INDIANAPOLIS – Westfield’s Cash Ballard was named with the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award winner after the IHSAA Class 6A football state championship, but the senior center immediately deflected the recognition.

Instead, Ballard outwardly projected the program’s culture, a unified philosophy that didn’t just guide the Shamrocks back to the state finals for a second consecutive year but paved the way for a 15-year run of undeniable success.

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