New Palestine Football 2014 State Champion, 3-time State Finalist Friday, Aug. 18 at Whiteland, 7:30 p.m. NewPalestineAthletics.

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1 2017 schedule Date Opponent Score/Time F 8/18 at Whiteland 7:30 F 8/25 RICHMOND 7:30 F 9/1 at Yorktown * 7:30 F 9/8 MT. VERNON* 7:30 F 9/15 PENDLETON HTS.* 7:30 F 9/22 at Greenfield-C.* 7:30 F 9/29 SHELBYVILLE* 7:30 F 10/6 NEW CASTLE* 7:30 F 10/13 at Delta* 7:30 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference All games broadcast on New Pal Radio on the TuneIn app or TuneIn.com HHC (2016 final) Conf GB Over. New Palestine Mt. Vernon Shelbyville Delta Greenfield-C New Castle Pendleton Hts Yorktown Aug. 18 games New Palestine at Whiteland, 7:30 Anderson at Yorktown, 7 Franklin County at New Castle, 7 Hamilton Hts. at Mt. Vernon, 7 Shelbyville at Greensburg, 7 Centerville at Delta, 7:30 E. Hancock at Greenfield-C., 7:30 Muncie C. at Pendleton Hts., 7:30 Aug. 25 games Richmond at New Palestine, 7:30 Franklin at Shelbyville, 7 Mt. Vernon at Marion, 7 New Castle at Rushville, 7 Pendleton Hts. at Anderson, 7 Yorktown at Muncie Central, 7 Greenfield-C. at Bloomington N., 7:30 Jay County at Delta, 7:30 Sept. 1 games New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 Delta at Shelbyville, 7:30 Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-C., 7:30 New Castle at Pendleton Hts., 7:30 Top Tens IFCA Top Cathedral (7-5) 2. Columbus East (13-2) 3. Bloomington South (11-2) 4. Roncalli (15-0) 5. New Palestine (9-1) 6. LaPorte (9-2) 7. Zionsville (6-6) 8. Decatur Central (7-3) 9. Concord (6-4) 10. Whiteland (6-5) AP Top Cathedral (7-5) 2. Columbus East (13-2) 3. Bloomington South (11-2) 4. Roncalli (15-0) 5. New Palestine (9-1) 6. Zionsville (6-6) 7. LaPorte (9-2) 8. Decatur Central (7-3) 9. Kokomo (8-3) 10. McCutcheon (8-3) #5/5 New Palestine Dragons (9-1) at #10/RV Whiteland Warriors (6-5) 7:30 p.m., Whiteland HS Local broadcast: New Pal Radio The New Palestine Dragons open their 50 th season of varsity football this week with their first trip to Whiteland since The Dragons are facing a tough foe as they look to start 2017 off on the right foot and extend their 36- game regular-season winning streak. The Warriors went 6-5 last season against a tough schedule, and have posted five straight winning seasons. NP won a meeting last season in Lucas Oil Stadium, which saw the Dragons jump out to a halftime lead and seal the game on a pick-6 by then-senior Brady Walden in the closing minutes. The Dragons will have a new look, as they replace nine offensive and seven defensive starters from the 2016 opening-night lineup. They ll also be young, with seven seniors on the roster. However, several Dragons have significant varsity experience, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Juniors C.J. Faubion, Luke Ely and sophomore Kade Large combined for nine double-digit tackle games a year ago. Ely (85) and Faubion (84) led the Red Rage in tackles last season, and the two also combined for nine sacks. Ely was named IFCA Junior All-State. On offense, wideout Colby Jenkins had 322 receiving yards and is the top returning receiver. Center Austin Keele, who like Jenkins is a junior, is the other returning starter. Keele was an IFCA Junior All-State performer a year ago. Josh Glover, a starter at LB in 2016, moves to RB for He led the Dragons with 46 yards on eight carries and two scores in the scrimmage against Scecina. Junior QB Zach Neligh completed 4-of-8 for 68 yards in the scrimmage. A year begins Tonight s foe Whiteland enters after posting a 5-6 record under coach Darrin Fisher against a tough schedule last season. The Warriors and Dragons played a thrilling game, which NPHS won 38-26, in last year s season opener at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Warriors graduated their top passer and rusher, as well as their top five tacklers, but return a strong offense led by senior RB Ryan Hammond, who ran for 849 yards and eight scores last season. Senior Preston Phillips ran for more than 10 yards per carry a year ago in the Warriors run-heavy offense. The series is tied 7-7. Poll position Both of these teams come into the season ranked in the Class 5A Top 10. The Dragons rank No. 5 in both polls, while Whiteland is No. 10 in the IFCA poll. Last season, NPHS finished the year ranked No. 2 in the poll. The Dragons have been ranked for 38 consecutive weeks, dating back to Sept. 2, wins Head coach Kyle Ralph has 50 career wins, putting him at No. 2 in the NPHS all-time list, behind Marvin Shepler (200). Golden season This season marks the 50 th year of varsity football at NPHS. The program began in 1968 under the tutelage of Hall of Fame head coach Marvin Shepler, who directed the Dragons for their first 34 seasons. NPHS has won a state title in 2014, made three State Finals appearances, won nine sectional championships and 16 conference championships in its history. Listen live Listen to all Dragon football games on New Pal Radio on the TuneIn mobile app or TuneIn.com.

2 Projected NPHS starters OFFENSE DEFENSE SE: 3 J.T. Hoffman DE: 22 Landan Burton SE: 17 Jaxon Manes NT: 22 Bryson Cooper SL: 21 Colby Jenkins DE: 15 Logan Robinson SL: 81 Kade Large SLB: 2 C.J. Faubion LT: 55 Jacob Brittsan MLB: 9 Luke Ely LG: 58 Alex Cotterman WLB: 81 Kade Large C: 65 Austin Keele CB: 3 J.T. Hoffman RG: 53 Noah Mack CB: 21 Colby Jenkins RT: 54 Kyle King AL: 17 Jaxon Manes QB: 11 Zach Neligh AL: 20 Maxen Hook RB: 4 Josh Glover FS: 6 Brody Luker SPECIALISTS K: 84 Alex Kropp P: 5 Eric Roudebush LS: 32 Levi McKinney Top Tens The Dragons have been ranked for 37 consecutive weeks, since Sept. 2, AP poll IFCA poll 1. Cathedral 1. Cathedral 2. Columbus East 2. Columbus East 3. Bloomington South 3. Bloomington South 4. Roncalli 4. Roncalli 5. New Palestine 5. New Palestine 6. Zionsville 6. LaPorte 7. LaPorte 7. Zionsville 8. Decatur Central 8. Decatur Central 9. Kokomo (new) 9. Concord 10. McCutcheon 10. Whiteland Sectional 12 glance NPHS competes in the Class 5A Sectional 12, a fiveteam field that also features Anderson, Greenfield- Central, Muncie Central and Zionsville. Sectional 12 team This week Next week Anderson (1-9) at Yorktown Pendleton Hts. Greenfield-C. (6-5) E. Hancock at Bloomington N. Muncie C. (7-4) at Pendleton Hts. Yorktown New Palestine (9-1) at Whiteland Richmond Zionsville (6-6) Pike at Lebanon JV update The Dragon freshman team went 7-1 last season, while the JV was 3-5. Both teams begin their seasons Saturday morning against Whiteland, beginning at 10 a.m. at Kelso Stadium. New foes coming NPHS will have two new non-conference opponents next season. The Dragons will host Kokomo and Center Grove, respectively, in Weeks 1 and 2 next season. The Center Grove series will mark the first varsity games between NPHS and a Class 6A foe. The games will mark the first time NPHS has faced either school. The schedules NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS (2016 record: 9-1) 8/18 at Whiteland 7:30 8/25 RICHMOND 7:30 9/1 at Yorktown* 7:30 9/8 MT. VERNON* 7:30 9/15 PENDLETON HTS.* 7:30 9/22 at Greenfield-Central* 7:30 9/29 SHELBYVILLE* 7:30 10/6 NEW CASTLE* 7:30 10/13 at Delta* 7:30 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference game WHITELAND WARRIORS (2016 record: 6-5) 8/18 NEW PALESTINE 7:30 8/25 at Center Grove 7:00 9/1 DECATUR CENTRAL* 7:00 9/8 at Franklin* 7:00 9/15 at Avon 7:00 9/22 MARTINSVILLE* 7:00 9/29 at Mooresville* 7:00 10/6 PLAINFIELD* 7:00 10/13 at Greenwood* 7:00 *-Mid-State Conference game Series history The Dragons and Warriors are in the second of a twoyear series. New Palestine and Whiteland played annually from with all but the last game played during Week 1. Last year, they resumed their series, with NP winning at Lucas Oil Stadium, the second time the teams have played in the NFL venue. In 2008, the two teams played on the stadium s opening night. This is the 15 th meeting in a series tied 7-7. Series history: Tied 7-7 Regular season: Tied 5-5 At Whiteland: Whiteland leads 3-0 8/19/16: NP (at LOS) 8/22/08: WHS (at LOS) 9/20/13: NP (at NP) 8/17/07: WHS 35-7 (at NP) 8/17/12: WHS (at W) 8/18/06: WHS 20-6 (at W) 8/19/11: NP (at NP) 8/19/05: NP (at NP) 8/20/10: WHS 23-0 (at W) 10/21/94: WHS ot (sect at NP) 8/21/09: NP ot (at NP) 10/30/87: NP 42-8 (sect at NP) 10/24/08: WHS 40-7 (sect at NP) 10/24/86: NP 64-0 (sect at NP) Family affair This year s team has several siblings of key players from recent teams. QB Zach Neligh is the younger brother of NPHS single-season and career passing leader Alex Neligh, who quarterbacked the Dragons in DB Brody Luker is the third Luker to play for the Dragons. Older brother Blake quarterbacked the Dragons in , while brother Brett was a two-year starter and the team s top receiver in In addition, twins Kade and Ryker Large are the brothers of Gunnar Large, the Dragons starting QB in There is one set of brothers in the lineup junior Luke and sophomore Eric Ely, both of whom are RB/LBs.

3 Climbing the wins list Fourth-year NPHS head coach Kyle Ralph moved into second-place on the school s all-time wins list in the 2016 season. HEAD COACHING WINS, NPHS FOOTBALL 200: Marvin Shepler ( ): : Kyle Ralph (2013-): : Doug Armstrong ( ): : Tim Able ( ): : Charlie Hill (2012): 3-7 Among the unbeatens New Palestine was one of 17 teams in Indiana to finish the regular season unbeaten in 2016, including one of two in Class 5A. NP is one of six schools who have posted two straight perfect seasons REGULAR SEASON UNBEATEN TEAMS IN INDIANA Class 6A (1): Penn Class 5A (2): New Palestine, FW Snider Class 4A (4): Roncalli, NorthWood, New Haven, Mississinewa Class 3A (2): Gibson Southern, Hanover Central Class 2A (1): Woodlan Class A (7): Lafayette Catholic, Linton, Pioneer, West Washington, Monroe Central, Carroll (Flora), Covenant Christian LONGEST ACTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WIN STREAKS 36: New Palestine (2013-) 25: Pioneer (2014-) 21: Gibson Southern (2014-) 19: Woodlan (2014-) 18: Lafayette Catholic (2015-)/West Washington (2015-) Perfection times 8 The Dragons have had eight unbeaten regular seasons in school history, with four consecutive and five coming in the last six seasons. Undefeated regular seasons in New Palestine history 2016: Final record 9-1 (HHC champions) 2015: Final record 13-1 (HHC, semistate champions) 2014: Final record 15-0 (HHC, state champs) 2013: Final record 13-1 (HHC, regional champs) 2011: Final record 11-1 (HHC champs) 1988: Final record 10-1 (BBRC champs) 1984: Final record 10-1 (BBRC, cluster champs) 1983: Final record 10-1 (BBRC, cluster champs) Streaking New Palestine has two active streaks going, including a school-record 36-game regular-season winning streak. The Dragons broke their own HHC record in Week 3 with a 55-7 victory over Yorktown, giving them 21 straight conference victories. The Dragons had won 21 straight home games before last year s sectional loss to Columbus East, the second-longest streak in school history. NPHS won 38 straight home games from MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WINS 36: Aug. 23, 2013-present 21: Aug. 19, 1983-Aug. 30, : Aug. 27, 2010-Oct. 14, 2011 MOST CONSECUTIVE HHC WINS 27: Sept. 6, 2013-present (HHC record) 20: Sept. 4, 2009-Oct. 14, 2011 Among the state s longest streaks New Palestine s regular season win streak is the 11thlongest in IHSAA football history. The Dragons have posted four straight perfect regular seasons.. LONGEST REGULAR-SEASON UNBEATEN STREAK 89: Penn, : Bloomington/Bloomington South, : Heritage Hills, : Hobart, : Seeger, : Brownstown Central, : Lawrenceburg, : Pioneer, : Lafayette Catholic, ; Eastern (Howard), : New Palestine, 2013-present 35: Tippecanoe Valley, South Bend St. Joseph, ; E. Chicago Roosevelt, time HHC champions The Dragons have won their HHC-record eighth conference title. New Palestine has won 16 conference championships in its history, also winning the Rangeline Conference in 1992 and seven Big Blue River Conference titles. HHC champions by year 2016: New Palestine 2004: Delta 2015: New Palestine 2003: Mt. Vernon 2014: New Palestine 2002: Delta/G-C/PH 2013: New Palestine 2001: Delta/Mt. Vernon 2012: Mt. Vernon 2000: Delta 2011: New Palestine 1999: Mt. Vernon/Yorktown 2010: New Palestine 1998: Pendleton Heights 2009: Delta 1997: HSE/MV/PH 2008: Delta 1996: Hamilton SE 2007: Shelbyville 1995: Hamilton SE 2006: New Palestine 1994: Hamilton SE 2005: New Palestine/Delta Most HHC titles (*-shared title) 8: New Palestine (2005*, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) 7: Delta (2000, 2001*, 2002*, 2004, 2005*, 2008, 2009) Spring success NPHS wideout Colby Jenkins has already shone on the state stage, finishing as part of the 2017 IHSAA state runner-up 4x400 relay. He teamed with Spencer Corey and Brady Walden both 2017 graduates and former NPHS football players and 800 meter state champion Samuel Voelz on the relay victory. Jenkins is also the starting catcher on NPHS s baseball team. NPHS football head coach Kyle Ralph is also the track and field head coach. Postseason honors The Dragons saw multiple postseason honors. RB DuRon Ford and WR Brady Walden were both consensus All-State picks, named to the IFCA Senior All-State and AP 5A All-State teams. In addition, OL Austin Keele and LB Luke Ely were named IFCA 5A Junior All-State last season. OL David Judy and K Spencer Corey were named honorable mention AP All-State. Judy represented NPHS in the IFCA North/South All-Star Game.

4 Double-digit defense The Red Rage had 15 double-digit tackle games in Of those, 11 came from players who are returning this year. C.J. Faubion had four, including 16 against Columbus East. Luke Ely had four, including 15 against Columbus East. Josh Glover had two, with a high of 14 tackles at Richmond, while Kade Large had an 11- tackle game against Pendleton Heights. MOST TACKLES IN A GAME, 2016 (returning players) 16: C.J. Faubion vs. Columbus East 10/21 15: Luke Ely vs. Columbus East 10/21 14: Josh Glover at Richmond 8/26 13: Luke Ely vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 13: C.J. Faubion vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 11: Kade Large at Pendleton Heights 9/16 10: Luke Ely vs. Delta 10/14 10: C.J. Faubion vs. Delta 10/14 10: Luke Ely at Mt. Vernon 9/9 10: C.J. Faubion at Shelbyville 9/30 10: Josh Glover vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Return to sender The Red Rage has been a tremendous contributor to the Dragons record-setting scoring seasons. That trend continued in 2016, as the Dragons had eight defensive and one special teams score in Defensive scores in 2016 (8) TD: 10/14 vs. Delta: Jordan Shanahan 95-yard fumble return TD: 10/7 at New Castle: Josh Glover 40-yard INT return TD: 9/30 at Shelbyville: Jordan Shanahan 20-yard INT return TD: 9/23 vs. Greenfield-C.: Adam Kincaid 93-yard fumble return TD: 9/23 vs. Greenfield-C.: Adam Kincaid 60-yard fumble return TD: 9/16 at Pendleton Hts: C.J. Faubion 79-yard INT return TD: 8/26 at Richmond: Adam Kincaid 55-yard INT return TD: 8/19 vs. Whiteland: Brady Walden 40-yard INT return Special teams scores in 2016 (1) TD: 9/16 at Pendleton Hts: Adam Kincaid 84-yard KO return Eplosive play supernova The New Palestine football team had 22 touchdowns go for 35 yards or longer, including 12 runs and 10 passes, in In addition, the Dragons had eight TD returns of 40 yards or longer. LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUNS, : DuRon Ford 9/16 at Pendleton Hts. 80: Gunnar Large 9/16 at Pendleton Hts. 71: DuRon Ford 9/23 vs. Greenfield-Central 66: DuRon Ford 8/19 vs. Whiteland 60: Gunnar Large 9/16 at Pendleton Hts. LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, 2016 (35 yards or longer) 85: Brady Walden from Gunnar Large 9/2 vs. Yorktown 71: Colby Jenkins from Gunnar Large 9/9 at Mt. Vernon 66: Brady Walden from Gunnar Large 9/9 at Mt. Vernon 65: Adam Kincaid from Gunnar Large 8/26 at Richmond 56: Brady Walden from Gunnar Large 10/7 at New Castle LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RETURNS, : Jordan Shanahan (FUM) 10/14 vs. Delta 93: Adam Kincaid (FUM) 9/23 vs. Greenfield-Central 84: Adam Kincaid (KO) 9/16 at Pendleton Hts. 79: C.J. Faubion (INT) 9/16 at Pendleton Hts. Flipping the scoreboard New Palestine has made a habit of scoring quickly and putting up multiple points in a short time in coach Kyle Ralph s tenure. That continued in 2016, where the Dragons scored twice in a two-minute span nine different times. Fastest 3 scores in :48 (9/23 vs. Greenfield-C.): DuRon Ford 2 run, 11:54; Colby Jenkins 35 pass from Gunnar Large, 9:15; DuRon Ford 45 run, 9:06 of 2 nd quarter Fastest 2 scores in 2016 :09 (9/23 vs. Greenfield-C.): Colby Jenkins 35 pass from Gunnar Large, 9:15; DuRon Ford 45 run, 9:06 of 2 nd quarter :39 (8/19 vs. Whiteland): DuRon Ford 22 run, :45; Spencer Corey 20 FG, :06 of 2 nd quarter. :39 (10/14 vs. Delta): Gunnar Large 26 run, :27 of 3 rd quarter; Luke Canfield 21 run, 11:48 of 4 th quarter :46 (9/30 at Shelbyville): DuRon Ford 2 run, 7:25; Jordan Shanhan 20 INT return, 6:39 of 2 nd quarter Setting records The Dragons have broken or tied the school scoring record multiple times under Coach Ralph.. MOST POINTS IN A GAME 84: 9/23/16 vs. Greenfield-Central (84-21) 84: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (84-17) 83: 11/7/14 at Beech Grove (83-20) 77: 9/25/15 at Greenfield-Central (77-20) 77: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (77-42) BIGGEST VICTORY MARGIN 74: 10/31/14 vs. New Castle (74-0) 72: 10/9/15 vs. New Castle (72-0) 69: 10/3/14 at Shelbyville (72-3) 67: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (84-17) 65: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (72-7) CONSECUTIVE 50-POINT GAMES 8: 2014 (56-7 Pendleton Hts; 63-0 Greenfield-Central; 72-3 Shelbyville; New Castle; 54-0 Delta; 61-7 Muncie Central; 74-0 New Castle; Beech Grove) 6: 2015 (56-14 Lawrenceburg; 72-7 Richmond; 63-7 Yorktown; 59-7 Mt. Vernon, Pendleton Heights, Greenfield-Central) Churning out yards The Dragons shattered the state record for total offense in 2015, their third straight season with more than 6,000 yards of total offense. In 2014, New Palestine, New Prairie and Rensselaer broke the existing state record for total offense. In 2015, the Dragons set a school record with 813 yards on Sept. 19 against Pendleton Heights, which was 62 shy of the state record set by Decatur Central in MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE IN IHSAA HISTORY 1. New Palestine 2015: 7,701 yards, (14 games, 13-1) 2. Rensselaer 2014: 6,771 yards (15 games, 15-0) 3. New Palestine 2014: 6,635 yards (15 games, 15-0) 4. New Prairie 2014: 6,610 yards (15 games, 13-2) 5. Griffith 1997: 6,560 yards (15 games, 14-1) New Palestine 2013: 6,230 yards (14 games, 13-1) MOST POINTS, SEASON, IN NEW PALESTINE HISTORY , 2015 (state record, 14 games, 13-1) , 2014 (state record, 15 games, 15-0) 3, 571, 2013 (14 games, 13-1) , 2016 (9 games, 9-0) , 1987 (13 games, 11-2)

5 The 800 club The Dragons have made a habit of putting up big yardage. Under Coach Ralph, the Dragons have topped 500 yards 20 times, including eight games with 600 or more yards and four with 700 or more yards. This season, the Dragons have hit the 500-yard mark three times. MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE since : 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (565 rush, 248 pass, 84-17) 759: 11/27/15 vs. FW Snider (258 rush, 501 pass, 61-64) 744: 10/25/13 at Pend Hts. (443 rush, 301 pass, 62-40) 706: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (505 rush, 201 pass, 72-7) 678: 9/6/13 vs. Pend Hts. (348 rush, 330 pass, 46-7) 673: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (462 rush, 211 pass, 77-42) 643: 10/16/15 at Delta (424 rush, 221 pass, 66-29) 616: 11/7/14 at Beech Grove (435 rush, 181 pass, 83-20) 593: 8/23/13 at Danville (326 rush, 267 pass, 64-8) 586: 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (412 rush, 174 pass, 70-6) 584: 10/24/14 at Muncie C. (364 rush, 220 pass, 61-7) 578: 9/4/15 at Yorktown (376 rush, 202 pass, 63-7) 577: 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (360 rush, 217 pass, 59-7) 573: 9/25/15 at Greenfield-C. (407 rush, 164 pass, 77-20) 558: 11/1/13 at Muncie South (376 rush, 182 pass, 53-0) 539: 9/19/14 at Pend Hts (337 rush, 202 pass, 56-7) 524: 9/23/16 vs. Greenfield-Central (366 rush, 158 pass, 84-21) 520: 9/2/16 vs. Yorktown (335 rush, 155 pass, 55-7) 519: 8/26/16 at Richmond (268 rush, 251 pass, 49-32) 509: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (236 rush, 273 pass, 49-21) Traveling trophies The Dragons are in possession of the HHC s Helmet Trophy, which they ve now held for 23 straight conference games since The Dragons also hold the Boundary Rail trophy that goes to the winner of the New Palestine-Mt. Vernon series. NP will hold that for another year after a 42-0 victory in Week 4. Community of champions NPHS is a Community of Champions, and the school year was no exception. The Dragons brought home three state championships. The softball team winning its fourth IHSAA state title since 2004, giving NPHS its sixth team state championship. In addition, there were two individual champs. Samuel Voelz (track and field) and Alec White (wrestling) each won state titles. Voelz s 800-meter title was the Dragons first track state champion since Lorrie Swegman in 1976, while White won the school s sixth individual wrestling state title. In addition, the Dragons had state runners-up in the boys 4x400 and 4x800 relay. NPHS championships Football: HHC champion Boys cross country: County, HHC, sectional & regional champion Boys tennis: County, sectional champion Girls golf: County, HHC, sectional champion. Wrestling: Alec White state champion Softball: HHC, state champion Girls track & field: County & HHC champion Boys track & field: County & HHC champion. Samuel Voelz state champion. 4x400 relay (Samuel Voelz, Spencer Corey, Colby Jenkins, Brady Walden) & 4x800 relay (Caleb Eagleson, Chase Crowder, Spencer Corey, Sam Voelz) state runners-up. Success drives 5A move New Palestine will compete in Class 5A through the 2018 season, due to the IHSAA Tournament Success Factor. The Dragons were successful in their first run through 5A, winning a semistate title and coming within three points of their second straight state title in Due to that run, the Dragons are also slated to play in 5A in Since the beginning of the all-in tournament in 1985, NPHS has competed in 3A from 1985 through 2006, and 4A from Championship history IHSAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS (9) A Coach Kyle Ralph. State runner-up A Coach Kyle Ralph. State champion A Coach Kyle Ralph. Regional champion A Coach Tim Able. Sectional champion A Coach Doug Armstrong. Sectional champion A Coach Doug Armstrong. Sectional champion 1990: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. State runner-up 1989: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. Sectional champion 1987: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. Regional champion CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (16) Hoosier Heritage Conference (8) (1994-) 2016: 9-1 (7-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2015: 13-1 (7-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2014: 15-0 (7-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2013: 13-1 (6-0). Coach Kyle Ralph 2011: 11-1 (7-0). Coach Tim Able 2010: 9-2 (7-0). Coach Tim Able 2006: 9-3 (7-0). Coach Doug Armstrong 2005: 10-3 (6-1). Coach Doug Armstrong Rangeline Conference (1) ( ) 1992: 8-2 (5-1). Coach Marvin Shepler Big Blue River Conference (7) ( ) 1988: 10-1 (6-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1986: 8-2 (6-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1984: 10-1 (5-0); Coach Marvin Shepler 1983: 10-1 (6-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1982: 7-3 (5-0). Coach Marvin Shepler 1980: 7-3 (4-1). Coach Marvin Shepler 1978: 8-2 (5-0). Coach Marvin Shepler Dragons in college New Palestine has 11 alumni currently on college football rosters. NCAA Div. II Indianapolis: OL Demetre Mitchell (2017), DB Blake Luker (2014) NCAA Div. III DePauw: WR Logan Greene (2016) Franklin: DB Chaz Hill (2015) Hanover: WR Brett Luker (2017) Wabash: OL Andrew Yazel (2015) NAIA St. Francis: DB Adam Kincaid (2017), WR Duke Blackwell (2016), RB Nick Brickens (2016) Marian: RB DuRon Ford (2017), LB Joe Izbicki (2016)

6 About NPHS New Palestine High School has been a member of the IHSAA since 1916, on property that has housed a school since 1884 and high school classes since Located in Hancock County in the southeast suburbs of Indianapolis, New Palestine has received many awards for academic excellence including a U.S. News and World Report Best Buy High School and many A and Four-Star ratings from the Indiana Department of Education. In 2012, New Palestine was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education. Keith Fessler is the current principal, in his sixth year. NPHS is the lone high school in the CSC of Southern Hancock County. The athletic director is NPHS graduate Allen Cooper, who coached the 2004 baseball team to a state championship. Among New Palestine s notable alumni are Apple senior vice president Angela Ahrendts, Super Bowl champion and NFL veteran Todd Yoder, longtime college football coach and current LSU offensive coordinator Matt Canada, track and field world champion Pat Feeney and undefeated four-time state wrestling champion Chad Red. NPHS fast facts New Palestine High School IHSAA member: Since 1916 Enrollment: 1181 Began varsity football: 1968 Head coach: Kyle Ralph (5th season, HS: Cincinnati St. Xavier, College: North Carolina) Principal: Keith Fessler Superintendent: Dr. Lisa Lantrip AD: Allen Cooper Assistant AD: Jeff Wright Sports information director: Andrew Smith All-time football record: Postseason titles: 9 sectionals, 5 regionals, 3 semistates (1990, 2014, 2015), 1 state title (2014) Conference titles: 16 (8 in HHC) School corporation: CSC Southern Hancock County (Sugar Creek & Brandywine Townships, Hancock County) About Kelso Stadium/Shepler Field The Dragons home turf Is named for two New Palestine luminaries. Kelso Stadium was dedicated in honor of former NPHS principal Robert Kelso shortly after he passed away in The playing field is Shepler Field named for and Hall of Fame football coach Marvin Shepler. The team s first varsity coach, Shepler led New Palestine to three sectional titles and the 1990 State Finals. Between , the Dragons won 38 consecutive home games on what would become Shepler Field. The stadium has been the home of NPHS football since its inception as a varsity program in Kelso Stadium has been upgraded several times, with the bleachers extended in 1998, new goalposts added in 2015 and a new scoreboard with video capabilities added prior to the 2016 season. Shepler Field is a natural grass playing surface. Meet Coach Ralph Fourth-year NPHS head coach Kyle Ralph is the fifth head coach in the school s history, the third to lead the team to an undefeated regular season, the second to lead the Dragons to the State Finals and the first to win a state championship. He came to NPHS in 2013 armed with an attacking style on both sides of the ball, which continues in the team s commitment to conditioning in the weight room during the offseason. It has led to four HHC titles, three sectionals, three regionals, a semistate and a state title in four seasons. The Dragons have also had four unbeaten regular seasons and gained 6,000- plus yards of offense three times. Coach Ralph has been named IFCA Region Coach of the Year twice, and was the head coach of the IFCA South All-Stars in His New Palestine teams have rewritten the record books, shattering state records for points and total offense in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The Dragons hold the top two scoring seasons in Indiana history 854 points in 2015, 851 in 2014 and the top total offense season, with 7,701 yards in Coach Ralph is a 2002 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, where he was a standout lineman, and a 2006 graduate of the University of North Carolina. He was a two-time First Team All-ACC lineman at North Carolina, playing for head coach John Bunting. He was the 2005 ACC Coastal Division Offensive Lineman of the Year. He has also participated in NFL training camps with the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers. Prior to coming to New Palestine, Ralph was an assistant coach at St. Xavier, Oak Hills and Withrow High Schools in the Cincinnati area from Coach Ralph is also the Dragons track and field coach, leading NPHS to a sixth-place finish in the boys State Finals this spring, coaching state champion Samuel Voelz and two state runner-up relays. He lives in New Palestine with his wife Ashley, a NPHS teacher and graduate, and their three children. Ralph teaches physical education at NPHS. New Palestine s head coaches Kyle Ralph (2013-) 50-3 Charlie Hill (2012) 3-7 Tim Able ( ) 30-6 Doug Armstrong ( ) Marvin Shepler ( ):

7 2017 roster N Name Cl Ht Wt Pos 2 C.J. Faubion** Jr RB/DB 3 JT Hoffman Sr WR/DB 4 Josh Glover* Sr RB/LB 5 Eric Roudebush So QB/DB 6 Brody Luker So WR/DB 7 Aven Jones So RB/LB 8 Blake Austin Fr WR/DB 9 Luke Ely** Jr RB/LB 10 Jacob Hockett Jr WR/DB 11 Zach Neligh** Jr QB/DB 12 Ryker Large So WR/DB 13 Luke Canfield* So RB/DB 14 Aidan Fairbanks Fr RB/DB 15 Logan Robinson** Sr TE/DL 16 Chris Guhl So WR/DB 17 Jaxon Manes* Sr WR/DB 18 Riley Wire So SR/LB 20 Maxen Hook So WR/DB 21 Colby Jenkins** Jr WR/DB 22 Bryson Cooper* Sr RB/DL 23 Landan Burton Sr TE/DL 24 Justin Turk Jr WR/DB 25 Michael Mareno Jr WR/DB 26 Grant Wiegand Jr WR/DB 27 Jaaron Manley So WR/DB 28 Hunter Burks Fr WR/DB 29 Dylan Harsin Fr WR/DB 31 Nick Payton Jr WR/DB 32 Levi McKinney* Sr LS/LB 35 Devan Hill So TE/LB 43 Eric Ely So RB/DB 50 Austin Terry So OL/DL 51 Tiler Green Jr OL/LB 52 Brice Freeman So OL/DL 53 Noah Mack Fr OL/DL 54 Kyle King* So OL/DL 55 Jacob Brittsan So OL/DL 58 Alex Cotterman Jr OL/DL 59 Nik Zickler Jr OL/DL 60 Tyler Horsley Jr OL/DL 62 David Bogle Jr OL/DL 65 Austin Keele** Jr OL/DL 67 Luke Horner Jr OL/DL 68 Ethan Sturgeon Fr OL/DL 71 Joey O Dell Jr OL/DL 72 Will Oliver So OL/DL 73 Cody Rooks So OL/DL 81 Kade Large* So WR/LB 82 Tommy Hartmann So WR/DB 84 Alex Kropp So K 88 Matt Brown Fr TE/LB Coaching staff Head coach: Kyle Ralph (5 rd season) Assistant coaches: Dan Buchanan, Jeremy Large, Mike Luker, Dan Walker, Wes Anderson, John Horan, James Evans, Spencer Stonerock Managers: Logan McKinney, J.T. Borum, Austin Snider, Dakota Cook, Andrew Mareno Pronunciation guide New Palestine New pal-uh-steen 2 C.J. Faubion FAH-bee-un 5 Eric Roudebush ROU-de-bush (rhymes with HOW) 6 Brody Luker LOO-kerr 7 Aven Jones AY-ven 9 Luke Ely EE-lee 11 Zach Neligh NEE-lee 16 Chris Guhl GOO-ull 17 Jaxon Manes Jackson MAINS 23 Landan Burton Landon 25 Michael Mareno ma-rain-oh 26 Grant Wiegand WIG-gund 43 Eric Ely EE-lee 55 Jacob Brittsan BRIT-sun 58 Alex Cotterman COTT-ur-munn 60 Tyler Horsley HORSE-lee 62 David Bogle BO-gull 65 Austin Keele KEEL 81 Kade Large KAYDE 84 Alex Kropp (rhymes with HOP) 2016 vs. this week s opponent The Dragons and Warriors opened the season in the Horseshoe Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium. Making his debut for NPHS, senior RB DuRon Ford scored four firsthalf touchdowns to stake the Dragons to a hafltime lead. Whiteland climbed back with back-toback TDs to cut the lead to 31-26, but a 40-yard pick-6 by Brady Walden sealed the victory with 2:27 left. WEEK 1: Aug. 19, 2016 Horseshoe Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Whiteland (0-1) New Palestine (1-0) Scoring summary NP-Ford 7 run (Corey kick), 4:15 NP-Ford 1 run (Corey kick), :18 W-Hammond 7 run (Ballain kick), 7:48 NP-Ford 66 run (Corey kick), 7:04 W-Hammond 1 run (kick failed), 1:43 NP-Ford 22 run (Corey kick), :45 NP-Corey 20 FG, :06 W-Hammond 14 run (Ballain kick), :00 W-Cisneros 1 run (kick failed), 7:01 NP-Walden 40 interception return (Corey kick), 2:27 New Palestine stats Rushing: Ford , Large 7-61, Kincaid 2-2 Passing: Large Receiving: Shanahan 2-69, Jenkins 3-20, Walden 2-18, Ford 1-0

8 2016 season stats RUSHING Att-Yds Avg TD Lg HiGm 23 DuRon Ford Gunnar Large Luke Canfield Adam Kincaid Zach Neligh Brady Walden Eric Roudebush Maxen Hook Jocobi Maxwell 1-(-1) Logan Robinson 1-(-2) Grant Moeller 1-(-2) Kade Large 2-(-2) Jaxon Manes 2-(-3) Totals PASSING C-A-I Yds TD Lg HiGm 19 Gunnar Large Zach Neligh Jaxon Manes DuRon Ford Totals RECEIVING Rec-Yds Avg TD Lg HiGm 4 Brett Luker Adam Kincaid Brady Walden Colby Jenkins Jordan Shanahan DuRon Ford Adam Brickens Kade Large Grant Wiegand KICKING PAT FG LG 18 Spencer Corey PUNTING N-Yds Avg Lg In20 18 Spencer Corey RETURNS KOR Avg PR Avg TD 7 Adam Kincaid K 20 Tyler Martin Colby Jenkins DuRon Ford Josh Glover Kade Large Brady Walden DEFENSE Tackles leaders: Luke Ely 85, C.J. Faubion 84, Jordan Shanahan 63, Brett Luker 57, Josh Glover 56, Adam Kincaid 46, Logan Robinson 41, Demetre Mitchell 41, Conner Hearrell 36, Austin Keele 33 Sacks: C.J. Faubion 5, Luke Ely 4, Josh Glover 2, David Judy 2, Demetre Mitchell 2, Connor Hearrell 1, Kade Large 1, Jordan Shanahan 1, Logan Robinson 1 Interceptions: Adam Kincaid 3 (1 TD), Brady Walden 3 (1 TD), Josh Glover 3 (1 TD), C.J. Faubion 2 (1 TD), Jordan Shanahan 2 (1 TD), Adam Brickens 1, Colby Jenkins 1, Brett Luker 1 Fumble recoveries: Josh Glover 2, Adam Kincaid 2, Colby Jenkins 1, C.J. Faubion 1, Conner Hearrell 1, Bryson Cooper 1, Jordan Shanahan 1 TEAM STATS NP Opp Points Avg. game Rushes-yards Avg play/game 8.7/ /211.4 Passing C-A-I Passing yards Avg play/game 11.3/ /77.0 Total offense Avg play/game 9.5/ /288.4 Fumbles-lost Takeaways Score by quarters New Palestine Opponents season highs INDIVIDUAL Rushing yards: 240, DuRon Ford vs. Yorktown 9/2 Rushing attempts: 28, DuRon Ford vs. Yorktown 9/2; at Shelbyville 9/30 Rushing touchdowns: 5, DuRon Ford vs. Pendleton Hts. 9/16 Passing yards: 251, Gunnar Large at Richmond 8/26 Pass completions: 14, Gunnar Large vs. Columbus East 10/21 Pass attempts: 24, Gunnar Large vs. Columbus East 10/21 Pass touchdowns: 3, Gunnar Large at Richmond 8/26; vs. Yorktown 9/2; at Mt. Vernon 9/9; vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23; at New Castle 10/7 Receiving yards: 115, Adam Kincaid at Richmond 8/26 Receptions: 6, Brett Luker vs. Delta 10/14; vs. Columbus East 10/21 Receiving touchdowns: 2, Brett Luker vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Total offense: 333, Gunnar Large at Richmond 8/26 (251pa/82ru) Yards from scrimmage: 240, DuRon Ford vs. Whiteland 9/2 (240ru) Longest rush: 90, DuRon Ford vs. Pendleton Hts. 9/16 Longest pass: 85, Gunnar Large to Brady Walden vs. Yorktown 9/2 Most tackles: 16, C.J. Faubion vs. Columbus East 10/21 Most sacks: 3, C.J. Faubion vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Most interceptions: 2, Adam Kincaid at Richmond 8/26; Brady Walden at Shelbyville 9/30 TEAM Total yards: 524, vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Rushing yards: 398, at Shelbyville 9/30 Rushing attempts: 49, at Shelbyville 9/30 Passing yards: 251, at Richmond 8/26 Pass completions: 14, vs. Columbus East 10/21 Pass attempts: 24, vs. Columbus East 10/21 Total plays: 56, at Richmond 8/26 First downs: 23, at Shelbyville 9/30 Pass touchdowns: 3, at Richmond 8/26; vs. Yorktown 9/2; at Mt. Vernon 9/9; vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23; at New Castle 10/7 Rush touchdowns: 7, at Pendleton Hts. 9/16; vs. Greenfield-C. 9/23; at Shelbyville 9/30 Points: 84, vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Points in a quarter: 28, 2 nd quarter at Richmond 8/26; 2 nd quarter vs. Yorktown 9/2; 1 st quarter vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Points in a half: 49, 1 st half vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23 Fewest points allowed: 0, at Mt. Vernon 9/9 Fewest rushing yards allowed: 124, at Pendleton Hts. 9/16 Fewest passing yards allowed: 30, at Pendleton Hts. 9/16 Fewest total yards allowed: 154, at Pendleton Hts. 9/16 Fewest first downs allowed: 8, at Pendleton Hts. 9/16 Turnovers caused: 5, vs. Yorktown 9/2 Most interceptions: 4, vs. Yorktown 9/2 Most fumble recoveries: 3, vs. Greenfield-Central 9/ game-by-game OPPONENT SCORE LD RUSHER PASSER RECEIVER Whiteland Ford 220 Large 107 Shanahan 69 Richmond Ford 149 Large 251 Kincaid 115 Yorktown 55-7 Ford 240 Large 155 Walden 96 Mt. Vernon 42-0 Ford 120 Large 180 Walden 76 Pendleton Hts 63-0 Ford 228 Large 110 Jenkins 42 Greenfield-C Ford 236 Large 158 Luker 90 Shelbyville Ford 210 Large 73 Kincaid 41 New Castle 56-7 Ford 188 Large 227 Kincaid 72 Delta Ford 181 Large 160 Luker 91 Columbus E Large 59 Large 122 Luker 62

9 Dragon record book ALL-TIME RECORD (since 1968): Home: Road: Neutral: 8-6 HHC games: IHSAA tourmament: SECTIONAL TITLES: 1987, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 REGIONAL TITLES: 1987, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015 SEMISTATE TITLES: 1990, 2014, 2015 STATE TITLES: 2014 HHC TITLES: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (previous conferences: Big Blue River: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988; Rangeline: 1992) UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASONS: 1983, 1984, 1988, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 INDIANA FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS: Marvin Shepler (coach, ), Gary Scott (assistant coach, ), Todd Yoder (player, ) PASSING YARDS Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 5,374 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 2,852 Game: Alex Neligh (2015 vs. FW Snider): 501 COMPLETIONS Career: Alex Neligh ( ), 306 Season: Blake Luker (2013): 176 Game: Matt Rodgers (1993 vs. Greensburg): 25 TD PASSES Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 64 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 36 Game: Alex Neligh (2014), Connor Simmons (2011), Matt Rodgers (1993): 5 RECEIVING YARDS Career: Duke Blackwell ( ): 2,238 Season: Tyler Walden (2013): 1,231 Game: Duke Blackwell (2015 vs. FW Snider): 328 RECEPTIONS Career: Tyler Walden ( ): 139 Season: Tyler Walden (2013): 86 Game: Tyler Walden (2013 vs. Pendleton Heights): 14 TD RECEPTIONS Career: Duke Blackwell ( ): 30 Season: Josh Penley (2011): 17 Game: Several players, most recently Duke Blackwell (2015 vs. FW Snider): 3 RUSHING YARDS Career: Jeff Miles ( ): 3,963 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 2,097 Game: Chris Grider (2002 at Tipton): 336 RUSHING TDs Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 56 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 37 Game: Several players, most recently DuRon Ford (2016 at Pendleton Hts.), 5 TOTAL OFFENSE Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 8,718 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 4,949 Game: Alex Neligh (2015 vs. FW Snider): 667 TOTAL OFFENSE TDs Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 120 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 73 Game: Alex Neligh (2014 vs. New Prairie, 2015 vs. FW Snider): 8 INTERCEPTIONS Career: Tim Breeden ( ): 20 Season: Tim Breeden (1986): 10 Game: Garrett Kuhn (2014 vs. Mt. Vernon): 3 SACKS Career: Noah Grable ( ): 30 Season: Noah Grable/Brian Wagner (2013): 18 SCORING Career: Alex Neligh ( ): 336 Season: Alex Neligh (2015): 222 KICK SCORING Career: Spencer Corey ( ): 285 Season: Spencer Corey (2015): 128 PATs Career: Spencer Corey ( ): 243 Season: Spencer Corey (2015): 113 (state record) Game: Spencer Corey (2016 vs. Greenfield-C): 12 LONGEST PLAY Pass: Matt Rodgers to Jay Ehle (1993 vs. HSE): 95 yards Rush: James Young (2014 vs. New Prairie): 98 yards TEAM SCORING Season: 854 (2015, state record) Game: 84 (vs. Greenfield-Central 9/23/16, 84-21; vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/ ) Both teams: 125 (FW Snider 64, New Palestine 61, 11/27/15) Margin: 74 (vs. New Castle 10/31/2014, 74-0) TEAM OFFENSE Season: 7,701 (2015, state record) Game: 813 (vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/15) TEAM RUSHING OFFENSE Game: 565 (vs. Pendleton Heights 9/19/15) TEAM PASSING OFFENSE Game: 501 (vs. FW Snider 11/27/15) Records set/extended in 2016 in bold

10 The last time New Palestine shut out an opponent: Sept. 9 at Mt. Vernon (42-0) New Palestine had back-to-back shutouts: Oct. 2-9, 2015 vs. Shelbyville (45-0), New Castle (72-0) New Palestine was shut out: Oct. 29, 2010 at Greenfield-C. (0-7) New Palestine scored 50 points: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Delta (56-15) New Palestine scored 60 points: : Sept. 30, 2016 at Shelbyville (70-20) New Palestine scored 70 points: : Sept. 30, 2016 at Shelbyville (70-20) New Palestine scored 80 points: : Sept. 23, 2016 vs. Greenfield-C (84-21) New Palestine allowed 60 points: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider (61-64) New Palestine allowed 70 points: Oct. 27, 2000 at Elwood (7-79) New Palestine won by 40 points: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Detla (56-15) New Palestine lost by 40 points: Aug. 25, 2007 at Delta (7-49) New Palestine scored 20 points in a quarter: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Delta (21 points in 1 st quarter of victory) New Palestine scored 30 points in a quarter: Oct. 16, 2015 at Delta (35 in 2 nd quarter of victory) New Palestine scored 40 points in a half: Oct. 7, 2016 at New Castle (42 points in 1 st half of 56-7 victory) New Palestine had 500 yards of total offense: Sept. 23, 2016 vs. Greenfield-C. (524 yards in win) New Palestine had 600 yards of total offense: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider (757 yards in loss) New Palestine had 700 yards of total offense: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider (757 yards in loss) New Palestine had 800 yards of total offense: Sept. 19, 2015 vs. Pendleton Heights (813 yards in victory) New Palestine had 300 yards rushing: Sept. 30, 2016 at Shelbyville: 398 yards New Palestine had 400 yards rushing: Oct. 30, 2015 vs. Martinsville: 412 yards New Palestine had 500 yards rushing: Sept. 19, 2015 vs. Pendleton Heights, 565 yards New Palestine had 300 yards passing: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider, 501 yards New Palestine allowed 0 or fewer yards of total offense: Oct. 3, 2014 at Shelbyville, -29 yards New Palestine allowed 0 yards rushing: Aug. 28, 2015 vs. Richmond, minus-13 yards New Palestine allowed 0 yards passing: Oct. 9, 2015 vs. New Castle, minus-4 yards New Palestine had 10 sacks: Sept. 5, 2014 vs. Yorktown, 11 sacks A Dragon threw for 200 yards: Oct. 7, 2016 at New Castle. Gunnar Large 227 yards A Dragon had 300 yards total offense: Aug. 26, 2016 at Richmond. Gunnar Large 333 yards (251 pass, 82 rush) A Dragon had 350 yards total offense: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider. Alex Neligh 667 yards (501 pass, 166 rush) A Dragon threw 5 TD passes in a game: Nov. 28, Alex Neligh vs. New Prairie. 5 TD passes Four different Dragons caught TD passes in the same game: Oct. 9, 2015 vs. New Castle: Duke Blackwell, James Crumlin, Logan Greene, Brett Luker TD passes from Alex Neligh. Three different Dragons caught TD passes in the same game: Oct. 7, 2016 at New Castle. Colby Jenkins, Adam Kincaid, Brady Walden TD receptions from Gunnar Large A Dragon ran for 5 TDs in a game: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. DuRon Ford 5 TDs A Dragon ran for 4 TDs in a game: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Delta: DuRon Ford 4 TDs A Dragon had 3 receiving TDs in a game: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider. Duke Blackwell 3 TD catches A Dragon had a rushing and receiving TD in a game: Aug. 30, 2013 vs. Richmond. Tyler Walden 29-yard pass from Blake Luker, 12-yard run A Dragon had two 70+-yard catches in a game: Oct. 19, 2012 vs. Mt. Vernon. Tyler Walden 73, 78-yard TD receptions from Chaz Hill A Dragon had 100 yards receiving: Aug. 26, 2016 at Richmond. Adam Kincaid 115 yards A Dragon had 150 yards receiving: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider. Duke Blackwell 328 yards A Dragon had 200 yards receiving: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider. Duke Blackwell 328 yards A Dragon had 10 catches: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider. Duke Blackwell 10 catches A Dragon had 30 carries: Sept. 5, 2014 vs. Yorktown. James Young 31 carries A Dragon had 35 carries: Oct. 5, 2012 vs. Greenfield-Central. Nick Survant 37 carries. A Dragon ran for 100 yards: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Delta. DuRon Ford 181 yards A Dragon ran for 150 yards: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Delta. DuRon Ford 181 yards A Dragon ran for 200 yards: Sept. 30, 2016 at Shelbyville. DuRon Ford 210 yards A Dragon ran for 250 yards: Nov. 28, 2014 vs. New Prairie. James Young 282 yards A Dragon had 200 yards from scrimmage: Sept. 30, 2016 at Shelbyville. DuRon Ford 210 yards (210 rushing) A Dragon ran for 100 yards and threw for 200: Nov. 27, 2015 vs. FW Snider. Alex Neligh 166 yards rushing, 501 passing A Dragon ran for 200 yards and threw for 200: Sept. 19, 2015 vs. Pendleton Heights. Alex Neligh 200 yards rushing, 248 passing A Dragon had five sacks: Sept. 5, 2014 vs. Yorktown. Gabe Estes 5 sacks A Dragon had three interceptions: Sept. 12, 2014 at Mt. Vernon. Garrett Kuhn 3 INTs A Dragon had two interceptions: Aug. 30, 2016 at Shelbyville. Brady Walden 2 INT New Palestine had two 100-yard rushers in same game: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. DuRon Ford 228 yards, Gunnar Large 124 yards New Palestine had three 100-yard rushers in same game: Sept. 19, 2015 vs. Pendleton Heights. Alex Neligh 200 yards, Nick Brickens 168 yards, Luke Ely 137 yards New Palestine had two plays from scrimmage go for 70+ yards: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. Gunnar Large 80 run; DuRon Ford 90 run New Palestine had a play from scrimmage go for 70+ yards: Sept. 23, 2016 vs. Greenfield-C. DuRon Ford 71 run New Palestine had a play from scrimmage go for 80+ yards: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. Gunnar Large 80 run; DuRon Ford 90 run New Palestine had a play from scrimmage go for 90+ yards: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. DuRon Ford 90 run New Palestine had a defensive touchdown: Oct. 14, 2016 vs. Delta. Jordan Shanahan 95 fumble return New Palestine had special teams touchdown: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. Adam Kincaid 84 KO return New Palestine had a player record an offensive, special teams and defensive score: Oct. 17, 2014 vs. Delta. Garrett Kuhn 25-yard INT return, 49-yard punt return & 25-yard reception for TDs New Palestine had a player record an offensive and defensive score: Aug. 26, 2016 at Richmond. Adam Kincaid 65 TD reception, 55 INT return New Palestine had two defensive TDs in the same game: Sept. 23, 2016 vs. Greenfield-C. Adam Kincaid 83 and 60-yard fumble returns New Palestine blocked a punt: Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Castle. Jordan Workman blocked punt, Joe Izbicki 11 return for touchdown. New Palestine recorded a safety: Oct. 9, 2015 vs. New Castle. New Castle punt went out of own end zone. New Palestine recorded two safeties in the same game: Sept. 12, 2014 at Mt. Vernon. MV punter & QB each fumbled ball out of end zone. New Palestine had a kickoff return for touchdown: Sept. 16, 2016 at Pendleton Hts. Adam Kincaid 84 KO return New Palestine had a punt return for touchdown: Oct. 2, 2015 vs. Shelbyville. Nick Brickens 88 yards New Palestine played an overtime game: Aug. 21, 2009 vs. Whiteland 22-16) (note: New Palestine has won five straight OT games since 2004)

11 Dragons year-by-year Head coach Kyle Ralph (50-3) LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER 2016: 9-1 (7-0 HHC), HHC champions DuRon Ford 1830 Gunnar Large 1543 Brett Luker : 13-1 (7-0 HHC), HHC, semistate champions Alex Neligh 2097 Alex Neligh 2852 Duke Blackwell : 15-0 (7-0 HHC), HHC, state champions James Young 1636 Alex Neligh 2469 Duke Blackwell : 13-1 (6-0 HHC), HHC, regional champions James Young 1250 Blake Luker 2630 Tyler Walden 1231 Head coach Charlie Hill (3-7) 2012: 3-7 (2-5 HHC) Collin Hill 586 Blake Luker 635 Tyler Walden 455 Head coach Tim Able (30-6) 2011: 11-1 (7-0 HHC) HHC, AP state champs Austin Monday 764 Connor Simmons 2795 Brandon Collins : 9-2 (7-0 HHC) HHC champions Austin Cahoy 1162 Connor Simmons 499 Brandon Collins : 10-3 (6-1 HHC) Sectional champions Pat Feeney 638 Cary Albrecht 861 Pat Feeney 590 Head coach Doug Armstrong (49-31) 2008: 4-6 (3-4 HHC) Cary Albrecht 671 Cary Albrecht 500 Pat Feeney : 5-5 (4-3 HHC) Adam Rusche 676 Matt Walsh 783 Colton Tuggle : 9-3 (7-0 HHC) HHC champions Jason Carnes 723 J.D. Hill 810 Brendan Guedel : 10-3 (6-1 HHC) HHC, sectional champs Eric Alcorn 1629 J.D. Hill 722 Matt Hockett : 10-3 (6-1 HHC) Sectional champions Greg Davis 1256 Matt Bryant 625 Matt Taylor : 7-4 (5-2 HHC) Chris Grider 1665 Matt Bryant 501 Tyler Schroeder : 4-7 (2-5 HHC) Chris Grider 1254 Chris Cole 627 Ryan Horan 193 Head coach Marvin Shepler ( ) 2001: 1-9 (1-6 HHC) Paul Elliott 443 Chris Cole 449 Ryan Horan : 3-8 (1-6 HHC) Paul Elliott 721 Neil Osburn 590 Justin Longerich : 3-7 (2-5 HHC) Brian Hockett 920 Justin Plummer 1205 Brian Webster : 4-7 (2-4 HHC) Rick Lapenta 760 Justin Plummer 878 Andy Fox : 4-6 (2-5 HHC) Bob Anderson 393 Justin Plummer 1527 T.J. Ott : 4-5 (3-2 HHC) Doug McMillan 469 Doug Ruster 458 Robbie Miller : 7-4 (3-2 HHC) Todd Yoder 1185 Baron Gambrel 541 Todd Yoder : 3-6 (1-4 HHC) Jordan Jones 983 Pete Morwick 521 Todd Yoder : 5-5 (3-2 RLC) Kevin Holmes 369 Matt Rodgers 2006 Jay Ehle : 8-2 (5-1 RLC) Rangeline champions Jay Roudebush 892 Jeff Mitchell 992 Jay Ehle : 7-3 (5-1 RLC) Jade Roberts 520 Jeff Stephenson 1359 Andy Miller : 12-2 State runner-up Nick Roudebush 2020 Jeff Stephenson 849 Andy Miller : 10-2 Sectional champions Nick Roudebush 1179 Matt Canada 668 Jason Dawson : 10-1 (6-0 BBRC) BBRC champions Todd Marks 1793 Matt Canada 1068 Scott Miller : 11-2 (5-1 BBRC) Regional champions Jeff Miles 2061 Mark Shepler 1588 Tom Carroll : 8-2 (6-0 BBRC) BBRC champions Jeff Miles 1201 Mark Shepler 822 Tim Breeden : 4-6 (2-4 BBRC) Tim Breeden 781 Corey Wodarz 517 Tom Ehle : 10-1 (5-0 BBRC) BBRC, cluster champs Brian Real 955 Gary Greene 1426 Keith Roseman : 10-1 (6-0 BBRC) BBRC, cluster champs Brian Real 813 Gary Greene 1356 Keith Roseman : 7-3 (5-0 BBRC) BBRC champions Mark Kleiman 748 Jim Leisure 276 Dan Buchanan : 6-4 (3-2 BBRC) Bill McNamee 549 Chris Van Dyke 1079 Kevin Walsh : 7-3 (4-1 BBRC) BBRC champions Marty Cavin 1182 Chris Van Dyke 820 Gregg Greene : 2-8 (1-4 BBRC) Jack Paul 752 Chris Van Dyke 443 Brad Wheeler : 8-2 (5-0 BBRC) BBRC champions 1977: 6-4 (3-2 BBRC) 1976: 9-1 (4-1 BBRC) 1975: 4-6 (1-4 BBRC) 1974: 4-6 (2-3 BBRC) 1973: 8-2 (4-1 BBRC) 1972: 1-8 (1-4 BBRC) 1971: : : : 3-6