yard break-away run, after a 25 yard catch in the snow and freezing rain, breaking three tackles, to make it possible to upset #2 Brownstown in the Sectional Semi-Final.  VIDEO HERE.  Eli’s Offensive career final statistics include:  46 carries for 297 yds. and four TDs; 39 catches for 729 yds. and four TDs.; 510 kickoff return yards including one 98 yard school record touchdown.  Defensively Eli finished his Charlestown career with 108 solo tackles, 47 Assisted Tackles including 10 for a loss, totaling 155 career tackles; 1 fumble recovery, 3 fumbles forced, 3 interceptions and 6 pass breakups.  Eli also punted the ball 88 times while playing for the Pirates, averaging 32.4 yards per punt.

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The North-South All-Star Game is scheduled for July 17th, 2015 at North Central High School, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Congratulations to All-Star Pirate Eli Daniel and Coach Humphrey from the Charlestown Pirate Pride Booster Club!

The Charlestown High School Athletic Department would like to announce and congratulate Senior Cody Johnson, Senior Eli Daniel, and Junior Quiton Fetz for recent recognition for their performance on the 2014 Pirate Football Sectional Championship team.  Cody Johnson has been named to the 2014 AP Class 3A All-State Football team as a Defensive Lineman.  Cody, the only Clark/Floyd player to be named to the AP’s All-State List, finished this season with 12 1/2 sacks and 88 tackles (including 61 sole), while averaging 6.8 per game.  Johnson also was selected to the All-Mid-Southern Conference team and won the team’s Mental Attitude Award.  Head Coach Darin Ward said Johnson has a “great motor and is the hardest worker on the team.”

Senior Eli Daniel has been named to the Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention list for the position of Strong Safety.  Eli finished this season with 80 tackles and three interceptions in addition to several special team and offensive stats.  Junior Quinton Fetz has also been named to the Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention list for the position of Defensive Lineman.  Quinton finished this season with 87 tackles (including 48 solo) while averaging 6.7 per game.

Congratulations to all three of these men and their contributions not only to Pirate Football, but also their representation of Pirate Nation and the Charlestown community.

Charlestown Pirate Football closes a great season with a 28-7 loss to Heritage Hills in the Regional Final.  Final record 10-3, but collects program’s fifth Sectional Championship!  The Senior class becomes the winningest group of Football Players in Charlestown history.

Sectional Champ short sleeve T-shirts in youth medium through adult 4X will be available for $10.00 and long sleeve t-shirts in adult small through adults extra-large will be available for $15.00.
Don’t miss your chance this Friday afternoon to pick up your favorite Charlestown Football T-Shirt or Hoodie to support the football team during their state play-off run. There will be cotton t-shirts for $5.00-$10.00, climate control shirts for $15.00, blankets $15.00, spirit towels two for $5.00, black all-weather hooded sweatshirts $40.00, jackets for $30.00, and ball caps and visors for $5.00-$15.00. Sizes are available from youth small through adult 4X while supplies last.

Football merchandise will be available from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the corner of Park St and HWY 3 Friday Afternoon November 14th. Sales are being held here due to the IHSAA rule of no spirit item sales on school property during state playoff games. 100% of all proceeds go directly to supporting the football team during the 2014 State Playoffs.

The series record between the Pirates and the Cougars didn’t mean much Friday night; neither did the fact that Charlestown had won the past ten meetings.  What did matter, throughout the majority of the game, and well into the fourth, was who was gonna stop who running the ball.  North Harrison (4-7) came into the game, seeming with nothing to lose; and loved being in that position.  Charlestown (10-2) found themselves acting bit hung over for some reason; maybe the victory over Brownstown was still heavy in the air, or maybe the Cougars were more ready to play for the Sectional title.  Charlestown opened the game stopping the Cougars on their first drive, then blocking their punt and recovering it on the host eleven.  Three plays later Antonyo Gaddie hit paydirt with a five yard touchdown run.  North Harrison answered with an eleven play drive in the second that resulted in a Sam Best five yard TD.  After a 7-6 host lead at the half, the Pirates stalled on two drives to start the second half before Senior Eli Daniel intercepted a Cougar pass to change momentum.  The turnover brought new life, and a drive that was capped by a seven yard scoring pass from Tristan Chester to Eli Daniel with 7:42 left in the game.  Six plays into the Cougars next drive, Sophomore Bradley Laffoon snagged a second Pirate interception to set up another scoring drive deep in North Harrison territory.  Four plays later Chester ran in the Pirate’s third score for a 18-7 lead with just under two minutes remaining, and no time for the Cougars to answer.  The win gave Pirate Football their fifth Sectional crown and set a date next Friday hosting Heritage Hills (11-1) in the Bone Yard at 8:00 pm.  Antonyo Gaddie finished the game with 20 carries for 115 yards and a touchdown.  Chester finished the game 4 of 12 including the seven yard touchdown pass to Daniel.  CPPSB named the starting Pirate Offensive Line the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC and Coyle Nissan Offensive Players of the Game and Bradley Laffoon the Defensive Player of the Game.

Set your DVR’s tonight for the WLKY Channel 32 six o’clock newscast (since you’ll be at the Bon Fire Pep Rally); and see the Pirate Football team take the High School Playbook School of the Week trophy, again.  Congrats to the Pirates…….Beat the Cougars….Win Sectional!