1987 IHSAA Class 5A State Championship: Ben Davis 14, Highland 7

Corey Harris broke away on a 62 yard touchdown run in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter as Ben Davis snapped a 7-7 tie in Class AAAAA. Harris also scored from the 1 yard line to tie the score in the third quarter, after a 51 yard pass from Kent Britt to Harris put the ball on the 1. The Ben Davis speedster led all rushers with 142 yards in 19 attempts, and the Giants finished the season with a 12-2 record. Highland took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a halfback pass from Jason Evans to Mike Stuckert for 20 yards. The 40 yard return by Stuckert, of the opening kickoff gave Highland good field position. A 14 yard run by Tom Homco put it on the Ben Davis 24 and two plays later Evans flipped the touchdown pass. Following the go-ahead touchdown by Ben Davis in the fourth quarter, Highland threatened on the Giants 7. Freshman quarterback Brian Guzek connected on a 40 yard pass to Steve Thompson who was dragged down on the 7. On the next play Guzek fumbled the snap from center and it was recovered by Chuck Bear of Ben Davis. The Executive Committee unanimously selected Mike Stuckert of Highland High School as the recipient of the Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award.