You can call it Casey’s Last Stand.

Princeton senior Casey Etheridge went out with a bang, breaking off a 54-yard romp late in the fourth quarter of last Saturday’s playoff loss to Bloomington Central Catholic.

On the next play, the last time he had the ball in his hands as a Princeton Tiger, Etheridge scored on a 14-yard touchdown.

“That was by design. I wanted to give him one last touchdown,” Tigers coach Ryan Pearson said. “Gavin (Lanham) had one earlier in the game, our other senior back, and I really wanted to get our other two seniors in the end zone in one shape or form. And I’m glad we got Casey that last touchdown and then when went for 2 we had the play to get it to Ryan Jagers.

“That was really important to me to get those three seniors in the end zone.”

Etheridge was appr

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