Gladiators receive High 5 Team of the Week trophy

The Clark Central High School Gladiators are living up to their name this season, bringing strength, skill, and intelligence to the field each Friday night. The team has won its last five straight games and is about to take on Jackson County in a highly anticipated matchup. So good news, Paul Millican is live in Athens this morning. The Gladiators are High Five Sports Team of the Week. Hey, Paul. Yes. Yeah, so good to be here out in Athens. It's a beautiful morning out here, and we are so happy to be celebrating the Gladiators of Clark Central High School. Gladiators, how you feeling? Ladies and gentlemen, your High Five Sports Team of the Week. And first of all, Coach, congratulations on your season so far. How does it feel to be the High Five Sports Team of the Week? Yeah, it's a great opportunity for our kids, and they've earned it. Yeah. So I'm looking forward to it. We're excited about tomorrow night. Our student body's great, our leadership, our principal, our AD. It just starts at the top, and they've done a great job all year. Yeah, there's a real culture of football excellence out here at Clark Central. You are carrying on that legacy. How does it feel to have that history behind you and to have that power you forward? Well, we're going to need it this Friday for sure. It's a big matchup. Credit to these guys. They're a player-led team, and they've been accountable to each other all year. Our culture has been top-notch. Yeah, and you get such support out there during your games on Friday nights. What does that mean to you to have that fan section full and cheering for you? Well, that's the history of this program, and we're just trying to carry that legacy on. Yeah, love that. All right, well, number 21, we met you earlier, but tell me your name and position again. Faustino Arango, running back and linebacker. Awesome. So good to meet you, man, and congrats on your season. Tell me about this group of guys back here. What's it like working together day in, day out? It's a great group of guys. Nothing has to be said twice. It's like, that's the most important thing. Once you said it, it's done and we execute. Yeah, yeah, that's amazing. Love to hear that. All right, number six, name and position. Colin McIntosh, cornerback. Yes, nice to meet you, my friend. What do you think the key to success has been so far this season? Hard work and dedication. Coming here and giving it our all every day and every night. Yeah, we see that. And that hard work is paying off. Are you ready for tomorrow night, gentlemen? Yeah! That's what I thought. Well, before we set you out to the field tomorrow night, we got a little present for you. And I got my trophy squad over here. If you would, walk it in and give it up one last time for your High Five Sports Team of the Week. There they are, the Clark Central Gladiators. This is the moment we wait for every single week. High Five Sports is in your face, and we are in Athens today. The Gladiators have so much history, so much excellence on the field, and this team is helping build a brand-new culture out here. it's exciting to see exciting to be a part of go gladiators go gladiators and they brought the energy this morning in your face we love it guys thank you so much wishing the gladiators the very best and in our high five sports game of the week it's the bears versus the grangers the griffin varsity football team will take on lagrange tomorrow at calloway stadium kickoff is set for 7 30 p.m and we have all your game day highlights right here on fox 5 We'll be right back.