Semistate showdown. New Palestine Football 2014 Class 4A state champions Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Castle, 6 p.m. NewPalestineAthletics.

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1 2015 schedule (12-0, 7-0 HHC) Date Opponent Score/Time F 8/21 at Lawrenceburg W F 8/28 RICHMOND W 72-7 F 9/4 at Yorktown* W 63-7 F 9/11 MT. VERNON* W 59-7 Sa 9/19 vs Pendleton Hts*% W F 9/25 at Greenfield-C.* W F 10/2 SHELBYVILLE* W 45-0 F 10/9 NEW CASTLE* W 72-0 F 10/16 at Delta* W IHSAA Class 5A Sectional 14 F 10/30 MARTINSVILLE W 70-6 F 11/6 at Columbus East W IHSAA Class 5A regional F 11/13 ZIONSVILLE W IHSAA Class 5A semistate Sa 11/21 CASTLE 6:00 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference %-at Lucas Oil Stadium All games broadcast on Dragon Radio. NPHS Dragon Radio on the TuneIn app or TuneIn.com HHC standings Conf GB Over. New Palestine Shelbyville Delta Mt. Vernon Pendleton Hts Greenfield-C Yorktown New Castle Nov. 13 games New Palestine 49, Zionsville 21 (5A) Roncalli 49, Delta 12 (4A) Nov. 21 games Castle at New Palestine (5A), 6 pm Class 5A sectional finals Mishawaka 27, SB Adams 6 FW Snider 47, Concord 21 Westfield 45, Lafayette Jeff 27 Kokomo 57, Huntington North 0 Zionsville 50, Decatur Central 32 New Palestine 24, Columbus E. 14 Bloomington S. 35, TH North 7 Castle 49, Bedford N. Lawrence 14 Class 5A regionals FW Snider 42, Mishawaka 32 Kokomo 21, Westfield 19 New Palestine 49, Zionsville 21 Castle 45, Bloomington South 26 Class 5A semistates Kokomo (12-0) at FW Snider (11-1) Castle (8-4) at New Palestine (12-0) Future weeks State Finals: Nov at Lucas Oil Stadium (5A 7 p.m. Nov. 27) New Palestine Football Semistate showdown Class 5A semistate Castle Knights (8-4) at #1 New Palestine Dragons (12-0) 6 p.m., Kelso Stadium Broadcast: Dragon Radio For the third straight year, the New Palestine Dragons are in a semistate. For the second in a row, they re playing it at Kelso Stadium. The Dragons are meeting the Castle Knights with a trip to Lucas Oil Stadium and the Class 5A State Finals on the line. The winner will play Fort Wayne Snider or Kokomo for the state title next Friday. The Dragons won last year s semistate over Columbus East en route to a state title. This year, it s a new class and a new foe, as the Dragons play for a 5A semistate title against the Castle Knights. Last week The Dragons had a big day in a regional victory over Zionsville. It didn t take long to get started, as the Dragons scored on their first possession, forced a fourth-down stop, and scored again, and never looked back. The Dragons had a 28-7 lead in the first half, and a lead in the fourth. QB Alex Neligh completed 18-of- 27 for a career-high 273 yards and three TDs, two to Duke Blackwell and one to Brady Walden. It was the most passing yards since Blake Luker threw for 301 in October Neligh also ran for 132 yards and three scores, while RB Nick Brickens ran for 120 and a score. NP had 509 yards of total offense in the game, with Neligh amassing 405. Blackwell had 126 yards receiving, the second-most in his career, including a 62-yarder. It marked the second straight week with a 60-plus-yard TD pass to Blackwell. LB Joe Izbicki led the Red Rage with 10 tackles. Tonight s foe Castle brings a potent passing attack and an 8-4 record into the semistate. The Knights are averaging 38.8 points per game, including 47 ppg in their recent five-game streak. Castle is led by 10 th -year coach Doug Hurt, who is and has won four sectionals. This is the Knights first semistate appearance since the A state championship team. Junior QB Dayne Keller is averaging 240 yards per game passing and sophomore Jadrien Higginson has rushed for 1,000 yards. Junior Noah McLean has over 1,000 yards receiving. Castle beat Bloomington South last week in the regional. By the numbers NP has now won 27 straight games. WR Duke Blackwell has four TD catches the last two games extend his school record to 27 QB Alex Neligh broke Blake Luker s record for single-season total offense last week and has 3,976 this season. He needs three rushing TDs to tie Jeff Miles record of 52 ( ) for most in school history. He had six total offense TDs last week to run his career total to 108. Neligh is also now the school s third-leading rusher with 2,965 yards. His 1,718 rush yards this season are third-most in school history, 343 short of Miles record of 2,061. K Spencer Corey has hit 98 straight extra points this year, setting state records for most PATs and most consecutive PATs in a season. The Dragons have 6,512 yards of offense this year. The state record is 6,771, set by Rensselaer last year. NP had 6,636 in 2014, second-most in state history. Listen live Listen to all Dragon football games on Dragon Radio. Search for NPHS Dragon Radio on the TuneIn mobile app or TuneIn.com.

2 Projected NPHS starters OFFENSE DEFENSE SE: 4 Brett Luker DE: 55 Jordan Workman SE: 10 Logan Greene DT: 74 Thaddeus Muse SL: 6 Duke Blackwell DE: 75 Demetre Mitchell SL: 80 Brady Walden SLB: 34 Luke Ely LT: 62 Nick Derheimer MLB: 42 Joe Izbicki LG: 63 David Judy WLB: 33 James Crumlin C: 65 Andrew Yazel CB: 80 Brady Walden RG: 70 Matt Moeller CB: 10 Logan Greene RT: 78 Austin Keele S: 4 Brett Luker QB: 11 Alex Neligh S: 7 Adam Kincaid RB: 9 Nick Brickens FS: 9 Nick Brickens SPECIALISTS K: 18 Spencer Corey KR: 7 Adam Kincaid H: 6 Duke Blackwell KR: 9 Nick Brickens P: 9 Nick Brickens PR: 9 Nick Brickens Tops in Sagarin In addition to being a top 10 overall team, the Dragons are also atop the 5A Sagarin computer rankings, and No. 8 among all football-playing Indiana high schools. They were up to No. 2 after Week 4. Sagarin Class 5A Sagarin overall 1. New Palestine* 1. Center Grove (6A)* 2. Fort Wayne Snider* 2. Avon (6A) 3. Mishawaka 3. Carmel (6A) 4. Columbus East 4. Cathedral (6A) 5. Bloomington South 5. Warren Central (6A) 6. Kokomo* 6. Penn (6A)* 7. Westfield 7. Ben Davis (6A) 8. Zionsville 8. New Palestine (5A)* 9. Whiteland 9. Fishers (6A) 10. South Bend Adams 10. Lawrence Central (6A) Top Tens The Dragons spent the entire season at No. 1 in both polls. This is the second straight year, and third time since 2011, NPHS has finished the regular season ranked No. 1. AP poll IFCA poll 1. New Palestine* 1. New Palestine* 2. Columbus East 2. Columbus East 3. Bloomington South 3. Bloomington South 4. Kokomo* 4. Kokomo* 5. Fort Wayne Snider* 5. Fort Wayne Snider* 6. Whiteland 6. Whiteland 7. Concord 7. Mishawaka 8. Decatur Central 8. Decatur Central 9. South Bend Adams 9. Concord 10. Mishawaka 10. Westfield *-Still alive in tournament State-longest streak New Palestine s 27-game winning streak is the longest in the state. The Dragons entered the year tied with Rensselaer and North Vermillion with 15 straight wins, but Rensselaer fell in Week 1, and NV in Week 4. The schedules NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS (12-0, 7-0 Hoosier Heritage) 8/21 at Lawrenceburg W /28 RICHMOND W /4 at Yorktown* W /11 MT. VERNON* W /19 vs. Pendleton Hts* (Lucas Oil) W /25 at Greenfield-Central* W /2 SHELBYVILLE* W /9 NEW CASTLE* W /16 at Delta* W IHSAA Class 5A tournament 10/30 MARTINSVILLE W /6 at Columbus East W /13 ZIONSVILLE W /21 CASTLE 6:00 *-Hoosier Heritage Conference game CASTLE KNIGHTS (8-4, 4-3 Southern Indiana) 8/21 at Terre Haute North L /28 NEW ALBANY W /4 EVANSVILLE REITZ* L /11 at Evansville Bosse* W /18 at Evansville Central* W /25 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI* L /2 at Evansville Harrison* L /9 EVANSVILLE NORTH* W /16 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL* W 45-7 IHSAA Class 5A tournament 10/30 EVANSVILLE NORTH W /6 at Bedford North Lawrence W /13 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH W /21 at New Palestine 6:00 *-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference game Series history This is the first-ever meeting between the Dragons and Knights on the gridiron. The two schools have met in the tournament in other sports in recent years. In 2012, Castle won a decision in the 4A boys basketball regional. Later that spring, New Palestine won 7-3 in the 4A baseball regional. Each school went on to win the regional title that season. Another perfect season The Dragons clinched the Dragons the seventh undefeated regular season in school history, and their third straight. It marked the first time in school history the Dragons have posted three straight unbeaten regular seasons. Undefeated regular seasons in New Palestine history 2015: Current record 12-0 (HHC, regional 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)

3 1 vs. 2 New Palestine won a matchup of No. 1 vs. No. 2 to win the ninth sectional title in school history on Nov. 6. It was the third straight year the Dragons had met Columbus East in the tourney, and the two teams were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in each year. The two previous meetings, the winner went on to win the state title. NP had 181 rushing yards, led by Nick Brickens 119 yards, and Alex Neligh threw for 128 yards in the win. He had TD passes of 65 and 17 yards to Duke Blackwell. Also in that game, NP held Columbus East s high-powered offense to 299 yards and two scores. Joe Izbicki had 14 tackles and Luke Ely 10. Turn it over The Dragons are now plus-21 in turnover margin, with 26 takeaways and five giveaways. The Dragons have turned 20 of the 26 takeaways into scores scoring 146 points off TOs while allowing none. JV/frosh update The JV team fell to Westfield to finish the year with a 3-6 record. The freshman team finished 3-4, with several members of the freshman class playing JV and varsity. Two 1,000-yard rushers Quarterback Alex Neligh and running back Nick Brickens have both topped the 1,000-yard mark, giving the Dragons two 1,000-yard rushers for the third consecutive season. It s Neligh s second 1,000-yard rushing season, Brickens first. Last season, James Young ran for 1,688 yards and Neligh 1,185. In 2013, Young ran for 1,250 yards and Blake Luker ran for 1,142. Neligh joins Young ( ), Chris Grider ( ), Nick Roudebush ( ) and Jeff Miles ( ) as players to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back years. Dragons clinch 3 rd straight HHC title The Dragons clinched a piece of their seventh HHC title last week, and can win its sixth outright HHC title as well as its third straight and fifth in the last six years with a victory tonight. New Palestine has won 15 conference championships in its history, also winning the Rangeline Conference in 1992 and seven Big Blue River Conference titles. HHC champions by year 2015: New Palestine 2004: Delta 2014: New Palestine 2003: Mt. Vernon 2013: New Palestine 2002: Delta/G-C/PH 2012: Mt. Vernon 2001: Delta/Mt. Vernon 2011: New Palestine 2000: Delta 2010: New Palestine 1999: Mt. Vernon/Yorktown 2009: Delta 1998: Pendleton Heights 2008: Delta 1997: HSE/MV/PH 2007: Shelbyville 1996: Hamilton SE 2006: New Palestine 1995: Hamilton SE 2005: New Pal./Delta 1994: Hamilton SE Most HHC titles (*-shared title) 7: New Palestine (2005*, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) 7: Delta (2000, 2001*, 2002*, 2004, 2005*, 2008, 2009) Streaking Each win for the Dragons has extended the schoolrecord winning streak. The Week 4 win over Mt. Vernon also set a school record for the longest regular-season streak that had lasted three decades. MOST CONSECUTIVE OVERALL WINS 27: Aug. 22, 2014-present 13: Aug. 23-Nov. 15, : Aug. 19-Oct. 28, : Sept. 7-Nov. 17, 1990 MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON WINS 27: Aug. 23, 2013-present 21: Aug. 19, 1983-Aug. 30, : Aug. 27, 2010-Oct. 14, 2011 MOST CONSECUTIVE HHC WINS 20: Sept. 6, 2013-present (HHC record) 20: Sept. 4, 2009-Oct. 14, 2011 MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS 38: Sept. 12, 1986-Oct. 2, : Aug. 30, 2013-present LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAKS, INDIANA HISTORY 60: Bloomington/Bloomington South ( ) 48: Lafayette Central Catholic ( ) 44: Sheridan ( ) 37: Eastern (Howard) ( ) 34: Warren Central ( ), East Chicago Roosevelt ( ) 33: Delphi ( ), Decatur Central ( ) 32: Evansville Reitz ( ), Lowell ( ) 31: South Bend St. Joseph ( ), Valparaiso ( ) 30: Tri-West ( ), Jimtown ( ), Brownsburg ( ), Gary Emerson ( ) 28: Mishawaka Marian ( ) 27: New Palestine ( ), Valparaiso ( ), FW Luers ( ) Tops in Indiana The Dragons lead the state in both scoring offense and victory margin. Scoring offense: (overall) 1. New Palestine (61.4), 2. Gibson Southern (57.7), 3. North Vermillion (56.6), 4. Linton (54.7), 5. Lafayette Catholic (54.1). (5A): 1. New Palestine (61.4), 2. Fort Wayne Snider (45.9), 3. Kokomo (43.3), 4. Columbus East (41.3), 5. Castle (38.8) Scoring defense (overall) 1. Lafayette Catholic (5.8); 2. Monrovia (8.6), 3. Gibson Southern (8.8). 4, Adams Central (8.4)/Pioneer (9.4), 12. New Palestine (11.8). (5A): 1. Bloomington South (11.5), 2. New Palestine (11.8), 3, Kokomo (14.8), 4. Columbus East (15.1), 5. Whiteland (16.1) Victory margin: 1. New Palestine (49.6), 2.Gibson Southern (49.0), 3. Lafayette Catholic (48.3), 4. Linton (45.0), 5. Monrovia (44.7) (5A): 1. New Palestine (49.6), 2. Kokomo (28.5), 3. FW Snider (27.6), 4. Columbus East (26.3), 5. Castle (21.0) On to 5A New Palestine will compete in Class 5A for the next two seasons, due to the IHSAA Tournament Success Factor. The Dragons will compete in a sectional with Columbus East, Franklin, Martinsville and Whiteland. NPHS has played Columbus East in each of the last two seasons in the semistate, and played a regular season series against Whiteland through NPHS competed in 3A from 1985 through 2006, and 4A from

4 NPHS tourney history New Palestine has won eight sectional titles, four regional titles, two semistate titles and one state championship in its history. All-time tournament record: All-time sectional record: All-time regional record: 5-4 All-time semistate record: 2-2 All-time State Finals record: 1-1 SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (9) A Coach Kyle Ralph. Won regional A Coach Kyle Ralph. Won state title A Coach Kyle Ralph. Won regional A Coach Tim Able A Coach Doug Armstrong A Coach Doug Armstrong 1990: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. State runner-up 1989: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. 1987: 3A Coach Marvin Shepler. Won regional DRAGONS IN STATE TITLE GAMES (1-1) Class 4A 2014: New Palestine 77, New Prairie 42 Class 3A 1990: Fort Wayne Dwenger 56, New Palestine 14 DRAGONS IN SEMISTATE (2-2) *-host Class 4A 2014: *New Palestine 30, Columbus East : *Columbus East 49, New Palestine 14 Class 3A 1990: New Palestine 20, *Tell City : *Zionsville 24, New Palestine 6 DRAGONS IN REGIONAL (5-4) *-host Class 5A 2015: *New Palestine 49, Zionsville 21 Class 4A 2014: New Palestine 44, *Roncalli : *New Palestine 27, Chatard : *Cathedral 45, New Palestine 3 Class 3A 2005: Chatard 14, *New Palestine : Chatard 38, *New Palestine : New Palestine 20, *Chatard : *Roncalli 21, New Palestine : *New Palestine 29, Cathedral 28, OT DRAGONS IN SECTIONAL FINAL (9-7) *-host Class 5A 2015: New Palestine 24, *Columbus East 14 Class 4A 2014: New Palestine 83, *Beech Grove : *New Palestine 33, Mt. Vernon : Pendleton Heights 24, *New Palestine : *New Palestine 48, Anderson Highland 22 Class 3A 2006: *Mt. Vernon 17, New Palestine : New Palestine 31, *Mt. Vernon : New Palestine 37, *Yorktown : Hamilton Heights 26, *New Palestine : *Roncalli 35, New Palestine : New Palestine 21, *Elwood : *New Palestine 7, Hamilton Southeastern : *Lawrenceburg 20, New Palestine : *New Palestine 36, Lawrenceburg 14 Class 2A 1984: *Hagerstown 11, New Palestine : Yorktown 14, *New Palestine 7 All-time tourney results CLASS 5A 2015 (regional champ): W 70-6 Martinsville, W at Columbus East; W Zionsville CLASS 4A 2014 (state champ): W 61-7 at Muncie Central; W 74-0 New Castle; W at Beech Grove; W at Roncalli; W Columbus East; W New Prairie 2013 (regional champ): W at Pendleton Hts; W 53-0 at Muncie South; W 33-0 Mt. Vernon; W Chatard; L at Columbus East 2012: L Mt. Vernon 2011: W 62-0 Muncie Central; W at Delta; L Pendleton Heights 2010: W Anderson; L 0-7 at Greenfield-Central 2009 (sectional champ): W Pendleton Heights, W 33-0 at Arlington; W Anderson Highland; L 6-45 at Cathedral 2008: L 7-40 Whiteland 2007: L at Greenwood CLASS 3A 2006: W 48-8 Howe, W 7-0 at Blackford, L at Mt. Vernon 2005 (sectional champ): W Howe, W 19-7 Mississinewa, W at Mt. Vernon, L 0-14 Chatard 2004 (sectional champ): W 20-6 Mt. Vernon; W Rushville; W at Yorktown; L 7-38 Chatard 2003: W 31-6 at Rushville; L Blackford 2002: W at Tipton; L Hamilton Heights 2001: L 7-34 Tipton 2000: W 16-8 Aleandria, L 7-79 at Elwood 1999: L Elwood 1998: W at Rushville; L 6-10 Delta 1997: L 6-24 Delta 1996: L Greensburg OT 1995: W 20-6 at Brebeuf; W 12-7 Greensburg; L at Roncalli 1994: L Whiteland OT 1993: W 24-8 at Beech Grove; L 6-55 Roncalli 1992: W at Beech Grove; L at Hamilton SE 1991: W 7-6 Chatard; L 0-7 at Roncalli 1990 (state runner-up): W 19-7 Mt. Vernon; W 14-0 Alexandria; W at Elwood; W at Chatard; W at Tell City; L Fort Wayne Dwenger 1989 (sectional champ): W Elwood OT; W 21-0 at Yorktown; W 7-3 Hamilton Southeastern; L 3-21 at Roncalli 1988: W Shelbyville; W 28-9 Brookville; L 0-20 at Lawrencegurg 1987 (regional champ): W 48-8 at Batesville; W 42-8 Whiteland; W Lawrenceburg; W Cathedral OT; L 6-24 at Zionsville 1986: W 64-0 Whiteland; L at Roncalli 1985: W 21-0 at Brookville; L 6-49 Roncalli CLASS 2A 1984: L 6-11 at Hagerstown 1983: L 7-14 at Yorktown Among the unbeatens New Palestine is one of six remaining unbeaten teams in Indiana, and one of two in Class 5A. New Palestine is the only team on the list that went a perfect 15-0 last season. Last week, five unbeaten teams were eliminated. UNBEATEN TEAMS IN INDIANA Class 6A (1): Center Grove Class 5A (2): New Palestine, Kokomo Class 3A (1): Gibson Southern Class 2A (1): Woodlan Class A (1): Lafayette Catholic

5 Neligh topping the charts Senior Alex Neligh has rewritten the record book as the Dragons quarterback. He assumed the starting role as a junior and led the Dragons to a state title that season. He is the career leader in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, total offense and total offense touchdowns, and is among the top rushers. NP is 27-0 in games he starts. CAREER C-A-I Yds TD Rush-Yds TD TOTAL ALEX NELIGH S TOP PASSING GAMES 273: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (18-of-27, 3 TD, W 49-21) 248: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (13-of-17, 3 TD, W 84-17) 247: 10/9/15 vs. New Castle (14-of-16, 4 TD, W 72-0) 223: 8/29/14 at Richmond (14-of-24, 1 TD, W 42-6) 221: 10/16/15 at Delta (14-of-17, 3 TD, W 66-29) 217: 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (14-of-19, 4 TD, W 59-7) 211: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (13-of-15, 5 TD, W 77-42) 207: 10/24/14 at Muncie Central (9-of-13, 3 TD, W 61-7) 204: 9/12/14 at Mt. Vernon (15-of-21, 2 TD, W 31-3) 202: 9/19/14 at Pendleton Heights (8-of-12, 3 TD, W 56-7) 201: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (16-of-24, 4 TD, W 72-7) NEW PALESTINE ALL-TIME LEADERS SINGLE-SEASON PASSING 1. 2,795 yards, Connor Simmons, ,630 yards, Blake Luker, ,469 yards, Alex Neligh ,258 yards, Alex Neligh ,006 yards, Matt Rodgers, 1993 CAREER PASSING 1. 4,780 yards, Alex Neligh ,610 yards, Justin Plummer, ,289 yards, Connor Simmons, ,282 yards, Blake Luker, ,782 yards, Gary Greene, SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TDs 1. 35, Connor Simmons, , Blake Luker, , Alex Neligh, , Alex Neligh, 2014 CAREER PASSING TDs 1. 59, Alex Neligh, , Blake Luker, , Connor Simmons CAREER COMPLETIONS , Alex Neligh, , Blake Luker, ALEX NELIGH S TOP RUSHING GAMES 236: 10/2/15 vs. Shelbyville (29 carries, 4 TD, W 45-0) 221: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (22 carries, 1 TD, W 72-7) 221: 11/7/14 at Beech Grove (12 carries, 3 TD, W 83-20) 200: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (13 carries, 3 TD, W 84-17) 179: 9/4/15 at Yorktown (15 carries, 3 TD, W 63-7) 176: 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (12 carries, 3 TD, W 70-6) 178: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (14 carries, 3 TD, W 77-42) 165: 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (20 carries, 2 TD, W 59-7) 134, 10/16/15 at Delta (13 carries, 2 TD, W 66-29) 132: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (24 carries, 3 TD, W 49-21) 110: 10/24/14 at Muncie Central (8 carries, 1 TD, W 61-7) 104: 11/21/14 vs. Columbus E (17 carries, 1 TD, W 30-28) 104: 8/21/15 at Lawrenceburg (12 carries, 3 TD, W 56-14) NEW PALESTINE ALL-TIME LEADERS CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1. 3,963, Jeff Miles, ,307, Nick Roudebush, ,965, Alex Neligh, ,919, Chris Grider, ,882, James Young, SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS 1. 2,061, Jeff Miles, ,020, Nick Roudebush, ,793, Todd Marks, ,718, Alex Neligh, ,665, Chris Grider, 2003 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 52, Jeff Miles, , Alex Neligh, , James Young, SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 35, James Young, , Jeff Miles, , Alex Neligh, 2015 ALEX NELIGH S TOP TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES 448: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (200ru/248pa, W 84-17) 422: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (221ru/201pa, W 72-3) 405: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (132ru/273pa, W 49-21) 389: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (178ru/211pa, W 77-20) 382: 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (165ru/217pa, W 59-7) 376: 11/7/14 at Beech Grove (221ru/155pa, W 83-20) 372: 9/4/15 at Yorktown (179ru/193pa, W 63-7) 355: 10/16/15 at Delta (134ru/221pa, W 66-29) 345: 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (176ru/169pa, W 70-6) 317: 10/24/14 at Muncie C (110ru/207pa, W 61-7) 308: 10/2/15 vs. Shelbyville (236ru/72pa, W 45-0) NEW PALESTINE ALL-TIME LEADERS CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 7,745, Alex Neligh ,494, Blake Luker CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE TDs , Alex Neligh , Blake Luker, SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 3,976, Alex Neligh, ,761, Blake Luker ,654, Alex Neligh, 2014 SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE TDs 1. 61, Alex Neligh, , Blake Luker, , Alex Neligh, 2014

6 All-Star coach NPHS coach Kyle Ralph was the head coach of the South All-Star team in the IFCA North-South All-Star Game. He also was an assistant coach in Neligh an All-American Senior QB Alex Neligh has been selected to the Esmark All-American team, which is chosen by former NFL quarterback Mike Tomczak. All-HHC performers Several Dragons were named to the All-Hoosier Heritage Conference team this season. On offense, senior QB Alex Neligh, senior RB Nick Brickens, senior C Andrew Yazel and senior WR Duke Blackwell were chosen all-conference. On defense, senior DL Jordan Workman, senior LBs James Crumlin and Joe Izbicki and senior DB Logan Greene were chosen. On special teams, junior K Spencer Corey was an all-conference player. Chosen honorable mention were junior DBs Brett Luker and Brady Walden, senior DL Thaddeus Muse, junior DL Demetre Mitchell, junior DB Adam Kincaid, senior OLs Matt Moeller and Nick Derheimer, junior OL David Judy, freshman RB Luke Ely and freshman OL Austin Keele. Nick the Brick Senior Nick Brickens has been a two-way star for the Dragons for three seasons. He has started on defense since his sophomore season, and became the top running back this season. Brickens is also the Dragons punter. He has a kickoff return and two punt returns for TDs in his career, as well. RUSHING Rush-Yds Avg. TD Long HiGame Total NICK BRICKENS TOP RUSHING GAMES 223: 10/16/15 at Delta (17 carries, 3 TD) 201: 9/25/15 at Greenfield-Central (11 carries, 3 TD) 169: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Hts (10 carries, 3 TD) 161: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (18 carries, 2 TD) 145: 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (6 carries, 2 TD) 120: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (22 carries, 1 TD) 119: 11/6/15 at Columbus East (21 carries) 89: 9/20/13 vs. Whiteland (12 carries) 84: 9/27/13 at Yorktown (14 carries) DEFENSE Solo-Ast Total Sacks INT FR Total NICK BRICKENS TOP TACKLING GAMES 14: 11/8/13 vs. Mt. Vernon (3 solo, 11 assist, 1 FR) 12: 8/12/15 at Lawrenceburg (5 solo, 7 assist, 1 INT) 11: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (4 solo, 7 assist) 11: 8/30/13 vs. Richmond (2 solo, 9 assist) 10: 9/4/15 at Yorktown (8 solo, 2 assist) 9: 10/18/13 vs. Mt. Vernon (9 assist) Blackwell sets receiving mark Senior Duke Blackwell set the school record for TD receptions in Week 9 against Delta, and is the second all-time leading receiver in school history. CAREER Rec-Yds Avg. TD Long HiGame TOTAL DUKE BLACKWELL S TOP RECEIVING GAMES 130: 11/28/14 vs. New Prairie (5 catches, 3 TD, W 77-42) 126: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (5 catches, 2 TD, W 49-21) 116: 8/22/14 vs. Danville (5 catches, W 61-0) 112: 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (8 catches, W 59-7) 107: 9/25/15 at Greenfield-Central (4 catches, W 77-20) 98: 10/9/15 vs. New Castle (3 catches, W 72-0) 94: 10/16/15 at Delta (5 catches, 2 TD, W 66-29) 86: 11/6/15 at Columbus East (3 catches, 2 TD, W 24-14) 86: 10/17/14 vs. Delta (2 catches, 1 TD, W 54-0) 83: 8/29/14 at Richmond (4 catches, W 42-6) 75: 9/26/14 vs. Greenfield-Central (1 catch, 1 TD, W 63-0) NEW PALESTINE ALL-TIME LEADERS CAREER RECEIVING 1. 2,134 yards, Tyler Walden ,862 yards, Duke Blackwell ,270 yards, Jay Ehle, ,174 yards, Brandon Collins ,060 yards, Todd Yoder ,041 yards, Keith Roseman SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING 1. 1,231 yards, Tyler Walden, yards, Brandon Collins, yards, Jay Ehle, yards, Josh Penley yards, Duke Blackwell, yards, Duke Blackwell, 2015 CAREER RECEIVING TDs 1. 27, Duke Blackwell , Tyler Walden, , Josh Penley, CAREER RECEPTIONS , Tyler Walden , Duke Blackwell, , Brandon Collins, Greene leading the way at WR Senior Duke Blackwell and senior Logan Greene have been a two-headed monster at WR, combining for more than 1,000 of the Dragons passing yards this season. Last year, he set a career high with 55 yards and five catches in the semistate against Columbus East. This season, he eclipsed that with two 100-yard games. He also has three INTs this season and four for his career. CAREER Rec-Yds Avg. TD Long HiGame Total LOGAN GREENE S TOP RECEIVING GAMES 115: 9/4/15 at Yorktown (3 catches, 1 TD) 107: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (3 catches, 2 TD) 96: 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Hts (5 catches, TD) 55: 11/21/14 vs. Columbus East (5 catches) 51: 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (3 catches, TD)

7 Corey shatters state record Dragon junior kicker Spencer Corey has hit 91-of-91 PATs in the 2015 season, setting a state record for the most consecutive PATs hit in a year. The previous record of 71 straight was set by Fort Wayne Dwenger s Greg Black in Corey has also broken the state record of 79 PATs in a season hit by Hobart s Spiro Batistatos in Over his career, Corey has hit 100 straight. Corey is also 5-for-5 on FGs, hitting a career-long 42 against Delta. In his career, he has made some of the biggest kicks in school history. In 2013, he made two field goals including a 35-yarder to break a 14-all tie in the Dragons regional win at Chatard. In 2014, he kicked the game-winning field goal at the gun to give the Dragons a semistate win over Columbus East. SPENCER COREY KICKING STATS RUSHING PAT-Att. FG-ATT Long Pts Total Offensive efficiency With quarterback Alex Neligh and the No. 1 offense on the field, the Dragons have been an offensive juggernaut. They scored on 21 of their first 22 possessions this season. In Week 5 against PH, the Dragons No. 1 offense had 10 touchdowns on 11 drives, and they were 11-for-11 in Week 6 against Greenfield-Central. NO. 1 OFFENSE DRIVE STATS 8/21 at Lawrenceburg: 8 drives/7 scores: 7 TD, 1 punt 8/28 vs. Richmond: 9 drives/9 scores: 8 TD, 1 FG 9/4 at Yorktown: 7 drives/6 scores: 6 TD, 1 INT 9/11 vs. Mt. Vernon: 8 drives/8 scores: 7 TD, 1 FG 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts. 11 drives/10 scores: 10 TD, 1 punt 9/25 at Greenfield-C. 11 drives/11 scores: 11 TD 10/2 vs. Shelbyville. 10 drives/6 scores: 5 TD, 1 FG, 2 punts, 1 FUM, 1 end of game 10/9 vs. New Castle. 8 drives/8 scores: 8 TD 10/16 at Delta: 11 drives/9 scores: 8 TD, 1 FG, 1 punt, 1 INT 10/30 vs. Martinsville: 11 drives/9 scores: 9 TD, 1 FUM, 1 downs 11/6 at Columbus E: 10 drives/4 scores: 3 TD, 1 FG, 4 punts, 2 downs 11/13 vs. Zionsville: 9 drives/7 scores: 7 TD, 1 punt, 1 downs Total: 111 drives, 89 TD, 5 FG, 10 punts, 4 turnovers, 4 downs, 1 end of half High-scoring season The Dragons have posted the second-highest scoring season in school history. HIGHEST-SCORING SEASONS IN NEW PALESTINE HISTORY , 2014 (state record, 15 games, 15-0) , 2015 (12 games, 12-0) 3, 571, 2013 (14 games, 13-1) , 1987 (13 games, 11-2) The 800 club New Palestine has hit the 700 yard club three times in its history and in Coach Kyle Ralph s three years at the helm, but in Week 5, the Dragons did something no New Palestine team has ever done, in tallying 800 yards in a game. The Dragons tallied a school-record 565 rushing yards and 813 total yards in the win over Pendleton Heights on Sept. 19. The Dragons also had 505 rushing yards and 706 total in Week 2 against Richmond. Under Coach Ralph, the Dragons have topped 475 yards of total offense 19 times, including six times in 2014 and eight in MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE since : 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Heights (565 rush, 248 pass, 84-17) 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) 509: 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (236 rush, 273 pass, 49-21) 497: 9/13/13 at Delta (326 rush, 171 pass, 41-14) 496: 8/22/14 vs. Danville (309 rush, 187 pass, 61-0) 479: 9/27/14 at Yorktown (255 rush, 224 pass, W 35-14) 2015 in the century The Dragons have had a number of 100-yard rushing and receiving performances in YARD RUSHING GAMES IN 2015 (18) 234: Alex Neligh 10/2/15 vs. Shelbyville (29 carries, 4 TD) 223: Nick Brickens 10/16/15 at Delta (17 carries, 3 TD) 221: Alex Neligh 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (22 carries, 1 TD) 201: Nick Brickens 9/25/15 at Greenfield-C. (11 carries, 3 TD) 200: Alex Neligh 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Hts (13 carries, 3 TD) 179: Alex Neligh 9/4/15 at Yorktown (15 carries, 3 TD) 176: Alex Neligh 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (12 carries, 3 TD) 169: Nick Brickens 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Hts (10 carries, 3 TD) 165: Alex Neligh 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (20 carries, 2 TD) 161: Nick Brickens 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (18 carries, 2 TD) 145: Nick Brickens 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (6 carries, 2 TD) 137: Luke Ely 9/19/15 vs. Pendleton Hts (5 carries, 2 TD) 134: Alex Neligh 10/16/15 at Delta (13 carries, 2 TD) 132: Alex Neligh 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (24 carries, 3 TD) 120: Nick Brickens 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (22 carries, 1 TD) 119: Nick Brickens 11/6/15 at Columbus East (21 carries) 101: Alex Neligh 8/21/15 at Lawrenceburg (12 carries, 3 TD) 100: Luke Ely 9/25/15 at Greenfield-C. (13 carries, 1 TD) 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN 2015 (5) 126: Duke Blackwell 11/13/15 vs. Zionsville (5 catches, 2 TD) 115: Logan Greene 9/4/15 at Yorktown (3 catches, TD) 113: Duke Blackwell 9/11/15 vs. Mt. Vernon (8 catches, 2 TD) 107: Logan Greene 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (3 catches, 2 TD) 107: Duke Blackwell 9/25/15 at Greenfield-C. (4 catches, TD)

8 Linemen experience The New Palestine offensive line returns completely intact from the 2014 state championship season. Seniors Nick Derheimer, Andrew Yazel, Matt Moeller and Michael Woodall join junior David Judy with a year of starting experience. Woodall suffered a season-ending injury in Week 2, but the Dagons have some depth on the line. As a team, the Dragons lifted 5,000 more pounds of weights this offseason than The triple-100 team New Palestine had a 200-yard rusher, a 100-yard passer and a 100-yard receiver in Week 2 against Richmond, when Alex Neligh ran for 221 yards and threw for 201, and Logan Greene had 107 receiving yards. RB Nick Brickens also had 161 rushing yards. It marked the second 200/100/100 game for the Dragons in three outings. James Young, Neligh and Duke Blackwell turned the feat in the win over New Prairie in the 2014 State Finals. The Dragons also had a triple-century in Week 3 against Yorktown Neligh ran for 179 yards and threw for 193, and Greene had 115 receiving yards. They followed again in Week 4, when Neligh ran for 165 and threw for 217, and Blackwell had 112 receiving yards. In Week 6 at Greenfield-Central, Nick Brickens (201) and Luke Ely (100) broke the century mark on the ground, Neligh threw for 148 and Blackwell had 107 receiving yards. Against Ziosnville in the regional, both Neligh (132) and Brickens (120) broke 100 on the ground, Blackwell had 126 receiving yards and Neligh threw for 273. TRIPLE-CENTURY GAMES Richmond: Neligh 221 rush; Neligh 201 pass; Greene 107 rec Yorktown: Neligh 179 rush; Neligh 193 pass; Greene 115 rec Mt. Vernon: Neligh 165 rush; Neligh 217 pass; Blackwell 112 rec Greenfield-C: Brickens 201 rush; Neligh 148 pass; Blackwell 107 rec Zionsville: Neligh 132 rush; Neligh 273 pass; Blackwell 126 rec Lots of snaps The Dragons snapped the ball 92 times against Richmond, the second-most number of plays in coach Kyle Ralph s three years. The Dragons had 95 plays in the 2013 opener against Danville 64 rush attempts and 31 passes. NP had 68 rush attempts against Richmond for 505 yards and attempted 24 passes for 201 yards. Neligh a 200/200 man In Week 2 s win over Richmond, quarterback Alex Neligh put forth something not seen in the program s 48 years a 200/200 performance. Neligh completed 16- of-24 passes for 201 yards, and rushed 22 times for 221 yards. He then repeated the feat three weeks later against Pendleton Heights, when he ran for 200 yards on 13 carries, and completed 13-of-17 passes for 248 yards. The 448 yards of total offense are the second-most in school history to Blake Luker, who amassed 471 in a 2013 game against Pendleton Heights. More impressively, Neligh tallied those yards playing just two and a half quarters in each game. Three 100-yard backs vs. PH The Dragons had a trifecta of 100-yard rushers in the Sept. 19 victory over Pendleton Heights. QB Alex Neligh rushed for 200 yards and three TDs on 13 carries, RB Nick Brickens had 169 yards and three TDs on 10 carries. RB Luke Ely added 137 yards and two scores on five carries. NP had 813 yards in that game, just 62 shy of the state record set by Decatur Central in Four grabbing TDs Four players had TD catches in the Week win over New Castle: Logan Greene (12), Brett Luker (25), Duke Blackwell (40) and James Crumlin (13) had TD catches from Alex Neligh. It was the first time since Sept. 27, 2013, when Tyler Walden, Justin Wiggins, Nolan Guedel and Blackwell had TDs against Yorktown. NP has had three players catch TD passes in two games this season, most recently against Martinsville in the sectional semifinal, when Logan Greene, Colby Jenkins and Joe Izbicki caught TD passes form Neligh. 1,000 yards in a game The Dragons had a shootout with Delta on Oct. 16 that featured the two teams combining for 95 points and 1,167 yards. The Dragons won NP had 645 yards of total offense in that game, with Alex Neligh rushing for 134 and throwing for 221, and Nick Brickens rushing for 223 yards. Delta tallied 522 yards, including 222 yards receiving by Mitchell Hahn and 171 yards rushing by Zach Mills. It was the second game this season in which the Dragons and a foe tallied 1,000 yards. On Sept. 19 against Pendleton Heights, the Dragons had 813 yards (565 rushing, 248 passing) and PH 376 (178 rushing, 196 passing) to total 1,189 yards. Neligh ran for 200 yards and threw for 248 in that game, Brickens ran for 169 and Luke Ely ran for 137. Seeing green (turf) The Dragons have made explosive plays their specialty, but they came quick in the Sept. 19 victory over Pendleton Heights. In that game, the Dragons had 10 running plays carry for more than 25 yards, and 13 overall plays go for more than 25. NP had 49 snaps in that game, with 31 going for first downs (23 in the first half) and 12 for touchdowns. QB Alex Neligh had rushes of 26, 32, 33T and 55T yards en route to a 200-yard game. RB Nick Brickens had rushes of 31, 37 and 64 yards en route to tallying 169 yards. RB Luke Ely had carries of 53 and 75T yards the latter the longest rushing play from scrimmage this season and RB Adam Kincaid had a run of 28 yards. Neligh also had passes of 36 yards to Logan Greene (TD), 49 to Brady Walden (TD) and 28 to Duke Blackwell. The longest play from scrimmage this season has been an 88-yard run by Nick Brickens at Greenfield-C.

9 Sack dancing Senior linebacker Joe Izbicki had a big day for the Dragons in their sectional opening win against Martinsville, with 12 tackles and four sacks. The four sacks were a season high for the Dragons, eclipsing James Crumlin s three against Shelbyville on Oct. 2. Crumlin (6) and Izbicki (5) lead the Dragons in sacks. 20 in a quarter The Dragons have made a habit of putting up big numbers quickly with 20-point quarters in coach Kyle Ralph s three years at the helm. Week 7 s game against Shelbyville was the lone game that did not feature a 20- point quarter. NP has scored in every quarter except the 4 th quarter in Week 1 against Lawrenceburg. 20-point quarters in 2015 (18) 10/30 vs. Martinsville: 21 in 1 st quarter; 21 in 2 nd quarter; 21 in 3 rd quarter 10/16 at Delta: 35 in 2 nd quarter 10/9 vs. New Castle: 35 in 1 st quarter; 28 in 2 nd quarter 9/25 at Greenfield-Central: 28 in 1 st quarter; 28 in 2 nd quarter 9/19 vs. Pendleton Heights: 28 in 1 st quarter; 28 in 2 nd quarter; 21 in 3 rd quarter 9/11 vs. Mt. Vernon: 21 in 3 rd quarter 9/4 at Yorktown: 21 in 2 nd quarter, 21 in 3 rd quarter 8/28 vs. Richmond: 28 in 2 nd quarter, 21 in 3 rd quarter 8/21 at Lawrenceburg: 21 in 2 nd quarter, 21 in 3 rd quarter Replacing the scoreboard bulbs The Dragons set a state record for scoring last season, and are closing in on those marks this year. The 84 points against Pendleton Heights were a school record. MOST POINTS, 2 CONSECUTIVE GAMES 161: 2015 (84-17 Pendleton Hts., Greenfield-Central) 157: 2014 (74-0 New Castle, Beech Grove) MOST POINTS, 3 CONSECUTIVE GAMES 220: 2015 (59-7 Mt. Vernon, Pendleton Hts, Grnfld-C.) 218: 2014 (61-7 MuncieC, 74-0 NCastl, BGrove) MOST POINTS IN A GAME 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) 74: 10/31/14 vs. New Castle (74-0) 72: 10/9/15 vs. New Castle (72-0) 72: 8/28/15 vs. Richmond (72-7) 72: 10/3/14 at Shelbyville (72-3) 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) 64, 10/30/15 vs. Martinsville (70-6) 64, 10/24/86 vs. Whiteland (64-0) 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) 3: 2015 (72-0 New Castle, Delta, 70-6 Martinsville) 2: 2005 (56-0 Rushville, Yorktown) 2: 1986 (57-7 Lapel, 64-0 Whiteland) 2: 1982 (57-0 Tri, 55-0 Morristown) Return to sender The Dragons state-record point total didn t just come from a prolific offense. The defense and special teams contributed 19 scores in 15 games in 2014, with seven defensive scores and 12 special teams tallies. The Dragons picked up right there in Week 1, as defensive back Adam Kincaid had a 40-yard interception return for a score. In Week 3 at Yorktown, Nick Brickens and Logan Greene had return TDs on consecutive touches in the third quarter. In Week 7 against Shelbyville, the Dragons recorded their first safety in a 15-game span, and Brickens also had an 88- yard punt return. Defensive scores in 2015 (3) TD: 10/9 vs. New Castle: Logan Greene 45-yard INT return Safety: 10/2 vs. Shelbyville: Shelbyville recovered own fumble in end zone TD: 8/21 at Lawrenceburg: Adam Kincaid 40-yard INT return Special teams scores in 2015 (5) TD: 10/16 at Delta. Adam Kincaid 77-yard KO return Safety: 10/9 vs. New Castle: New Castle punt out of back of own end zone TD: 10/2 vs. Shelbyville: Nick Brickens 88-yard punt return TD: 9/4 at Yorktown: Nick Brickens 83-yard punt return TD: 9/4 at Yorktown: Logan Greene 78-yard KO return Back-to-back zeroes The Dragons posted their second straight shutout with a 72-0 victory over New Castle on Oct. 9, coming on the heels of a 45-0 victory over Shelbyville the week before. It was the first time since Nov. 1-8, 2013 that the Dragons had posted back-to-back shutouts. Then, they blanked Muncie South 53-0 and Mt. Vernon Rookie impact The Dragons have a number of freshmen making an impact on this year s team. RB Luke Ely has posted two 100-yard games and is now a starting LB, with 10 tackles against Columbus East. WR/DB Colby Jenkins is on the kickoff return team, and OL Austin Keele has started at right tackle since Week 3. C.J. Faubion has also had a carry and Zach Neligh has played QB in several games. In the Red Rage In the Dragons Week 2 win over Richmond, the Red Rage held the Richmond rushing attack in the red, as the Red Devils had minus-13 yards on the ground, and just 42 yards of total offense and two first downs. In the Week 8 win over New Castle, the Red Rage held the Trojans to minus-4 yards passing one completion in six attempts, and also had three interceptions. The Trojans had 29 yards of total offense. Traveling trophies The Dragons are in possession of the HHC s Helmet Trophy, which they ve now held for 18 straight conference games since They also retained the Boundary Rail with a 59-7 win over Mt. Vernon in Week 4.

10 Fast scores The high-tempo quick-strike offense has turned up a number of quick scores. The Dragons have 36 TD drives of a minute or less this season. Their most prolific came of scoring fast was against Pendleton Heights, wen the Dragons 12 touchdown drives all took less than 100 seconds, with six taking less than a minute. Shortest touchdown drives in 2015 (38 at 1:00 or less). :05 (1 play/2 yards): 10/9 vs. New Castle (Brett Luker 25 pass from Alex Neligh, 5:35 1Q) :07 (1 play, 13 yards): 10/9 vs. New Castle (Nick Brickens 13 run, 4:15 1Q) :07 (1p/49y): 9/19 vs. Pendleton Heights (Brady Walden 49 pass from Alex Neligh, 6:25 1Q) :08 (1p/15y): 10/2 vs. Shelbyville (Alex Neligh 15 run, 10:49 2Q) :12 (1p/62y): 11/13 vs. Zionsville (Duke Blackwell 62 pass from Alex Neligh, 9:38 2Q) :15 (2p/42y): 9/11 vs. Mt. Vernon (Duke Blackwell 12 pass from Alex Neligh, 5:57 3Q) :15 (2p/39y): 9/25 at Greenfield-C (Alex Neligh 2 run, 1:42 2Q) :15 (2p/62y): 10/16 at Delta (Nick Brickens 2 run, 5:55 3Q) :18 (2p/50y): 9/25 at Greenfield-C (Alex Neligh 50 run, 8:34 2Q) :18 (2p/37y): 10/30 vs. Martinsville (Alex Neligh 20 run, 8:58 1Q) :20 (2p/65y): 10/30 vs. Martinsville (Joe Izbicki 39 pass from Alex Neligh, 11:30 2Q) :21 (2p/81y): 9/25 at Greenfield-C (Nick Brickens 81 run, 8:16 2Q) :21 (2p/54y): 10/30 vs. Martinsville (Nick Brickens 14 run, 2:39 2Q) :31 (2p/55y): 10/30 vs. Martinsville (Alex Neligh 46 run, 6:38 2Q) :36 (3p/70y): 8/21 at Lawrenceburg (Brett Luker 37 pass from Alex Neligh, 4:00 2Q) :38 (2p/68y): 11/6 at Columbus East (Duke Blackwell 65 pass from Alex Neligh, 10:15 3Q) :38 (4p/61y): 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts (Alex Neligh 11 run, 5:11 2Q) :39 (2p/25y): 8/21 at Lawrenceburg (Adam Kincaid 1 run, 4:41 3Q) :39 (3p/51y): 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts (Nick Brickens 3 run, 7:38 2Q) :40 (2p/58y): 9/25 at Greenfield-C (Duke Blackwell 55 pass from Alex Neligh, 10:32 2Q) :41 (3p/41y): 11/13 vs. Zionsville (Alex Neligh 3 run, 6:56 1Q) :43 (4p/44y): 9/25 at Greenfield-C (Adam Kincaid 2 run, 5:17 1Q) :45 (3p/13y): 9/25 at Grnfield-C (Nick Brickens 19 run, 11:05 1Q) :46 (3p/41y): 8/21 at Lawrenceburg (Alex Neligh 24 run, 4:16 1Q) :49 (4p/63y): 10/9 vs. New Castle (James Crumlin 16 pass from Alex Neligh, 10:32 2Q) :50 (2p/55y): 8/21 at Lawrenceburg (Adam Kincaid 49 run, 1:36 3Q) :50 (2p/14y): 8/28 vs. Richmond (Luke Ely 8 run, 1:10 3Q) :50 (4p/33y): 10/9 vs. New Castle (Logan Greene 13 pass from Alex Neligh, 9:33 1Q) :51 (4p/38y): 10/9 vs. New Castle (Alex Neligh 2 run, 6:39 1Q) :52 (3p/34y): 10/2 vs. Shelbyville (Nick Brickens 15 run, 10:07 4Q) :53 (3p/76y): 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts (Nick Brickens 1 run, 3:23 2Q) :53 (3p/47y): 9/25 at Greenfield-C (Colby Jenkins 8 run, 3:57 3Q) :53 (4p/71y): 10/16 at Delta (Duke Blackwell 36 pass from Alex Neligh, 7:49 2Q) :54 (3p/76y): 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts (Alex Neligh 55 run, 9:51 3Q) :55 (4p/56y): 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts (Alex Neligh 32 run, 5:33 3Q) :55 (4p/64y): 10/9 vs. New Castle (Alex Neligh 18 run, 1:10 1Q) :58 (3p/66y): 10/30 vs. Martinsville (Alex Neligh 52 run, 8:34 3Q) 1:00 (4p/65y): 10/16 at Delta (Alex Neligh 5 run, 1:00 1Q) Longest touchdown drives in :43 (18p/78y): 8/28 vs. Richmond (Luke Ely 5 run, 2:00 4Q) 5:27 (11p/59y): 10/2 vs. Shelbyville (Alex Neligh 8 run, 2:34 4Q) 5:26 (14p/84y): 11/6 at Columbus E (Alex Neligh 5 run, 2:30 3Q) Flipping the scoreboard The Dragons prowess isn t limited to short drives. They ve also combined to flip the scoreboard with quick scores consecutively, scoring twice in a two-minute span five times this season, and Fastest 2 scores in 2015 :31, 10/16 at Delta. Duke Blackwell 34 pass from Alex Neligh, 11:22 2 nd quarter; Adam Kincaid 77 KOR, 10:51 2 nd quarter (inbetween: Delta 77-yard pass at 11:05). 1:04: 10/9 vs. New Castle. Alex Neligh 2 run, 6:39 1 st quarter; Brett Luker 25 pass from Alex Neligh, 5:35 1 st quarter 1:10: 11/13 vs. Zionsville. Duke Blackwell 11 pass from Alex Neligh, 8:06 1 st quarter; Alex Neligh 3 run, 6:56 1 st quarter 1:10: 9/11 vs. Mt. Vernon. Alex Neligh 3 run, :44 3 rd quarter; Duke Blackwell 14 pass form Alex Neligh, 11:24 4 th quarter 1:20: 10/9 vs. New Castle. Brett Luker 25 pass from Alex Neligh, 5:35 1 st quarter; Nick Brickens 13 run, 4:15 1 st quarter 1:36: 10/2 vs. Shelbyville. Alex Neligh 13 run, 7:23 1 st quarter; Nick Brickens 88 punt return, 5:47 1 st quarter 1:36: 10/9 vs. Delta. Alex Neligh 5 run, 7:31 3 rd quarter; Nick Brickens 2 run, 5:55 3 rd quarter (Delta TD in-between) 1:39: 9/19 vs. Pendleton Hts. Duke Blackwell 11 pass from Alex Neligh 8:04 1 st quarter; Brady Walden 49 pass from Alex Neligh, 3:56 1 st quarter Fastest 3 scores in :24: 10/9 vs. New Castle: Alex Neligh 2 run, 6:39 1 st quarter; Brett Luker 25 pass from Alex Neligh, 5:35 1 st quarter; Nick Brickens 13 run, 4:15 1 st quarter (TDs came on consecutive offensive snaps) 3:33, 10/16 at Delta. Duke Blackwell 34 pass from Alex Neligh, 11:22 2 nd quarter; Adam Kincaid 77 KOR, 10:51 2 nd quarter; Duke Blackwell 36 pass from Alex Neligh, 7:49 2 nd quarter. 3:50: 9/19 vs. Pendleton Heights: Alex Neligh 11 run, 5:11 2 nd quarter; Nick Brickens 1 run, 3:23 2 nd quarter; Luke Ely 1 run, 1:23 2 nd quarter 4:08: 9/19 vs. Pendleton Heights: Logan Greene 36 pass from Alex Neligh, 10:33 1 st quarter; Duke Blackwell 11 pass from Alex Neligh, 8:04 1 st quarter; Brady Walden 49 pass form Alex Neligh, 6:25 1 st quarter Dragons in college Several members of the Dragons Class of 2015 are suiting up on college gridirons this fall. LB Gabe Estes is playing at Indiana University. LB/DE Noah Grable and LB Sterling Curran are playing at Marian University, a top NAIA program. In Div. III, DB Chaz Hill is suiting up for fivetime defending HCAC champion Franklin. Among the Class of 2014, Blake Luker and Tyler Walden are playing at the University of Indianapolis, and long-snapper Nolan Guedel is at Indiana. From the Class of 2012, QB Connor Simmons is playing for Div. II Clarion (Pa.), and wideout Brandon Collins is playing for Butler. Among this year s class, senior lineman Nick Derheimer has committed to play at Indiana State.

11 Yoder to the Hall of Fame Todd Yoder, a 1996 New Palestine graduate, was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 9. Yoder is one of six 1,000-yard receivers in NPHS school history, and was the school s valedictorian in He went on to a stellar four-year career at Vanderbilt, and then played 10 seasons in the NFL for the Buccaneers, Jaguars and Redskins. He was a key special teams performer on Tampa Bay s 2002 Super Bowl championship team. Yoder joins his high school coach, Marvin Shepler, in the football Hall of Fame. He is now the coach at Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater, Fla. A banner fall So far, New Palestine athletes have had a banner autumn, with two sectional, four HHC and three county titles. Championships won by New Palestine in Girls golf: Hancock County, HHC, sectional champion, finished 8 th in regional. Girls cross country: Hancock County champion, semistate qualifier Boys cross country: Semistate qualifier Boys tennis: Hancock County, sectional champion Girls soccer: HHC champion Boys soccer: HHC champion Football: HHC, sectional, regional champion Championships won by New Palestine in Football: HHC, sectional, regional, semistate, state champion Girls golf: Hancock County, sectional champion, state qualifier Boys soccer: Sectional champion Girls soccer: Sectional champion Boys tennis: Hancock County, sectional champion, regional runner-up Boys CC: Regional qualifier Gymnastics: Sectional champion, state qualifier, Regan Elsea state runner-up vault, 3 rd all-around Wrestling: Chad Red individual state champ, Cameron Diep 8 th in state Baseball: Sectional champ, regional finalist Softball: HHC champ, state record for HR in a season (34) Boys track: Chris Poturalski 4 th in state, 400 meters 2014 postseason honors The Dragons were well-feted after the 2014 season. DE/LB Noah Grable was named the Mr. Football position award winner at defensive end, and was one of seven Dragons to be named All-State. Two returning players, Alex Neligh and Joe Izbicki, were named All-State. Both were Junior All-State players by the IFCA. Neligh was also the AP All-State QB. Graduated seniors James Young (AP), Grable (AP, IFCA top 50), Gabe Estes (AP, IFCA top 50), Garrett Kuhn (AP) and Sterling Curran (IFCA) were named All-State. Most prolific in Indiana ever The 2014 New Palestine football team had the most prolific scoring season in the history of Indiana high school football in 2014, breaking a record set by Sheridan s 1988 state champions of 811 points. The Dragons scored 851 points last year, tallying at least 30 points in all 15 games, at least 40 in 13 contests, at least 50 in 10 games, at least 60 in seven contests, at least 70 points in four, and a school-record 83 points in the sectional final against Beech Grove. The Dragons total of 369 points in the tourney is also a record. NP also set a state record with 6,635 yards of total offense, breaking a record set by Griffith in 1997 (6,560). Football clinches school s 5 th title The Dragons 2014 football state championship was the fifth state title in school history, joining championships won by the baseball team (2004) and softball program (2004, 2008, 2009). It also marked the eighth appearance in a state championship game by a Dragon team, and the second by a New Palestine football team. The 1990 team, led by Hall of Fame coach Marvin Shepler, was the state runner-up and finished 12-2 on the season. In addition, wrestler Chad Red has won three individual state championships ( ), and will be going for a fourth this winter. NP also has individual state championships from Kyle Ulrey in wrestling (2008) and Lorrie Swegman in track and field (880 yards, 1976) New Palestine state title games (8 appearances, 5 titles) Football 1990 (3A): Fort Wayne Dwenger 56, New Palestine (4A): New Palestine 77, New Prairie 42 Baseball 2003 (3A): Norwell 3, New Palestine 1, 8 innings 2004 (3A): New Palestine 3, Andrean 2 Softball 2003 (2A): Gibson Southern 1, New Palestine (3A): New Palestine 5, West Lafayette (3A): New Palestine 4, Jasper (3A): New Palestine 10, Andrean 0, 5 innings New Palestine individual state champions (5) Track and field Lorrie Swegman, 880 yards, 1976 Wrestling Kyle Ulrey, 152 pounds, 2008 Chad Red, 106 pounds, 2013 Chad Red, 120 pounds, 2014 Chad Red, 126 pounds, 2015