IHSAA state finals: Decatur Central wins 5A state title, defeats Warsaw Community 38-24
Decatur Central wins 5A state title by defeating Warsaw Community 38-24.
Kasmir Hicks is a dynamic playmaker on both sides of the ball and helped Decatur Central win its first state championship this fall.
When Bo Polston talks about there being “something different” about Kasmir Hicks, the Decatur Central quarterback can speak from experience.
Polston and Hicks, both juniors, have been playing with and against each other going back to kindergarten in the Decatur Central youth program. In the championship game when they were in fourth grade, Polston’s team played against Hicks’ team.
“The score was like 56 to 55,” Polston said. “It was me and him, just back and forth. But he ended up getting the ball last. So, he won. When he has the ball in his hands or he’s guarding the best player, special things happen.”
That was true of Hicks in grade school, middle school and high school. IU believes it can be in college, too. The 6-foot, 180-pound speedster, ranked as the No. 1 player in the state in the 2026 class by On3sports, announced his commitment to Indiana on Friday, picking the Hoosiers over Cincinnati, Louisville, Missouri and Vanderbilt. In addition to those schools, Hicks also had offers from Illinois, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Stanford and Wisconsin and several Mid-American Conference programs.
“Home was just IU,” Hicks said. “It was just different. It wasn’t really because it was close, it was just from being around campus and being around the coaching staff. They were different from every other school. I definitely like coach Cig (Curt Cignetti) and what he has going. I went there and it felt different from everywhere else. I love (cornerbacks coach Rod Ojong) too. It just felt like…
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Publish date : 2025-04-25 14:48:00
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