Running back Markell Jones who rushed for a state-record 3,536 yards as a senior and led Columbus East High School to the Class 4A state title has been selected as the IndyStar Indiana Mr. Football.
The 5-10, 205-pound Purdue recruit received 48 votes from a panel of Indiana Football Coaches Association members to outdistance Warren Central safety Mykelti Williams (seven votes), Ben Davis quarterback Kyle Castner (two) and Penn tight end Inoke Moala (two).
As a senior, Jones rushed for 290 yards or more in six games in leading Columbus East to a 13-1 record. His 7,793 career yards ranks second in state history.
Jones is the second winner from Columbus East in the past four years. Quarterback Gunner Kiel won the award in 2011.
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