The top brass of the Illinois High School Association is celebrating a successful state football final at Illinois State University.

It was the first time the state finals were at Hancock Stadium in 25 years. Around 20-thousand fans and student-athletes attended the two-day event from November 24 through the 25th. Sam Knox is the Assistant Executive Director at the I-H-S-A.

Leaders of the I-S-H-A signed a four-year contract with I-S-U last year to host the state finals.

According to the Bloomington-Normal Visitors Bureau, the two-day football finals boosted the twin-city economy by over 2 million dollars.